News Releases

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

  • Human Brain Chemical Inhibits Sea-Urchin Spermin Same Way As Active Ingredient In Marijuana
    8/1/94
    University at Buffalo researchers have discovered that anandamide, a human brain chemical, produces the same negative effect on fertility in sea-urchin sperm as delta-9-tetrahydracannabinol (THC), the active ingredient in marijuana, by prohibiting the sperm from fertilizing the egg.
  • UB Sociologist Says Internet Replacing Personal Contact
    8/1/94
    Gabbing at the water cooler or over the back fence may become a thing of the past, thanks to the information "superhighway," a University at Buffalo sociologist says.
  • Government Downsizing Threatens Growth of Black Middle Class
    8/1/94
    The growth of the black middle class -- achieved primarily through public-sector employment -- is threatened by downsizing at all levels of government, a study by a University at Buffalo sociologist has concluded.
  • Politics Fuels Possible U.S. Invasion of Haiti, UB Historian Says
    8/1/94
    Political interests are motivating even the consideration of a U.S. military intervention in Haiti, a University at Buffalo historian says.
  • Yang Named Fellow of American Institute of Chemical Engineers
    7/29/94
    Ralph T. Yang, Ph.D., Praxair professor and chair of the University at Buffalo Department of Chemical Engineering, has been named a fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.
  • UB Launches 'green-Computing' Campaign Designed to Cut Energy Waste, Costs Related to Campus Pc Use "We Should Treat Pcs More The Way We Do Light Bulbs…" -- Walter Simpson, University At Buffalo Energy Officer
    7/29/94
    The University at Buffalo has launched a "green-computing" campaign aimed at cutting as much as 50 percent from its $300,000 annual cost for operating the estimated 8,000 personal computers in use on its two campuses.
  • Governmental Regulations May Cause More Deaths Than They Prevent, UB Study Finds
    7/25/94
    Many governmental regulations designed to protect the health and safety of citizens actually cause more deaths than they prevent, a study by a University at Buffalo economist has found.
  • Antibiotic Fibers to Treat Gum Disease to Be Marketed In U.S.
    7/22/94
    Antibiotic-containing fibers capable of delivering 60-100 times the amount of medication to infected gum tissue than can be delivered with oral medication have been cleared for marketing in the United States.
  • As Pool of Workers Declines, Employers Will Offer "Incentives" to Lure Workers, UB Social Worker Says
    7/22/94
    On-site day-care centers, stress management classes and counseling are some of the ways business and industry can minimize employee stress on the job, which, in turn, may help attract new employees in a dwindling labor pool, a University at Buffalo social work researcher says.
  • Study Testing Whether Music Can Replace Physical Restraints For Controlling Hospital Patients
    7/22/94
    If music has charms to soothe a savage beast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak, as playwright William Congreve wrote, might it also have charms to calm a restless patient, or bring confused patients to their senses?