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UB to host conference exploring media’s effects on morality
4/3/25
Annual event attracts scholars in a range of disciplines interested in media portrayals of morality and how these portrayals affect media consumers’ social relationships.
UB bolsters climate neutrality goal with high-quality carbon credits
4/2/25
The credits will be used to offset air travel and other scope 1 mobility emissions for which UB does not yet have decarbonization alternatives.
Jazz Legend Herbie Hancock to perform at the UB Center for the Arts
4/2/25
A true icon, Hancock’s storied career has earned him 14 Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, a Kennedy Center Honor and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Known for his innovative approach to music, his “Head Hunters” album became the first jazz recording to go platinum.
UB partners with TeamSmile, SUNY Erie and Bills to offer free dental care to underserved kids
4/2/25
Children with intellectual, developmental disabilities included for second year following successful pilot program.

Trump turns migrants into memes to promote deportation agenda
3/29/25
Axios features Jacob Neiheisel in an article exploring Donald Trump’s use of memes to promote his deportation agenda.
Eat chili during pregnancy, say scientists—here's why
3/26/25
Newsweek interviewed Xiaozhong Wen about his study on the benefits of consuming chili during pregnancy to reduce risk of gestational diabetes.
Ice quakes cause glacial ice to flow toward the ocean
3/26/25
Discover magazine quotes Kristin Poinar and Elizabeth Thomas on the recent discovery of ice quakes deep within the Northeast Greenland Ice Sheet and how that is helping scientists better understand the dynamics of glacial ice.
Historical figures cut from military websites while others are restored following ‘DEI’ ban
3/22/25
NBC News quotes Henry-Louis Taylor Jr. in an article about the contributions of military personnel from marginalized backgrounds being scrubbed from the Pentagon website.