News Releases

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

  • Center Celebration, 8th Annual Free Community Event, to Open the New Season at the Center for the Arts
    8/10/11
    The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will once again hold its Center Celebration to open its 2011-12 season. The celebration will be held, rain or shine, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Aug. 24 in the Center for the Arts atrium.
  • Advances in Treating Tinnitus and Understanding this Increasingly Common Hearing Disorder to be Presented at UB Conference
    8/10/11
    University at Buffalo research showing that a new drug that eliminated tinnitus with a single dose in animal models is among the advances that will be presented at the Fifth Tinnitus Research Initiative Conference, "The Neuroscience of Tinnitus," sponsored by UB's Center for Hearing and Deafness Aug. 19-21 in Grand Island, N.Y.
  • Study Finds Marked Rise in Intensely Sexualized Images of Women, not Men
    8/10/11
    A study by University at Buffalo sociologists has found that the portrayal of women in the popular media over the last several decades has become increasingly sexualized, even "pornified." The same is not true of the portrayal of men.
  • American Water Enterprises $60,000 Grant to Support Science and Technology Students
    8/9/11
    Buffalo-area Engineering Awareness for Minorities (BEAM), the University at Buffalo's program dedicated to increasing minorities and females entering the engineering and technical professions, has received $60,000 from American Water Enterprises Inc.
  • Department of Defense Funds Two UB Researchers
    8/9/11
    University at Buffalo researchers Jason Corso and Natalia Litchinitser have been awarded funding from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to conduct research into technologies that could help save the lives of American soldiers.
  • President Tripathi Applauds Governor's Signing of NYSUNY 2020 Bill
    8/9/11
    University at Buffalo President Satish K. Tripathi, PhD, applauded Gov. Andrew Cuomo's signing of legislation to implement the NYSUNY 2020 Challenge Grant Program today, citing the bill's potential to transform public higher education in the state and enable UB and other SUNY institutions to increase their impact on the state's economy.
  • Media Advisory: Buffalo Geologist to Install New Stream Gauges in Project to Monitor Local Streams Through Crowdsourcing
    8/9/11
    As part of an effort to encourage the public to help monitor water levels of local streams, University at Buffalo geologist Chris Lowry will be installing nine new stream gauges on waterways in Western New York.
  • UB Alert: Police Investigating Burglary/Robbery
    8/9/11
    Buffalo Police are investigating a burglary/robbery that was reported early today in a residence on the 100 block of Winspear Avenue near the Parker Lot on the South Campus.
  • Is the 'Right of Publicity' Out of Control?
    8/9/11
    American courts are significantly expanding the legal rights and privileges celebrities can command over others using their names or likenesses. And a University at Buffalo Law School professor is questioning whether these courts have gone too far.
  • UB Infectious Disease Expert Discusses Salmonella Poisoning and How to Prevent Contamination, Especially When Grilling
    8/5/11
    In light of the recall of 36 million pounds of ground turkey due to reports of salmonella poisoning in 26 states including New York, a University at Buffalo infectious disease expert offers some useful advice, including tips for those contemplating an outdoor barbecue this weekend.