News Releases

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

  • Supplement Containing Vitamins C, E and Grape Seed Extract Improves Smokers' Response to Gum Disease Treatment
    3/29/04
    In a study conducted in the University at Buffalo's Periodontal Research Center, researchers showed that giving smokers a supplement containing the antioxidant vitamins C and E and grape seed extract improved the response to treatment, shown by better gum attachment and improved oral health in general.
  • "Self-Googling" Isn't Just Vanity; It's a Shrewd Form of Personal "Brand Management," Says UB Internet-Culture Expert
    3/29/04
    "Self-Googling" -- searching for your own name on the popular Google search engine -- may seem like an innocuous act of vanity, but a University at Buffalo communications professor recommends it as a shrewd form of "personal brand management" in the digital age.
  • "Chinese Maximalism" Travels to New York City, Opens at Ethan Cohen Fine Arts
    3/26/04
    "Chinese Maximalism," the groundbreaking exhibition organized by UB Art Galleries and the Millennium Art Museum in Beijing, China, has opened in New York City -- at Ethan Cohen Fine Arts --in conjunction with Asia Week 2004.
  • Legal and Social Issues Related to Handling of Cultural Heritage by Libraries and Museums to be Focus of Conference
    3/25/04
    Hector Feliciano, who spent more than seven years tracking down the story of Nazi art pillaging, will describe the world of secret art trade during the keynote address of the Conference on the Ownership and Repatriation of Cultural Heritage, to be presented April 1-2 by the University at Buffalo Law School's Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy.
  • Jacobs to Co-Chair State's Technology Policy and Practices Council
    3/25/04
    Donald J. Jacobs, founder and director of Center for Applied Technologies in Education at the University at Buffalo and chair of the education policy group Education Innovation Consortium, has been appointed to co-chair the University of the State of New York (USNY) Technology Policy and Practices Council.
  • Computer-Assisted Cognitive Rehabilitation Improves Substance-Abuse Treatment Response
    3/25/04
    "Brain exercises" originally developed for the rehabilitation of head-injury patients improve the cognitive functioning of individuals in substance-abuse treatment and their commitment to the treatment program, according to research conducted at the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions (RIA).
  • Critically Acclaimed Broadway Star and Popular Adult Contemporary Singer Linda Eder to Perform at UB
    3/24/04
    The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo and Different Strokes Paint Your Own Pottery Studio will present Linda Eder at 8 p.m. on April 30 in the Mainstage theater in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
  • UB Researchers' Expertise in Big Cats Lands Them on Discovery Channel's New "Animal Face-Off" Series
    3/24/04
    Two members of a University at Buffalo research team that is developing the first interactive, computational tool kit designed to model the behavior of ancient beasts have had a chance to explore the entertainment value of their work for the Discovery Channel's new "Animal Face-Off" series.
  • UB Department of Theatre and Dance to Present Student Production of "Fiddler on the Roof"
    3/24/04
    The University at Buffalo Department of Theatre and Dance will present a student production of "Fiddler on the Roof" on April 15-18 and April 21-24 in the Drama Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus. Media sponsor for this production is WBFO.
  • Researchers Show Chronic Sinusitis Is an Immune Disorder; Antifungal Medicine Is Effective in Its Treatment
    3/23/04
    Researchers at the University at Buffalo and the Mayo Clinic have shown that chronic sinusitis is an immune disorder caused by fungus, opening up a promising new avenue for treating this ubiquitous and debilitating condition, for which there is no FDA-approved therapy.