News Releases

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

Study provides definitive evidence that testosterone replacement makes Type 2 diabetic men more sensitive to insulin
11/30/15
Findings demonstrate that testosterone is a metabolic hormone as well as a sex hormone, UB researchers say.
Transforming nonlinear optics with metamaterials
11/26/15
UB researchers, in a paper to be published Friday in the journal Science, examine how nonlinear optics is poised to deliver breakthroughs in medicine, energy, electronics and other areas.
Venkat Krovi named ASME Fellow
11/25/15
Less than 3,500 of ASME’s approximate 140,000 members have received the honor.
Mother Nature may have solution for lowering cholesterol in pregnant women
11/25/15
UB researchers are studying whether plant sterols can be used as a natural alternative to drug therapy in expectant mothers who have high cholesterol.
UB senior selected for nationally prestigious Marshall Scholarship
11/24/15
UB senior economics major Sean Kaczmarek has been chosen to receive a Marshall Scholarship, one of the most selective graduate fellowships available to American undergraduates.
UB elevates Greene to director of athletics post
11/24/15
Allen Greene, a senior athletics administrator who has played a key role in elevating tUB’s athletics profile nationally, has been promoted to director of athletics, UB President Satish K. Tripathi announced today.
Player’s claims of officiating bias should not be ignored
11/23/15
A UB psychologist says comments by a member of the Washington Redskins that his team’s controversial nickname is influencing the officiating in favor of the opposition could be more than a matter of post-game frustration.
Colon, Swihart named AAAS Fellows
11/23/15
The honor is bestowed on AAAS members by their peers for their efforts to advance science applications that are deemed scientifically or socially distinguished.
UB’s Cambridge Undergraduate Scholars Program becomes a transforming experience for students
11/23/15
Students describe their experience as “uncovering the road to a vast and unknown ocean” they had only seen glimpses of, and “the most powerful academic program” they have ever been a part of.
Shibley named one of DesignIntelligence’s ‘25 Most Admired Educators’
11/23/15
Robert Shibley, dean of UB’s School of Architecture and Planning, has been selected among an esteemed class of 25 top educators in architecture and design by DesignIntelligence, an international publication for design leaders.