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UB partner Garwood Medical Devices grows with new Northland facility
7/29/21
The company is commercializing technology to treat biofilm infections associated with metallic orthopedic implants.
Study: New reusable shock absorber shows promise in lab tests
7/27/21
The technology could help protect cars, ships, planes, helicopters, drones and more.
UB teams with Mozilla to further integrate ethics into computing curricula
7/14/21
The goal is to drive a cultural shift in the tech industry.
UB team earns spot in Alexa Prize Socialbot Grand Challenge finals
7/12/21
Last November, a team from UB entered the highly competitive Alexa Prize Socialbot Grand Challenge. While the multimillion-dollar competition is in its fourth year, this was the first time UB had participated in the challenge of creating a socialbot. They are now one of five teams to make it to the finals.
UB gets $1.6 million NIH grant to improve medical imaging for leg ulcers
7/7/21
The work centers on photoacoustic tomography, which uses laser light and ultrasound.
Xu named chair of Computer Science and Engineering
7/6/21
Jinhui Xu has been appointed chair of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering in UB's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Xu takes the helm from Chunming Qiao, SUNY Distinguished Professor, who has led the department for the past six years.
Seven SEAS faculty honored by UB as exceptional scholars, innovative teachers
6/30/21
Seven SEAS faculty have been named recipients of the university’s 2021 Exceptional Scholar and Teaching Innovation Awards. The awards honor UB’s best and brightest teachers and researchers.
UB’s Paras Prasad receives prestigious IEEE award
6/29/21
The honor recognizes Prasad’s groundbreaking contributions to the development of multiphoton materials and technologies.

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Cleanup organizer David Doermann (left rear in khaki pants and gray shirt), who in his day job is director of the UB Artificial Intelligence Institute and a SUNY Empire Innovation Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, gets everyone organized for the cleanup.

Carol Doermann helps out, directing people to where they need to go.

From left: Chelsea Montrois, Kemper Lewis and Christine Belus are ready to pitch in to help beautify Lake LaSalle.

Students head out.

Participants fan out along the shoreline, giving the lake the TLC it needed.

Afterward, everyone gathered for a group shot. A job well done!

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Some TLC for Lake LaSalle

UB volunteers, many from the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, came together last week to clean up UB's iconic Lake LaSalle. Photos: Douglas Levere

Published July 7, 2021

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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.
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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
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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.