News Releases

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

  • For Children, There's No Place like (a Dental) Home
    5/26/11
    Tooth decay is the most chronic disease among children. In one year, more than 51 million hours of school is missed because of tooth decay or other dental-related illness. And even when children with dental problems can attend school, research shows that these problems are distracting enough to impair classroom learning and behavior. The children of Chautauqua County, however, have not gone without dental care -- in fact, the care comes to them.
  • Chameleon Magnets: Ability to Switch Magnets "On" or "Off" Could Revolutionize Computing
    5/26/11
    What causes a magnet to be a magnet, and how can we control a magnet's behavior? These are the questions that University at Buffalo researcher Igor Zutic, a theoretical physicist, has been exploring over many years.
  • Media Advisory: WNY Health Care Community Helps UB's School of Nursing Celebrate its 75th Anniversary
    5/25/11
    More than 200 nurses, faculty members and hospital administrators will help the University at Buffalo School of Nursing mark 75 years of excellence in nursing education and research at an anniversary cocktail reception to be held on Wednesday, May 25, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society, 25 Nottingham Terrace, Buffalo.
  • Media Advisory: Major UB Study to Document SUNY's Broad Economic Impact Across New York State and its Role in the Innovation Economy
    5/25/11
    A comprehensive report on the State University of New York's economic impact across New York State will be released on Wednesday, June 1, at the University at Albany's Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government, 411 State St., Albany.
  • Media Advisory: WNY Health Care Community Helps UB's School of Nursing Celebrate its 75th Anniversary
    5/24/11
    More than 200 nurses, faculty members and hospital administrators will help the University at Buffalo School of Nursing mark 75 years of excellence in nursing education and research at an anniversary cocktail reception to be held on Wednesday, May 25, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society, 25 Nottingham Terrace, Buffalo.
  • UB Chemist to Receive Herman F. Mark Young Scholar Award Recognizing Excellence in Research and Teaching
    5/24/11
    University at Buffalo chemist Javid Rzayev has been selected to receive the Herman F. Mark Young Scholar Award from the American Chemical Society's Division of Polymer Chemistry. The award, a prestigious prize in the field, recognizes excellence in research and leadership in polymer science among scientists 35 and younger.
  • UB Proposes Plan to Build Downtown Medical Campus, Pursue Academic Excellence and Create Jobs
    5/24/11
    University at Buffalo President Satish K. Tripathi today submitted a proposal to the NYSUNY 2020 Challenge Grant program in support of a $375 million plan to help revitalize Buffalo's economy by relocating UB's medical school to downtown Buffalo.
  • Clarification to UB Announcement Regarding Plan to Build Downtown Medical Campus
    5/24/11
    A news release sent out earlier today by the University at Buffalo included an incorrect figure for the financial aid program that will be financed by a proposed $200 per semester tuition increase. Families with annual incomes between $40,000 and $60,000 would see a tuition increase of $30 per semester. The original news release reported the tuition increase applied to families with annual incomes of between $40,000 and $50,000.
  • MS Bone Loss May be Caused by Brain Inflammation, Not Lack of Weight-Bearing Activity Alone
    5/24/11
    Multiple sclerosis (MS) appears to be associated with loss of bone mineral density, but that loss may not be due to lack of weight-bearing activity, the usual cause of osteoporosis.
  • Modeling Buffalo's Urban Food Movement
    5/23/11
    As Rust Belt cities transform vacant lots into green space for growing vegetables, University at Buffalo researchers are using modeling to help assess the City of Buffalo's capacity for sustainable agriculture.