News Releases

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

Media Advisory: Musical and athletic celebrities to judge best performance in ‘BAND Against Bullying’ high school talent competition
5/13/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Students from more than 10 area schools inspired by the anti-bullying spirit will compete for the best musical show in front of “Jersey Boys” lead Hayden Milanes and other celebrity judges at the “BAND Against Bullying” multi-school music and arts festival at the University at Buffalo’s Center for the Arts.
Carnivorous plant throws out ‘junk’ DNA
5/13/13
IRAPUATO, MEXICO/BUFFALO, N.Y. — The newly sequenced genome of the carnivorous bladderwort contradicts the notion that vast quantities of noncoding DNA are crucial for complex life.
UB management students receive awards at commencement
5/10/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Fifteen graduates of the University at Buffalo School of Management received awards during the school’s commencement ceremonies on May 10.
Solar panels as inexpensive as paint? It’s possible due to research at UB, elsewhere
5/10/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Most Americans want the U.S. to place more emphasis on developing solar power, recent polls suggest.
Richard V. Lee, MD, internationally renowned UB physician, dies
5/10/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Richard V. Lee, MD, University at Buffalo professor of medicine and a physician in private practice, died on May 7 at his home in Orchard Park. He was 75.
UB launches 'Innovation Solutions' programs to enhance economic development efforts in WNY
5/10/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The University at Buffalo’s Office of Economic Development has initiated a series of roundtable discussions with industry that will pinpoint challenges and guide enhanced relationships between the university and business community in pursuit of economic development.
‘BAND Against Bullying’ competition to rock UB with abuse-prevention and ‘dignity for all’ messages
5/9/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Students from more than 10 area schools inspired by the anti-bullying spirit will compete for the best musical show in front of “Jersey Boys” cast members and other celebrity judges at the “BAND Against Bullying” multi-school music and arts festival to be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 14, at UB’s Center for the Arts.
Firefighting is in the genes but UB nursing was in the cards
5/9/13
BUFFALO, N.Y.— She doesn’t get paid but wears a pager at all times and every five weeks from midnight to 6 a.m., 7 days a week, she is on call. She is one of the first faces you might see when you call 911 for a medical emergency in the Village of Williamsville. She is an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) – a lieutenant by night and a University at Buffalo nursing student by day.
From studying at UB to rooming together at MIT
5/9/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Steven M. Brown won’t have to look far to see a familiar face at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
State’s top judge will highlight Law School commencement ceremony
5/8/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – New York State’s highest-ranking judge will be the keynote commencement speaker for the State of New York’s only SUNY-system law school.