News Releases

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

Study: Exercise mitigates genetic effects of obesity later in life
6/4/18
Genetic associations on BMI were strongest in sedentary postmenopausal women and weakest in women who reported high levels of recreational physical activity.
Study: In MS, disintegrating brain lesions may indicate the disease is getting worse
6/1/18
University at Buffalo researchers are finding that it may be the atrophy or disappearance of these lesions into cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) that is a better indicator of who will develop disability.
Lee Foundation grants aim to train, retain UB psychology and psychiatry students in Western New York
6/1/18
The awards will benefit Western New York, where there is a lack of mental health professionals and treatment resources.
Lego-like chemical building blocks assemble themselves to create a catalyst for hydrogen fuel cells
5/31/18
New material could replace expensive platinum catalysts used in hydrogen cars.
Study: For patients with prostate cancer, dysfunction due to treatment side effects results in increased emotional distress – and vice versa
5/31/18
Researchers investigated whether urinary, sexual and bowel dysfunction contributes to emotional distress during the first two years after treatment, and whether distress may in turn further decrease function.
Inside a former church, construction arts program transforms the space and students
5/31/18
Society for the Advancement of Construction-Related Arts will infuse the region’s workforce with skilled craftspeople who can contribute to a range of construction jobs, including the growing number of historic preservation projects happening throughout Buffalo.
In ancient boulders, new clues about the story of human migration to the Americas
5/30/18
Geologic evidence supports a coastal theory of early settlement.
UB professor expands Syrian aid programs, will train teachers at refugee camps in basic dental care
5/30/18
To reach more people and increase the sustainability of care for Syrian refugees, UB dental professor Othman Shibly will lead the training of teachers and volunteers at refugee camps in Lebanon on how to perform basic oral health care.
UB, Sacred Heart students partner to win national health innovation competition
5/30/18
Students from the University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart’s STEM Honors Cohort were awarded first place in the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy’s (AACP) 2018 Pharm4Me Innovation Challenge.
Renowned polar explorer to deliver next UB RENEW Distinguished Lecture
5/30/18
Sebastian Copeland was named by Men’s Journal as one of the world’s top adventurers of the last 25 years.

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