News Releases

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

  • Media Advisory: UB Researcher, Physician to Discuss Parkinson's Disease
    10/18/11
    Faculty in the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences will discuss "New Directions in Parkinson's Research" on Oct. 19 from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. in the Center for the Arts Screening Room on the UB North Campus.
  • Free Bone Density Clinics to be Provided by UB's School of Pharmacy and Walgreens
    10/18/11
    A series of free bone density clinics is being provided to the public by the University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Walgreens throughout October, National Pharmacists Month.
  • Media Advisory: Actor, Parkinson's Research Advocate Michael J. Fox to Speak at UB
    10/18/11
    Popular actor, author and advocate for Parkinson's disease research Michael J. Fox will present the University at Buffalo's Distinguished Speakers Series lecture at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 19, in Alumni Arena on the UB North Campus.
  • Rhythm of Rajasthan Coming to UB Nov. 18
    10/18/11
    The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will present Rhythm of Rajasthan on Friday, Nov. 18, at 8 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts, North Campus. The show is sponsored by Gujrati Samaj of Buffalo, Triveni, UB Asian Studies Program and UB Center for the Arts.
  • UB Law School to Examine Lessons from Truth and Reconciliation Commissions
    10/17/11
    The University at Buffalo Law School will host an international conference "Implementing Truth and Reconciliation: Comparative Lessons for Korea" on Monday, Oct. 24, bringing together experts from around the globe to reflect on national experiences of the Truth and Reconciliation Commissions.
  • UB Program Boosts Translational Science Throughout Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus
    10/17/11
    Research at UB and Roswell Park that is aimed at developing new tools for clinical and translational science will be highlighted Oct. 21 from 2 - 4 p.m. at the First Annual Clinical and Translational Research Colloquium on Pilot Studies and Novel Technologies.
  • Corporate Responsibility Initiatives: Helpful or Harmful?
    10/14/11
    Research in the field of geography has led to a better understanding of the pros and cons of corporate responsibility initiatives, according to a new paper on the topic by a University at Buffalo geographer, a corporate responsibility expert.
  • Sexual Assault Scenarios -- and How To Prevent Them -- Will be Studied by UB Researcher
    10/13/11
    Kathleen A. Parks, senior research scientist at the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions, who studies women's substance use and associated victimization, recently received a grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to continue her research on women's risks for sexual assault associated with heterosexual drinking situations.
  • New Method Isolates Best Brain Stem Cells to Treat MS
    10/13/11
    The prospect of doing human clinical trials with stem cells to treat diseases like multiple sclerosis may be growing closer, say scientists at the University at Buffalo and the University at Rochester, who have developed a more precise way to isolate stem cells that will make myelin.
  • Making Science Exciting: $9.8 Million Program Aims to Change How Science is Taught in Buffalo Schools
    10/12/11
    A coalition of regional partners has received $9.8 million from the National Science Foundation to expand a promising, teacher-focused initiative that aims to change how science is taught in Buffalo Public Schools. The five-year program, led by the University at Buffalo, Buffalo Public Schools, Buffalo State College and the Buffalo Museum of Science, is called the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Partnership (ISEP).