News Releases

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

  • Northridge Quake 'writing On Wall' For California And U.S.
    2/21/94
    Last month's Northridge earthquake showed that even in cities with mandatory upgrade programs designed to mitigate damage, many buildings remain vulnerable to even moderate earthquakes, according to a leading earthquake engineer.
  • Geographer Sees Small Link Between Longevity And Handedness UB Research Contradicts Earlier Studies That Found "Righties" Live 9 Years Longer Than "Lefties"
    2/17/94
    There is little difference in the longevity of left- and right-handers up until age 65, and right-handers live only about one year longer than left-handers from age 65 on, a University at Buffalo geographer has found.
  • Study Shows Parent's Brain Injury Can Lead to Behavior Problems In Children, Breakdown In Parent-Child Relationship
    2/17/94
    When a parent sustains a brain injury, it can affect a child's behavior, as well as cause problems in the relationship between a child and the brain-injured parent, a University at Buffalo study has shown.
  • Stress Triggers Higher Blood-Pressure Increase In Prediabetic Women, UB Study Shows
    2/17/94
    The higher incidence of hypertension among diabetics may be related to the way their blood pressure responds to stress, according to a preliminary study involving prediabetic women conducted by researchers at the University at Buffalo.
  • Study Shows Nagging Undermines Success of Stop-Smoking Efforts
    2/15/94
    Researchers at the University at Buffalo have shown what persons trying to quit smoking have known all along -- nagging doesn't help.
  • Size of School, Racial Makeup of Faculty Related to Success of High-Risk Students, Study Shows
    2/15/94
    Students at high risk of academic failure are more likely to be behaviorally and psychologically engaged in the academic process if their school has a small enrollment, a study by education researchers at the University at Buffalo has found.
  • UB's Nolan Begins Term As Chair of American College of Physicians Board of Regents
    2/11/94
    James P. Nolan, M.D., professor and chair of the Department of Medicine in the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, has been elected to a one-year term as chair of the American College of Physicians Board of Regents.
  • UB's Granger Receives Krusen Award From American Academy of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation
    2/11/94
    Carl V. Granger, M.D., professor of rehabilitation medicine in the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, has received the Frank H. Krusen Award from the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
  • UB First University Law Enforcement Agency to Participate In Progressive, Problem-Oriented Policing Program
    2/9/94
    The University at Buffalo Department of Public Safety is the first university law enforcement agency in the nation to participate in a policing program devoted to problem-solving that has been developed by the Police Executive Research Forum.
  • $230,000 In Gifts From UB Alumnus Endows Scholarships For UB School of Pharmacy Largest Gift From An Individual In The School's History
    2/9/94
    Two recent gifts of Walgreen Co. common stock from Mr. and Mrs. Cecil J. Newton of Bradenton, Fla., have been received by the School of Pharmacy at the University at Buffalo to permanently endow The Cecil J. and Violet W. Newton Scholarship Fund.