News Releases

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

Daylight saving time adds stress to the sleep-deprived, says UB sleep medicine physician
3/7/14
Going to sleep earlier and getting exposure to direct sunlight in the morning can ease the transition, says Eric Ten Brock.
UB designates tax-free zones in Buffalo and Amherst for START-UP NY
3/7/14
The governor has approved more than 175,000 square feet of planned tax-free zones on or near UB's North, South and Downtown campuses.
Up to 2,000 engineers expected in Buffalo for summer conference
3/6/14
Representatives from General Electric, Boeing, Siemens, Honeywell and more will discuss advanced manufacturing, robotics, 3-D printing, other innovations.
Inventors and entrepreneurs honored at UB reception
3/5/14
The event, held in downtown Buffalo, recognized innovators including researchers who developed 10 UB technologies licensed to companies in 2013.
Zohydro will create new addicts, UB addiction medicine expert says
3/5/14
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Few benefits and many risks will result from the marketing of Zohydro, the extended-release formulation of hydrocodone, according to Richard D. Blondell, MD, vice chair for addiction medicine at the University at Buffalo and professor of family medicine in the UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
Winners revealed in Target Case Competition
3/5/14
BUFFALO, N.Y. – A team of two seniors and two juniors in the University at Buffalo School of Management has won the annual On Target Undergraduate Club Case Competition, sponsored by Target Corporation.
First phase of UB downtown medical school construction is awarded to LPCiminelli
3/5/14
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The SUNY Construction Fund has awarded LPCiminelli the bid for the first phase of construction for the University at Buffalo’s new School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences building at Main and High streets on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus.
UB lecture series will introduce Buffalo’s $5 million business plan competition, 43North
3/4/14
43North Executive Director Andrew Pulkrabek will discuss the $5 million in cash prizes that will be awarded to entrepreneurs, startups and teams from around the world.
Free college courses for prisoners makes good financial and social sense, says UB Law School expert on prison life
3/3/14
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s proposal to grant college degrees to prisoners behind bars is a good bet to break the cycle of a broken system with out-of-control costs and far- too-many repeat offenders, says Teresa A. Miller, a professor in the University at Buffalo Law School.
UB Law School advances to International Round of Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition
2/28/14
By winning the Midwest Super Regional Round of the Phillip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, the University at Buffalo Law School has advanced to the International Round of the renowned global competition, to be held April 6-12 in Washington, D.C.