News Releases

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

  • Gifted Math Program Seeks Nominations
    12/20/10
    The University at Buffalo's Gifted Math Program is accepting nominations of outstanding sixth-grade mathematics students submitted by schools and parents for its fall 2011 entering class.
  • Ion Channel Responsible for Pain Identified by UB Neuroscientists
    12/17/10
    University at Buffalo neuroscience researchers conducting basic research on ion channels have demonstrated a process that could have a profound therapeutic impact on pain.
  • $2.7 Million Grant Funds Study on Effects of Long-Term Stress on Police Officers
    12/16/10
    Police work is one of the most stressful jobs in society, but little is known about the effects of this stress on an officer's long-term health. John Violanti, PhD, professor of social and preventive medicine in the University at Buffalo's School of Public Health and Health Professions, hopes to fill this information void through a five-year $2.7 million grant from the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
  • Students Create Collaborative Tourism Plan for 'Route 16' Cattaraugus Communities
    12/15/10
    Anyone familiar with the Route 16 corridor in Cattaraugus County can cite its many attractions: inspiring natural beauty, friendly inhabitants, a plethora of recreational opportunities -- including kayaking, fishing, hiking and horseback riding -- alpaca, bison and dairy farms, maple sugar festivals and rodeos, and arts, cultural and historical tourist sites. But they know the drawbacks of the area as well: occasional dangerous terrain, low per capita income, inaccessibility and poor signage -- just to name a few.
  • RIA Researcher Awarded $1.8 Million to Study the Implications of Prenatal Exposure to Alcohol on Later Risk of Addiction
    12/15/10
    Roh-Yu Shen, senior research scientist at the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions (RIA), has received a $1.8 million grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to continue her study of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.
  • Media Advisory: Poverty workshop to show UB medical students the challenges of living in poverty
    12/14/10
    Students from the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences will learn about the day-to-day challenges facing the poor as part of a poverty simulation workshop to be held from 1-5 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 15, in 105 Harriman Hall on the UB South Campus.
  • UB Law School Only New York State Law School to Raise Its Bar Pass Rate
    12/14/10
    The University at Buffalo Law School is the only law school in the state to register a higher pass rate among first-time candidates taking the July bar exam, advancing its pass rate to 83 percent, 2 percent higher than the previous year.
  • Minority and Women Emerging Entrepreneurs Honored
    12/14/10
    Felecia Doctor has been named "Protege of the Year" by the Allstate Minority and Women Emerging Entrepreneurs Program, a joint venture by the University at Buffalo School of Management's Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership (CEL) and the UB Center for Urban Studies.
  • Soto-Crespo Receives Honorable Mention for Major MLA Prize
    12/13/10
    Ricardo Ortiz of Georgetown University calls Ramon Soto-Crespo's work "some of the best …being done now in U.S. Latino literary criticism." The Modern Language Association agrees. It will award Soto-Crespo, PhD, of Buffalo, associate professor of American studies and director of Latina/Latino Studies at the University at Buffalo, one of its major distinctions: an honorable mention for the MLA's Eighth Annual Prize in United States Latina and Latino and Chicana and Chicano Literary and Cultural Studies.
  • As Geography Chair, Bagchi-Sen Promotes an 'Entrepreneurial' Field
    12/10/10
    Now that the term "interdisciplinary" is practically a prerequisite for federal research funds, geographers are finding that their expertise is a sought-after commodity. That's because geography just might be the most interdisciplinary field in the academic world, according to Sharmistha Bagchi-Sen, chair of the Department of Geography in the University at Buffalo's College of Arts and Sciences.