News Releases

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

  • UB Confucius Institute Offers China Summer Camp, Trip to China for Buffalo Students
    7/12/10
    The University at Buffalo Asian Studies Program will sponsor two Chinese language and culture immersion experiences for Buffalo public school students this summer through its Confucius Institute.
  • UB Physician Named a "Top Solver" by InnoCentive Inc. for Discovering an ALS Biomarker
    7/12/10
    Harvey Arbesman, MD, clinical assistant professor of dermatology and social and preventive medicine at the University at Buffalo, has been named one of 12 "Top Solvers" for 2009 by InnoCentive Inc., an organization that sponsors international challenges to provide innovative solutions to complex problems.
  • Simon Named Business Development Officer at UB's TCIE
    7/9/10
    Gary Simon of Hamburg has been named director of business development at the University at Buffalo's Center for Industrial Effectiveness (TCIE).
  • UB Education Professor to Participate in Apple's Distinguished Educators Program
    7/8/10
    An internationally respected University at Buffalo expert in the use of technology in education has been selected to participate in a prestigious institute that will bring together scholars considered among the nation's top minds in technology education.
  • With Magnetic Nanoparticles, Scientists Remotely Control Neurons and Animal Behavior
    7/6/10
    Clusters of heated, magnetic nanoparticles targeted to cell membranes can remotely control ion channels, neurons and even animal behavior, according to a paper published by University at Buffalo physicists in Nature Nanotechnology.
  • Cinema Under the Stars Comes to UB's North, South Campuses
    7/6/10
    The University at Buffalo will be the place to be to watch movies under the stars this summer, with free film screenings planned for both the North and South campuses.
  • Air Pollution Doesn't Increase Risk of Preeclampsia, Early Delivery, Study Finds
    7/2/10
    While pregnant women may worry about the effects of air pollution on their health and that of their developing child, exposure to carbon monoxide and fine particles in the air during pregnancy does not appear to increase the risk of preterm delivery or preeclampsia -- a serious condition that arises only during pregnancy -- according to results of a study headed by a University at Buffalo epidemiologist.
  • UB's Dennis Andrejko Elected Vice President of American Institute of Architects
    7/2/10
    It isn't easy being green, but Dennis A. Andrejko, FAIA, of Williamsville, associate professor in the University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning, and a longtime proponent of sustainable architecture, has been elected vice president of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), to serve 2011-2012.
  • UB Master Plan Wins Top Award from Western New York Section of the American Planning Association
    7/2/10
    "Building UB: the Comprehensive Physical Plan" has received a 2010 Professional Award in the category of Comprehensive Planning from the Western New York Section of the American Planning Association.
  • Exploratory Study Shows High BMI Linked to Proximity to Convenience Stores
    7/1/10
    Researchers at the University at Buffalo conducting a neighborhood-scaled exploratory study that tested the association between the food environment, the built environment and women's body mass index (BMI) have found that women with homes closer to a supermarket, relative to a convenience store, had lower BMIs, and that the greater the number of restaurants within a five minute walk of a woman's home, the higher her BMI.