News Releases

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

  • Top UB Engineering Students Won't Pay a Dime From Freshman Year Through the PhD
    12/8/10
    To attract and retain the most intellectually gifted students, the University at Buffalo's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the UB Honors College have announced the Presidential Scholarship/Doctoral Fellowship, which will provide full scholarships for qualified UB engineering students from freshman year through completion of their doctoral degrees.
  • Alcohol and Romantic Relationships: A Good or Bad Mix?
    12/7/10
    Drinking plays an important and sometimes unexpected role from one day to the next in young couples' romantic relationships, according to a new study by University at Buffalo and University of Missouri researchers.
  • How Rare is that Fingerprint? Computational Forensics Provides the First Clues
    12/7/10
    Crime scene forensic analysis has long functioned on the premise that a person's unique identity is hidden in the tiny loops and swirls of their fingerprints, but teasing that information out of the incomplete prints left at crime scenes is still an inexact science, at best.
  • Jean Brown to Resign as Dean of UB Nursing School in August after Five Years at the Helm
    12/6/10
    Jean K. Brown, PhD, RN, FAAN, dean of the University at Buffalo School of Nursing, announced today that she will step down from deanship in August 2011 after nearly six years at the helm of the school.
  • Snow and Traffic: UB Transportation Project Could Help Region Better Manage Traffic During Bad Weather
    12/3/10
    Powerful, localized snowstorms can snarl traffic for hours or days, as Western New York saw this week when a section of the New York State Thruway closed for 24 hours. That's exactly the kind of scenario that University at Buffalo engineers hope to prevent when they complete a computer simulation of the area's roadways.
  • Gift to Establish Samuel Friedman Library in UB's Institute for Jewish Thought and Heritage
    12/2/10
    A generous gift from the foundation of a late Western New York businessman has established the Samuel Friedman Library in the Institute for Jewish Thought and Heritage (IJTH) at the University at Buffalo.
  • Fundraising Event Continues UB's Efforts to Provide Education, Health Services for Girls in Tanzania
    12/1/10
    The latest step in a cooperative plan spearheaded by the University at Buffalo Center for Educational Collaboration to support education, economic opportunities and improve basic health services for girls and women in the Mara region of Tanzania will take place from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 2, in Allen Hall on the UB South Campus.
  • Dance of the Snow Plows: Buffalo Architect Choreographs Months-Long Snowscaping Project
    11/30/10
    Where other Buffalonians see only piles of white, Sergio Lopez-Pineiro sees opportunity. This winter, the University at Buffalo architect will complete a months-long landscaping project using a single material commonly associated with Buffalo: snow.
  • Pioneering Architect Jeanne Gang to Deliver 2010 Bethune Lecture at UB
    11/30/10
    Jeanne Gang, founder and president of Studio Gang Architects and the lead designer of downtown Chicago's iconic Aqua Tower, will present the University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning's 2010 Bethune Lecture on Dec. 1.
  • Soy Isoflavones Decrease Risk of Invasive Breast Cancer, Large Breast Tumors, Study Shows
    11/30/10
    Isoflavones, chemicals found in soy products and in small amounts in other plant-based foods, may be associated with a reduced risk of developing certain types of breast tumors, a new study by researchers at the University at Buffalo and Roswell Park Cancer Institute has found.