News Releases

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

UB celebrates relationship with Tanzania with book launch party, rally for students’ upcoming study abroad trip
12/2/15
The UB community will celebrate the ongoing accomplishments of the university’s Buffalo Tanzania Education Project — including the launch of a new book — at a special event to take place on Dec. 3.
Twitter data can make roads safer during inclement weather
12/2/15
It’s “Snowing like CRAZY up in here” and other tweets can boost computer models that guide traffic.
VTech hack is the first major attack to gain access to minors’ accounts
12/1/15
More than 200,000 of the 5 million accounts stolen in a cyberattack on the digital toymaker VTech belonged to children, information that hackers could use to open credit card accounts, according to a UB expert in cyber deception.
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.

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