The School of Engineering and Applied Sciences has named Rajan Batta as associate dean for faculty affairs and diversity, and appointed Francine Battaglia as chair of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.
WGRZ, WKBW, Spectrum News and WHEC report on PocketCare+, a new app developed by UB computer scientists and engineers that will provide a technologically advanced form of contact tracing to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Buffalo Rising reports on PocketCare+, a new app developed by UB researchers that will provide a technologically advanced form of contact tracing to slow the spread of COVID-19. The app uses a smartphone’s Bluetooth technology to monitor the whereabouts of the user.
Jonathan Bessette, Fatak Borhani, Liam Christie and Dennis Fedorishin are among the 14 UB students to receive the prestigious SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence, the highest honor SUNY bestows upon its student.
Six School of Engineering and Applied Sciences students are among seven from UB to receive NSF Graduate Research Fellowships. The fellowships — which provide students freedom and funding — are one of the most competitive for graduate students in the U.S.
The Plymouth Herald in England reports that UB-affiliated startup Buffalo Automation will test unmanned robot water taxis in British seaside town after coronavirus restrictions lift.
The University at Buffalo School of Engineering and Applied Sciences is ranked second on the list of top public engineering schools in the northeast, according to U.S. News and World Report. Among public engineering schools, the school is ranked No. 33.
