News Releases

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

UB alumnus and Tonawanda Seneca returns to Buffalo to inspire young scientists
6/20/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – “Anything’s Possible!” will be the resounding message of University at Buffalo alumnus Clifton A. Poodry, PhD, in presentations he will make geared to students and the public at UB on June 24.
Wanted: Western New York kids who snack while playing computer games
6/20/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Parents: if you have a child aged 8-12, who doesn’t mind eating snacks while playing computer games, the University at Buffalo wants to hear from you.
Prosperity Scholarship at UB celebrates its largest class — for fifth straight year
6/19/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Twenty-six students in business, engineering and medicine will get a full ride to the University at Buffalo in 2013-14, thanks to a scholarship that aims to help the region retain its brightest graduates.
International students travel from Mexico to learn English at UB
6/19/13
BUFFALO, N.Y.—The University at Buffalo’s English Language Institute (ELI) welcomes 13 students from universities in the Mexican state of Puebla this summer to take part in its six-week, Summer II Intensive English Program.
Job-seekers invited to Yahoo! job fair at UB this week
6/18/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Yahoo! is looking to fill more than 100 customer care positions in the Lockport area, and job-seekers are invited to attend a Yahoo! job fair this week at the University at Buffalo to apply.
Video: Researchers detonate ping pong balls to better understand volcanic eruptions
6/17/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Tracking how far volcanic debris flies during an eruption, even a small, simulated blast filmed by powerful cameras, is not easy.
Scientists turn to the streets for help in monitoring waterways
6/17/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A project that asks hikers, fishermen, birdwatchers, school kids and nature-lovers of all stripes to monitor stream levels is expanding from its home base in Western New York to three new states: Iowa, Michigan and Wisconsin.
UB Technology Incubator named world’s top life sciences university business incubator
6/17/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The University at Buffalo Technology Incubator has been named the world’s top life sciences university incubator by the University Business Incubator (UBI) Index, a Stockholm-based startup that provides expertise in starting and transforming incubators.
UB gets $2.3 million to study reserve soldiers and post-deployment substance use
6/14/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – A recent Veterans Administration study found that substance abuse was the most common health problem among veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan. In the study, 19 percent of military personnel reported heavy drinking in the past month, 44.5 percent reported binge drinking and 7.5 percent were listed as chronic drinkers.
New study finds chemical TMT, even at low levels, may contribute to the global kidney stone epidemic
6/14/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – A study by researchers at UB and three Chinese research institutions is the first to demonstrate that low-level occupational exposure to the industrial chemical trimethyltin chloride (TMT) may be a risk factor for nephrolithiasis, or kidney stones.