News Releases

All of the latest news about our university. (by topic)

Can AI help spot ‘healthy’ viruses in our bodies? UB researchers probe the human virome
5/18/26
Dental, pharmacy and engineering faculty to engage in 4-year, $1.6 million study as part of Human Virome Program.
UB Poetics Program celebrates Robert Creeley with two-day symposium
5/18/26
“For Love,” a title taken from Creeley’s breakthrough poetry volume of 1962, opens at 6 p.m. on May 21 at the Burchfield Penney Art Center, 1300 Elmwood Ave. in Buffalo.
UB School of Management honors exceptional grads from Class of 2026
5/18/26
During its commencement ceremonies, the UB School of Management recognized 12 outstanding graduates for their academic, extracurricular or volunteer accomplishments.
Thousands of students to receive degrees this weekend at UB
5/15/26
Additionally, Satish Tripathi will receive UB’s highest honor, the Norton Medal, as he prepares step down as UB president.
UB to host Marie Curie fellow Ilenia Pittui
5/14/26
Art historian will tap UB’s resources to study Ottoman and Safavid cultures.
UB surgeon endows new lecture series focused on the business of surgery
5/14/26
A new lecture series announced by the Department of Surgery and endowed by one of its longtime faculty members will focus on the business side of being a surgeon.
Buffalo without lake-effect snow? Ancient iceberg scratches reveal a reverse snowbelt
5/13/26
Ice Age wind system may have pushed Great Lakes snowstorms west instead of east.
Thomas Grant awarded Chancellor’s Horizon Award for Faculty Research and Scholarship
5/12/26
Thomas D. Grant, PhD, assistant professor of structural biology, has been awarded the Chancellor’s Horizon Award for Faculty Research and Scholarship.
AI spots hidden security flaws in hundreds of 5G smartphone models
5/11/26
UB-led research prompts fixes from MediaTek and Qualcomm; leads to work with Apple and Google.
Two UB alumni win 2026 Pulitzers
5/7/26
Sara DiNatale shares the explanatory reporting award with two colleagues at the San Francisco Chronicle and Juliana Spahr of Mills College is this year’s winner for poetry.