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UB receives Siemens grant from for manufacturing software to prep students for in-demand jobs
9/23/21
The in-kind gift, part of UB’s Boldly Buffalo fundraising campaign, helped UB mark its most successful fundraising year in history.
Could AI help optimize aneurysm surgeries?
9/23/21
UB spinoff QAS.AI is developing software — trained on past cases — to inform decision-making during surgical procedures.
UB, partners awarded $750,000 to fight online disinformation
9/22/21
Researchers will develop digital literacy tools, and share them with senior citizens and teens.
Eco-flush latrine project new model of experiential learning success
9/21/21
Call this the equation for success in post-pandemic education: Bright, socially aware students work to make a difference in the world.
Winikus recognized with Distinguished New Engineer Award from SWE
9/20/21
Since getting involved in the Society of Women Engineers in 2014, Jennifer Winikus’s contributions have included collaboration on committees, various leadership roles and presenting research.
Women will encounter bias in STEM. This new program helps them persist and overcome
9/15/21
The NAVIGATE Project aims to increase the number of women in the STEM workforce by teaching women how to confront discrimination both interpersonally and organizationally.
Computer science graduate student recognized with UB Excellence in Teaching Award
9/15/21
Deen Dayal Mohan, a PhD student in computer science, received the 2021 Excellence in Teaching Award for Graduate Teaching Assistants from UB's Graduate School.
Study: Reversing aging of skeletal muscle
9/14/21
The research could help lead to treatments for atherosclerosis, osteoporosis and other age-related disorders.

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On Aug. 24, new women STEM students were invited to visit laboratory spaces and participate in hands-on activities. Photo: Meredith Forrest Kulwicki

In the lab of Matt Ringuette, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, students experimented with the movement of fluids. Photo: Meredith Forrest Kulwicki

The experiment, flow visualization of different fins in water tanks, provided students with the opportunity to observe and document the results. Photo: Meredith Forrest Kulwicki

The swirling flow produced by rotating fins changes based on the shape and flexibility of the fins. Photo: Meredith Forrest Kulwicki

The next day, WiSE took students on a tour of the waterfront on the Miss Buffalo. Photo: Douglas Levere

Students got an early introduction to downtown Buffalo and the beautiful waterfront. Photo: Douglas Levere

The Miss Buffalo cruise was open to new WiSE residential and commuter students, as well as faculty. Photo: Douglas Levere

The WiSE students had a chance to get to know each other in a laid back atmosphere. Photo: Douglas Levere

It was a beautiful day to make new friends. Photo: Douglas Levere

A WiSE way to start the semester! Photo: Douglas Levere

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University Communications photographers Meredith Forrest Kulwicki and Douglas Levere captured moments from the program that Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) offered to new students before classes began in late August. In addition to being able to move into their residence halls early, the STEM majors took part in WiSE activities on campus and a tour of Buffalo.

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At the forefront of the pandemic
4/20/21
Faculty, students and staff in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences are collaborating with colleagues across the University, the region and the world, sharing their expertise to address critical issues related to the pandemic.
10 questions with Dean Kemper Lewis
4/9/21
We talked with new Dean Kemper Lewis about his thoughts on leading the school, and his vision for the future.
Alumni Association creates new ways to make an impact on students
4/20/21
For 70 years, the members of UB’s Engineering and Applied Sciences Alumni Association (UBEAA) have served as a channel through which the school’s alumni can communicate, network and realize their professional potential.
Local distillery with UB connection turning spirits into sanitizer
3/31/20
A micro-distillery on the Niagara Wine Trail co-owned by a UB staff member and a UB alumnus is helping Western New Yorkers stay healthy by turning spirits into hand sanitizer.
Drifting together: Alum uses industrial engineering background to grow joy and connection with wellness app
4/16/21
Industrial engineers find ways to optimize systems, improving things as diverse and complex as TSA, mail carrier routes, and manufacturing assembly lines. Or, with Oyinkansola Antwi’s recent project, our wellbeing.
Giving the world a helping hand: Students design 3D printed prosthetics
7/31/20
A group of engineering undergraduate students put their knowledge, creativity and resources to use and created a UB chapter of e-NABLE – an online global community who use 3D printers to make free and low-cost prosthetic upper limb devices for adults and children in need.