Closeup of a vintage tile floor circa 1910 using square and rectangle tiles.
Posts by Jeff Grabill
Vintage tile floor with patterned center & border in salmon, black and white.
Auditorium Building, 1889.
‘Simon Being Taken out to Sea for the First Time since His Father Drowned’, Skinningrove, North Yorkshire, 1983, photo by Chris Killip. Weekly ritual to prevent him becoming afraid of the sea, where the community earned its living.
Congratulations to these outstanding #UBTrueBlue students 💙 Meet the three #UBuffalo undergraduates named 2026 Goldwater Scholars, one of the most prestigious STEM honors in the nation! 🔽 ms.spr.ly/63327QhklP
Inside a train station with a pillar covered in mosaic tile depicting a tractor, nutty people, questionable exclamation points thought bubbles and native wild rice plants.
Say what?!!!?
Our students are amazing. Give today and make me give more. Please.
A well-worn and neglected green and white checkered and striped vintage tile floor at the threshold of a former bakery.
A friend just alerted us to this one. New to us. Glad we captured it for the archive at #1045. Carry on...
Tree Shadows on the Park Wall, Roundhay, Leeds, 1872, painting by John Atkinson Grimshaw, 1836-93 (Leeds Art Gallery).
Scattered mail inside an empty storefront with inset entrance, display windows and aged green and white tile.
Shop for rent.
Fantastic turn out for admitted students day @ubuffalo.bsky.social @ubartsandsciences.bsky.social
The New Deal–era murals that adorn the walls of the Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building offer an important lesson about patriotism, propaganda, and beauty, Judith Shulevitz writes. What will happen to them if the government sells the building?
#6930 has lovely floral terracotta columns and arch in light green.
Some doorways make it hard for us to stay in our lane.
My one-hour special “Rick Steves Iran: Yesterday and Today,” which helps humanize 90 million Iranian people, is streaming free and ad-free at www.ricksteves.com/watch-iran.
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More information along with a link to the short expression of interest form can be found here:
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#bridgingopens #knowledgeequity #openscholarship #cocreation
🌍 Want to contribute to shaping a more equitable future for open knowledge?
We’re inviting participants to join a global co‑creation experiment during Knowledge Equity & Open Scholarship Week.
Collaborate across regions, share perspectives and address the question: 'How do we bridge the Opens?'
Graphic for UB Tech Talk
#UBuffalo is leading the charge in AI research and teaching for social good. On this episode of UB Tech Talk, learn more about the Center for Information Integrity, what role universities should play in AI adoption and how you can spot misinfo in the age of AI.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3Td...
Two Comedians (1966) was Hopper's final canvas. It shows Hopper and his wife, Jo, on stage taking a bow.
After decades spent spotlighting American life, he ends by stepping into the scene to say a quiet goodbye to the world he painted.
A vintage tile floor with two very different patterns; in the center are alternating squares of solid red & black, orange and white with a narrow orange trim, while the wide border consists of interlocking circles of white and black with a narrow trim in light blue, red and black.
Reliance Building, 1890.
Boosting local business 📈 A new $1M+ center at #UBuffalo will help #WNY businesses strengthen cross-border supply chains with Canada and drive regional growth 🔽
The tile floor and wrought iron trim in our 1927 hallway entrance and a view of our brick walk outside.
Some one was asking what the floors are like at our home...
Aerial view of a college campus featuring gray stone buildings, green lawns, and trees. A bus terminal with buses and cars is in the foreground. A mix of trees and residential buildings fills the background.
Fuel that #UBTrueBlue pride! 🤘 Several #UBuffalo programs rank among the Top 50 in the country in the QS World University Rankings by Subject, including the School of Dental Medicine ranking among the top 10 for dentistry ▶️ ms.spr.ly/63326Qt4Py
Dr. Allison Brashear and Dr. Nancy Nielsen pose for a photo in front of a window.
President Satish K. Tripathi and Provost A. Scott Weber pose for a photo with Dr. Andrew Whittaker, Dr. Allison Brashear and Professor Maria Lehman in front of a wall of windows.
Dr. Amit Goyal, Professor Maria Lehman and Dr. Andrew Whittaker pose for a photo. Windows and framed artwork are behind them.
Congrats to #UBuffalo VP & Dean Allison Brashear, Prof. Maria Lehman and SUNY Distinguished Prof. Andrew Whittaker on their election to the @nam.edu and the National Academy of Engineering. As they advance their field, influence policy & improve lives, they embody our mission of excellence & impact.
Victoria Line, London - 2021
Exploring the law through AI ⚖️
Rachael Hinkle, professor of political science, uses machine learning and language analysis to study how laws are written, interpreted, and evolve—bringing new data-driven insight into judicial decision-making.
arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/news-and-eve...
A vintage tile floor in a grid of light blue, white and black.
A single terra cotta art deco tile of flowers and leaves in glazed brown.
Heading west on Irving Park Road.
Colorful Mexican tile.
Bo Bartlett (1955- American realist painter)
"The Promised Land"