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Middle schoolers say “I Can!” to college
8/18/17
A group of 40 enthusiastic middle school students took mock computer science courses this summer as part of the University at Buffalo’s Liberty Partnership Program’s “I Can” residential summer program.
Camp offers pathway to BNMC
8/11/17

The ACES summer camp teaches high school students about the range of jobs on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus.

Test piloting a career in engineering
8/9/17

Sixty high school students worked on an engineering design project and learned more about STEM careers during the annual UB/National Grid Leadership Camp.

Beware doping athletes! This sensor may be your downfall
7/31/17

A new optical device, developed by UB engineers, could help detect drugs, bomb-making chemicals and more.

Wegrzyn receives 2017 Dean's Award for Achievement
7/31/17
UB’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences gave its highest honor, the Dean’s Award for Achievement, to Ann Wegrzyn (BS IE 1985; MBA 1990) for her substantial contribution to the practice of engineering and the applied sciences and for her exceptional professional career. 
Drones more than eyes in the sky
7/27/17

UB engineer Souma Chowdhury is working to adapt teams of drones to assist in emergency response and disaster relief.

CSEE Alumni and UB staff member break record for world’s longest hockey game and raise $1.2 million to fight cancer
7/26/17
UB CSEE alumni Michael Lesakowski (MS ’08) and Peter Merlo (BS ’93, MS ‘98); UB staff member Steven Roder; and their team of 40 hockey players helped raise $1.2 million for cancer research at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI).
Mathletes fall short but finish as ‘family’
7/25/17

The UB team defied the odds and came out of the experience with some strong bonds.

Paras Prasad receives honorary doctorate in Brazil
7/20/17

The honor stems from a 19-year partnership with the Federal University of Pernambuco.

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UB/National Grid Leadership Camp

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Ken Kujawa, regional manager at National Grid, welcomes the campers as the National Grid Summer Camp kicks off.
Liam Christie, BS Electrical Engineering student,gives an overview of research in the Sensors & MicroActuators Learning Lab, where he works as an undergraduate researcher.
Brian Smith of EduSerc, a Maryland-based nonprofit, addresses students on Monday inside Davis Hall.
Brian Smith of EduSerc, a Maryland-based nonprofit, gives students a close-up look at a drone inside Davis Hall.
About 60 students from Buffalo area high schools spent four days at UB learning science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
Brian Smith of EduSerc demonstrates how to properly control a drone.
Students inside Furnas Hall work in a team to construct their drone. Each student team consists of a drone construction group, a flight/software group, and an obstacle course group.
Students also took field trips, including an excursion to a National Grid facility, where they learned about the bucket ladder.
Students also took field trips, including an excursion to a National Grid facility, where they tried on some gear like these shoulder-length gloves.
Brian Smith of EduSerc, a Maryland-based nonprofit, shows camp attendees the finer points of drone technology.
This obstacle course, near Greiner Hall, isn’t for the students to crawl under. It’s for drones they flew.
The campers made their way out to the obstacle course to test their drones and their flying skills.
A camper repairs his drone.
Two drone teams make their way through the obstacle course.
This team seems pleased with their performance!
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Civil competition
4/6/17

UB-ASCE student teamwork builds bridges—and more—to help reach career goals. "If you watch the students in action, you see their leadership ability or their intensity or commitment, and that's better than an interview," says industry advisor Larry Mathews. 

Making injectable medicine safer
4/6/17

Researchers remove excess additives from drugs, which could reduce the odds of serious allergic reactions and other side effects.

Looking to the sky: UB Nanosat
4/6/17

A new project will extend the reach of the university's Nanosatellite Lab and help protect important space infrastructure, such as communication and GPS satellites, from orbital debris.

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