🌱 How UB’s new grant could reshape addiction recovery in Buffalo

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In today's newsletter:

• How UB's new grant could reshape addiction recovery in Buffalo
• How UB research will steer the Bills' new free food truck
• UB professor earns national honor for tackling dangerous space debris

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 71 and low of 58 degrees.
• Wednesday: Increasing amounts of sun, temps: high: 72, low: 64.
• Thursday: Cloudy, breezy; a p.m. shower, with a high of 77 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• UB social work researchers partner with local agency to test innovative addiction recovery program (buffalo.edu) — Two University at Buffalo social work researchers just secured a $200,000 state grant to test a new way of weaving "recovery capital" into addiction treatment plans at Horizon Health Services. Their UB-developed assessment tool will train local clinicians to better support housing, relationships, and other real-life resources that help Western New Yorkers sustain recovery from substance use disorders.
   

• Highmark, Buffalo Bills Foundation unveil Victory Table initiative (wivb.com) — A new Victory Table food truck backed by the Bills and Highmark will soon bring free hot meals and wellness resources to underserved Western New York neighborhoods, guided by research from the University at Buffalo's Food Lab. Organizers say UB's data will help target communities with the greatest need as the truck begins rolling out in the coming weeks.
   

• 2026 AIAA 30/30 Recipients Announced: Space and Missiles Category (aiaa.org) — AIAA's latest 30/30 list for space and missiles honors several rising aerospace leaders, including University at Buffalo associate professor Eleonora Botta for her pioneering work on capturing space debris with tethered nets. Her recognition, tied to the Niagara Frontier AIAA section, showcases UB's growing role in cutting-edge space research and student mentorship that reaches from Buffalo to national programs.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 29
• City of Tonawanda Senior Center - EAAO →
  City of Tonawanda Senior Center, 35 Main Street, Tonawanda
  9:00 am
• Secular Organizations for Sobriety (SOS) →
  Center for Inquiry, 1310 Sweet Home Road, Amherst
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
• Buffalo Business Luncheon →
  Santora's Pizza Pub & Grill - Transit, 7800 Transit Road, Williamsville
• Lunch in the Sukkah →
  Temple Beth Tzedek, 1641 North Forest Road, Williamsville
  12:00 pm
• Jewish Ethical Wisdom: Ethics of Our Fathers →
  Jewish Discovery Center, 831 Maple Road, Amherst
  12:30 pm
• Empowering financial wellness workshop: identity theft protection →
  Northwest Bank, 1035 Payne Avenue, North Tonawanda
  5:00 pm
• USCF Rated Blitz Tournament →
  Buffalo Chess Association, 6043 Transit Rd, Suite 101B, East Amherst
  5:30 pm
• Houdini Seance Committee Meeting →
  Center for Inquiry, 1310 Sweet Home Road, Amherst
  5:30 pm
• Buffalo 101: How History Shaped the Queen City - Session 1
  The Buffalo History Museum, 1 Museum Court, Buffalo
  6:00 pm
• Healing Service →
  Temple Beth Tzedek, 1641 North Forest Road, Williamsville
  6:15 pm
• Rainbow Challah Baking Class →
  Temple Beth Tzedek, 1641 North Forest Road, Williamsville
  7:00 pm
• Sound, Spirit & Elemental Alchemy →
  Ambient Sound Healing, 7225 Campbell Boulevard, North Tonawanda
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• McDonald's posted a job opening for $16 to $18- Crew Team Member. in Tonawanda. Apply here.
• Lucky Strike Entertainment posted a job opening for Greeter / Counter Desk Attendant in Depew. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near University at Buffalo here.

🗞 Nearby News

Amherst

• Zellner re-elected to Erie County Democratic Committee chair (wamc.org)
• Starbucks Closing Multiple New York Locations (wgna.com)
• 6 Buffalo Spots Stuck in the 80s and 90s That We Hope Never Change (stepoutbuffalo.com)

Williamsville

• Haley Carroll Wins 2026 PWBA Albany Regional Title (news-usa.today)

Tonawanda

• Driver charged after crash injures 8 pedestrians in North Tonawanda (newportdispatch.com)

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