News Releases

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

Youth advocate, bestselling author Wes Moore to speak at UB
10/15/14
Wes Moore, an Army combat veteran, social entrepreneur and youth advocate, will speak at the University at Buffalo at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 15, in Alumni Arena, North Campus, as part of the UB Distinguished Speakers Series.
In Buffalo, ‘Rust Belt radicals’ put food (policy) back on the table
10/15/14
A new UB study outlines seven factors that led one of America’s poorest cities to embrace farming, urban chickens and more.
UB Law School launches non-partisan election news and law blog, voter rights clearinghouse
10/14/14
Two innovative public service endeavors have newly invigorated the University at Buffalo Law School’s Jaeckle Center for Law, Democracy and Governance. The first is a new blog covering New York State election and voting rights issues; the second is the creation of a non-partisan voting rights project.
‘Game-changing’ hepatitis C treatments, coupled with UB faculty expertise, will transform patient care
10/13/14
A new research and clinical care center focused on liver disease is launched by faculty experts recruited as part of UB 2020.
Architect Barbie: The debate and discussion, three years later
10/13/14
Co-creators Despina Stratigakos and Kelly Hayes McAlonie will be in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 23 to reflect on how the gender debate in the profession has changed.
UB engineers explore new ways to extend smartphone battery life
10/10/14
Three research groups receive a combined $1.3 million to improve smartphone energy management.
Middle school students to become cybersleuths for a day
10/10/14
A piece of a cybersecurity display has gone missing and it’s up to a group of 50 students in grades five through eight grade to track it down using digital clues.
UB’s Gifted Math Program accepting applications for another class of future achievers
10/10/14
Anyone looking for evidence the University at Buffalo’s Gifted Math Program pays off in a big way need look no further than two of its graduates: One recently commanded a nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine; the other has the nickname “the closer” for his success in closing the deals his fellow software colleagues have started.
Oral drug reduces formation of precancerous polyps in the colon, UB researchers find
10/10/14
An oral biologic medication has successfully treated chronic, precancerous inflammation in the intestine, according to results of an animal study authored by an MD/PhD student in the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
Independent Health’s Michael W. Cropp appointed to UB Council
10/8/14
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has appointed Michael W. Cropp, MD, MBA, president and CEO of Independent Health, to the University at Buffalo Council. His term will run through June 2020.