News Releases

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

  • Media Advisory: Elementary Students Solve Architectural Problems, Demonstrate Design, Construction, Testing of Bridges as Part of Buffalo Architecture + Education Program
    12/14/11
    On Friday, Dec. 16, members of the media are invited to view two in-school projects conducted this semester through the 10-year-old Buffalo Architecture Foundation's Architecture + Education program.
  • Ice Sheets Can Expand in a Geologic Instant, Arctic Study Shows
    12/13/11
    A fast-moving glacier on the Greenland Ice Sheet expanded in a geologic instant several millennia ago, growing in response to cooling periods that lasted not much longer than a century, according to a new Arctic study.
  • With NYSUNY 2020 Challenge Grant Funding, UB to Move Ahead with UB 2020 Plan for Academic Excellence and Relocation of Medical School
    12/13/11
    Approval today of the University at Buffalo's NYSUNY 2020 Challenge Grant application by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher provides a critical piece of funding needed for UB to move ahead with its UB 2020 plan for academic excellence.
  • White House to Honor UB Alumna, Founder of Popular 'Tech-Savvy' Program for Girls at UB
    12/9/11
    When chemical engineer Tamara E. Brown launched the Tech Savvy program in Buffalo in 2004, her goal was to convince middle-school girls that they, too, could enjoy being in a science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) field. Since then, Tech Savvy -- a program hosted at the University at Buffalo and presented by the American Association of University Women (AAUW) -- has inspired thousands of girls. As a result, Brown is headed to Washington, D.C., today (Friday, Dec. 9) where she will be honored for her efforts.
  • UB President Tripathi Applauds Cuomo's Funding of WNY Plan
    12/8/11
    University at Buffalo President Satish K. Tripathi released a statement today applauding Gov. Andrew Cuomo for awarding $100.3 million in funding to implement the plan developed by Western New York Regional Economic Development Council.
  • Humility Key to Effective Leadership
    12/8/11
    Humble leaders are more effective and better liked, according to a study forthcoming in the Academy of Management Journal.
  • Concussed Triathlete Back to Winning Races with Help of New Treatment Protocol
    12/8/11
    Former Olympian Jarrod Shoemaker recovered from a concussion with the help of John Leddy. MD, of UB's Concussion Management Clinic. "My coach and I did some reading online about sports concussions and returning from them, and one of the names that we saw over and over was Dr. John Leddy," Shoemaker says.
  • Binge Drinking by College Freshman Women Tied to Sexual Assault Risk, According to New Research
    12/8/11
    Many young women who steer clear of alcohol while they're in high school may change their ways once they go off to college. And those who take up binge drinking may be at relatively high risk of sexual assault, according to a University at Buffalo-led study in the January issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.
  • Behavior of People Faced with Health-Care Choices is not Influenced by "Framing Effect," Study Finds
    12/7/11
    The behavior of consumers who are faced with making decisions about their health is not significantly influenced by the way health messages are worded or framed, according to a large, new study by researchers at the University at Buffalo and other institutions.
  • Sixth UB scholarships gala raises $157,000
    12/7/11
    The 2011 Scholarship Gala raised $157,000 for University at Buffalo student scholarships, thanks to the more than 360 UB alumni, faculty, staff, friends, and business and community leaders who attended the November event.