News Releases

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

UB introduces the Clinical and Translational Science Institute
2/2/17
UB-led consortium that earned prestigious National Institutes of Health grant moves into a new phase.
Media Advisory: UB Dental to treat or teach thousands of kids for Children’s Dental Health Month
2/2/17
In celebration of National Children’s Dental Health Month, the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine will provide screenings or oral health education to local kids through its two annual programs, Give Kids a Smile Day and Smile Education Day.
MBA students take third at Pitt invitational competition
2/1/17
A team of School of Management MBAs brought home third place and a $3,000 prize from the Katz Invitational Case Competition.
Clever energy solutions could fuel growth of UB student’s company
2/1/17
The applications could be vast — from dramatically extending the range of drones, to powering back-up generators for remote cell towers, to tiny hydrogen generating machines for cars that run on it.
For bonding and breastfeeding, newborns benefit from a cheek full of dextrose
1/31/17
UB researchers at Women & Children’s Hospital of Buffalo and other teams worldwide are proving that a dose of dextrose gel along with regular feedings can treat some babies with hypoglycemia, allowing them to stay with their mothers, which promotes breastfeeding.
E-cigarette pilot study grant awarded to UB epidemiologist
1/31/17
Research team led by Jo Freudenheim will examine DNA methylation differences in e-cig users compared to non-smokers and smokers.
UB lands $1.8M grant to test new seek-and-destroy cancer treatment
1/30/17
The University at Buffalo has received a $1.8 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to test new strategies for improving the delivery of potent toxins to cancer cells.
UB pharmacy school partners with Utica College on new 3+4 doctoral program
1/30/17
The UB School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Utica College have formed a new agreement that will provide students the opportunity to earn a doctor of pharmacy degree (PharmD) in a shorter amount of time.
What would kids rather do than eat? UB study aims to find out
1/30/17
UB researchers have a $2.8 million NIH grant aimed at finding out whether one way to prevent childhood obesity might be making non-food alternatives, such as sports or imaginative play, more readily available to children.
Academics build ultimate solar-powered water purifier
1/30/17
The device could aid people lacking drinking water and those affected by natural disasters.