News Releases

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

  • How Does a Volcanic Crater Grow? Grab Some TNT and Find Out
    11/16/12
    A new University at Buffalo study in the journal Geophysical Research Letters examines maar craters, which resemble the bowl-like cavities formed by meteorites but are in some ways more mysterious.
  • Media Advisory: U.S. Assistant Secretary for Health to Discuss the Affordable Care Act
    11/15/12
    The Affordable Care Act will be the subject of the J. Warren Perry Lecture that will be presented at the University at Buffalo School of Public Health and Health Professions on Nov. 16 from 3:30 - 4:45 p.m. by Howard K. Koh, MD, MPH, U.S. Assistant Secretary for Health in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
  • UB Takes Historic First Step to Acquire Downtown Buffalo Properties on which New Medical School will be Built
    11/15/12
    The University at Buffalo today announced the purchase of land at 960 Washington St., the first of several parcels it is assembling to make way for construction of the new $375 million University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
  • UB Study Examines Role of Counselors in Preparing Students for College
    11/14/12
    With SAT and college application deadlines around the corner, high school seniors have enough on their plates to be stressed about until the holidays. But college admissions season is providing high school counselors with their fair share of headaches as well.
  • UB to Unveil New Mobile Dental Van, 'S-miles To Go,' in Chautauqua County
    11/14/12
    The University at Buffalo's School of Dental Medicine will celebrate the unveiling of its new, state-of-the-art mobile dental van "S-miles To Go" on Thursday, Nov. 15, from 6-7:30 p.m. in the Milton J. Fletcher Elementary School, 301 Cole Ave., Jamestown, N.Y.
  • Social Entrepreneur Blake Mycoskie to Present Distinguished Speakers Series Lecture at UB
    11/14/12
    Blake Mycoskie, a pioneering social engineer, entrepreneur and "chief shoe giver," will present the next installment in the UB Distinguished Speakers Series at 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, in Alumni Arena on the UB North Campus.
  • Report on International Student Exchange Finds UB among Top 20 U.S. Host Universities
    11/13/12
    The 2012 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange, released yesterday in Washington, D.C., finds that, for the tenth year in a row, the University at Buffalo is among the top 20 institutions in the United States hosting international students.
  • True Crime: An Intriguing First-hand Tale of Bernie Madoff's Victims
    11/13/12
    In a new book about the uber con perpetrated by Bernard Madoff, Lionel Lewis, professor emeritus of sociology, University at Buffalo, presents an absorbing first-hand account, not of Madoff's behavior, but of the experiences of victims caught up in his ferociously destructive Ponzi scheme.
  • A Buoyant, Mischievous, Deep and Unsettling Writer: Tony Hoagland to Present the 2012 Silverman Reading
    11/13/12
    Award-winning American poet and essayist Tony Hoagland, whose distinctive work has been cited for its "...generous effervescence and a jujitsu cleverness" will present the University at Buffalo's 2012 Oscar Silverman Poetry Reading Nov. 16 at 8 p.m. in 250 Baird Hall.
  • Pioneering UB Spinoff in Nanomedicine Raises 14.2 Million Euros in IPO
    11/12/12
    Nanobiotix, a French company co-founded by a former UB postdoctoral researcher, was listed on the NYSE Euronext market following an initial public offering (IPO) that raised gross proceeds of 14.2 million euros ($18.1 million).