News Releases

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

  • In Search for Higgs Boson, UB Physicists Have Played a Role
    7/6/12
    University at Buffalo physicists are among researchers engaged in one of modern history's most exciting scientific endeavors: The hunt for the elusive Higgs boson, a subatomic particle that could help explain why objects have mass.
  • Program to Retain UB Graduates in WNY Celebrates Its Largest Scholarship Class
    7/5/12
    Twenty-five University at Buffalo students eyeing careers in Western New York will receive full scholarships in 2012-13 through a program designed to retain university graduates in the region.
  • Media Advisory: Young Scientists Harness UB's Computing Power to Map Cancer Clusters
    7/5/12
    High school scientists who programmed University at Buffalo computers to study regional cancer rates will share the results of their work on Friday, July 6 at UB.
  • UB Medical School is One of 10 In the U.S. Chosen by Gold Humanism Honor Society to Host Chapter for Medical Residents, Fellows
    7/3/12
    The University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences is one of just ten institutions nationwide chosen by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation to create a pilot chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society for medical residents and fellows.
  • Hunting for Autism's Chemical Clues
    7/3/12
    UB chemist Troy Wood is leading a research project to pinpoint an array of molecular compounds that appear in distinct amounts in the urine of children with autism. If the team is successful, a biological test for diagnosing the disorder -- so far elusive -- could be within reach.
  • Buffalo Teachers Look to Reshape Science Education Through Hands-On Learning
    6/29/12
    Fifty-eight teachers in Buffalo Public Schools have been selected to take part in the Interdisciplinary Science and Education Partnership (ISEP), a professional development program that encourages hands-on laboratory and field work in science classes. The program is coordinated by UB John and Frances Larkin Professor of Chemistry Joseph Gardella.
  • UB Offers Summer Course on Lawyers as Agents of Social Change
    6/29/12
    High school students and college undergraduates dedicated to changing the world will have the chance to see how a legal degree and legal expertise can lead to meaningful social change through a new UB interdisciplinary summer program to be held at the Chautauqua Institution.
  • UB Family Medicine Expert Available to Discuss Supreme Court Decision
    6/28/12
    The Supreme Court's decision to uphold much of the Affordable Care Act will not only provide as many as 30 million or more uninsured Americans with healthcare coverage, it may also help foster changes that will "right-size" the healthcare system in some important and long overdue ways, says Tom Rosenthal, MD, chair of the Department of Family Medicine in the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
  • University at Buffalo Statement Regarding Shale Resources and Society Institute
    6/28/12
    The University at Buffalo recognizes that shale gas and hydraulic fracturing is an important, timely and controversial topic.
  • UB Law School Health Care Expert Available to Discuss Supreme Court Ruling on Obama Health Care Plan
    6/28/12
    The long-awaited Supreme Court ruling on President Obama's signature health care law upholds much of the act's intentions to expand coverage, with one major exception, says a University at Buffalo Law School professor who is an expert on health care.