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How do humans make sense of rapidly evolving media technologies? Is AI unbiased?
Yini Zhang, assistant professor of Communication, studies the relationship between technology and democracy, and the intense rise of artificial intelligence.
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Congratulations to Paul Vanouse, SUNY Distinguished Professor of Art, on receiving the Fulbright Tocqueville Distinguished Chair award! Vanouse will travel to France in 2027 to teach, conduct research and collaborate with leading international scholars.
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Like father, like son 🎓 After only two years, this #UBuffalo grad received his bachelor’s degree at 18 years old, following in his dad's footsteps ⬇️ #UBClassOf2026 ms.spr.ly/6017vT4bR
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Caroline Attardo Genco, provost and senior vice president at Tufts University, has been named #UBuffalo’s 16th president, becoming the first woman and Buffalo native to lead the university. Learn more 🔽 ms.spr.ly/6014vb2pq
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Buffalo without lake effect snow? ❄️
New research from Earth Sciences professor Jason Briner and colleagues used ancient iceberg scratches across the Great Lakes to uncover evidence of a prehistoric “reverse snowbelt” during the last Ice Age.
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Delaney O’Connell, one of the first PhD candidates in Indigenous Studies, has earned a Smithsonian Institution Fellowship.🌟
A citizen of the Cherokee Nation, her research explores Indigenous cultural repatriation and museum-community relationships.
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Congrats to Aisha Makama on being named a @PhiBetaKappa 2026 Key into Public Service Scholar! Selected as 1 of 20 scholars nationwide from 800 applicants, Aisha was recognized for her passion for advancing health equity through science and public policy.
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Congrats to English alumni Sara DiNatale and Juliana Spahr on earning 2026 Pulitzer Prizes! DiNatale shares the Pulitzer for Explanatory Reporting for “Burned” at the San Francisco Chronicle while Spahr won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for "Ars Poeticas."
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Adam Wilson, associate professor of geography, contributed research to a new UNESCO report examining 2,260 World Heritage Sites, Biosphere Reserves and Global Geoparks – advancing understanding of climate change’s impact on ecosystems and biodiversity.
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Big news from the College of Arts and Sciences: the world’s first doctorate in applied ontology! This fully online PhD blends philosophy, AI, data science and information systems to shape the future of knowledge engineering and intelligent systems.
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Soo-Kyung Lee, Empire Innovation Professor and Om P. Bahl Endowed Professor in Biological Sciences, was honored at UB’s Spotlight Symposium for her research on FOXG1 syndrome, and is now advancing a gene therapy currently in clinical trials.
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After 33 years in the Department of Chemistry, Luis Colón, SUNY Distinguished Professor and A. Conger Goodyear Professor, is retiring this semester.
His career is defined as much by the students he mentored as by the research he conducted.
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Congratulations to our 2026 Goldwater Scholars! 🤩
Congratulations to these outstanding #UBTrueBlue students 💙 Meet the three #UBuffalo undergraduates named 2026 Goldwater Scholars, one of the most prestigious STEM honors in the nation! 🔽 ms.spr.ly/6019QhklR
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TODAY is #UBGivingDay 💙✨
There’s no better time to invest in the future of UB students. Explore this year’s exciting challenges and help unlock new opportunities!
Donate today: ubgivingday.buffalo.edu/givi…
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Proud moment for the #UBuffalo arts and sciences!
Top 50 in QS World University Rankings by Subject:
🌎 Geography (No. 21)
🔍 Archaeology (No. 36)
💭 Philosophy (No. 49)
🧪 Materials Science (No. 50)
Plus many more programs in the top 100!
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Whales are singing in sync🐋
Eduardo Mercado III, professor emeritus of psychology, shows humpbacks don’t just sing—they adapt. When another whale joins, they adjust pitch in real time, like musical improvisation. A powerful sign of complex communication.
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Exploring the law through AI ⚖️
Rachael Hinkle, professor of political science, uses machine learning and language analysis to study how laws are written, interpreted, and evolve—bringing new data-driven insight into judicial decision-making.
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Oustanding achievement announcement! 👏
Le “Leo” Wang, professor of geography, has received the 2026 Outstanding Contribution Award in Remote Sensing from the American Association of Geographers — the first UB faculty member to earn this honor.
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With wildfires growing more destructive worldwide, how can AI improve prediction? Yingjie Hu, associate professor of geography, studies how deep learning can forecast wildfire spread, and why it’s most effective when paired with physics-based fire science.
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#UBuffalo is hosting the 53rd International Arctic Workshop alongside the Northeast Glaciology Meeting this week, March 18–21, 2026. Richard Alley, renowned climate scientist and leading expert on sea-level rise will serve as the keynote speaker.
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