News Releases

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

University at Buffalo honors first graduates from new Kensington-Bailey business program
8/5/14
Nine entrepreneurs have graduated from the inaugural Allstate Entrepreneur Support program, which brings business owners together to help transform Buffalo’s Kensington-Bailey business district.
Frailty and dementia: With SUNY award, UB geriatrician and colleagues study the link
8/4/14
BUFFALO, N.Y. – What is the relationship between frailty and dementia? Many studies acknowledge that frailty and dementia often coexist, but little research has been done on why that is the case.
‘Class warfare is alive’ in college admissions
8/1/14
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The college selection process is the latest battlefield over class advantage, where acceptance to the school of choice not only determines the quality of education but also improves students’ chances of entering the country’s upper-middle class. So says a team of three education experts led by a University at Buffalo education professor.
Social media alert: Online phishers are ‘farcing’ your brains out
7/31/14
“Phishers,” the crafty perps who scam us via email, are trolling social media sites to steal vast amounts of personal data and then use it to fleece us. “Farcing” is what researchers call it and it’s on the rise.
Green named to Health Leadership Fellows Program
7/30/14
The Health Foundation of Western and Central New York has chosen University at Buffalo School of Social Work faculty member Susan A. Green to take part in its Health Leadership Fellows Program, recognizing her influence in community health and investing in her expanding role addressing the health of elders and children living in poverty.
UB Media Advisory: Kensington Bailey business program to graduate inaugural class
7/30/14
Nine entrepreneurs will graduate from the inaugural Allstate Entrepreneur Support program, which brings business owners together to help transform Buffalo’s Kensington-Bailey business district.
UB Media Advisory: Music teachers go to summer school to better teach rhythm and tone to toddlers
7/30/14
Over the summer, more than 50 music educators from across the world traveled to the University at Buffalo to learn how to teach the language of music.
Music curriculum aims to nurture preschoolers' language skills
7/29/14
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The transforming “magic” of music continues to occupy the spotlight at the Graduate School of Education, thanks to the ongoing research and commitment of two faculty members making careers of finding new ways to nurture better preschool readers.
Short sellers not to blame for 2008 financial crisis, study finds
7/29/14
Contrary to widespread media reports, the collapse of several financial firms during the 2008 economic crisis was not triggered by unsettled stock trades, according to new research from the University at Buffalo School of Management.
Is it really a concussion? Symptoms overlap with neck injuries, making diagnosis a tough call
7/29/14
Athletes and others reporting cognitive difficulties after a head injury are usually diagnosed as having had a concussion. But is it really a concussion? A new study published by University at Buffalo medical faculty finds that many of the same symptoms are common to concussions and to injuries to the neck and/or balance system, known collectively as cervical/vestibular injuries.