News Releases

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

UB School of Management MBAs Take Top Prize at Pitt Competition
2/15/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – A team of four MBA students in the University at Buffalo School of Management captured first place and a $4,000 prize in a consulting case competition hosted by the University of Pittsburgh’s Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business.
UB ontologists named to major NIH immunology research team
2/14/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – A team of University at Buffalo researchers has been selected by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support the collection, analysis and exchange of scientific data for scientists investigating immunology and immune-mediated diseases.
Exploring the “cool” side of science: UB to host 27th Science Exploration Day on March 13
2/14/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Paranormal mysteries, crime scene investigations and dissected human organs are just some of the peculiar and gory presentations that the University at Buffalo will host during the annual Science Exploration Day to be held from 9:15 a.m. to 1:05 p.m. on Wednesday, March 13.
Universal pre-kindergarten a windfall for all, UB expert says
2/14/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – President Obama’s passionate proposal to make pre-kindergarten a universal experience for all growing up in America is a “no-brainer” great idea, capable of cultivating better students and more balanced, happier people, says the director of the University at Buffalo’s Early Childhood Research Center.
Forget about leprechauns, engineers are catching rainbows
2/14/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – University at Buffalo engineers have created a more efficient way to catch rainbows, an advancement in photonics that could lead to technological breakthroughs in solar energy, stealth technology and other areas of research.
Experts can discuss Obama’s State of the Union proposals
2/13/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. — University at Buffalo experts are available to speak to the media about ideas and proposals that President Barack Obama shared in his State of the Union address, from energy policies to the need to better prepare American students for high-tech careers and increasing the minimum wage.
UB professors’ book guides integration of digital media in classrooms
2/13/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Two University at Buffalo education professors known for their pioneering work in teacher education and the integration of digital media into public school classrooms, have edited a book celebrating what they call “an essential new literacy” in American schools.
UB’s Lois Weis elected to National Academy of Education
2/13/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Lois Weis, PhD, SUNY Distinguished Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy in the University at Buffalo Graduate School of Education (GSE), has been elected to the National Academy of Education (NAEd).
Media Advisory: Can New York’s row houses handle an earthquake?
2/12/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Researchers will conduct a rare, if not unprecedented, large-scale earthquake simulation to determine how vulnerable panel walls within New York’s unreinforced masonry buildings (row houses) are to temblors.
Faculty appointments expand Law School’s global presence
2/11/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Two University at Buffalo Law School professors are taking on expanded roles as the school works to extend its presence, not just regionally and nationally, but worldwide.