News Releases

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

  • Study Finds that Caring for an Elderly, Sick Spouse Sometimes has Positive Elements
    6/22/10
    Although long-term care of sick or disabled loved ones is widely recognized as a threat to the caregiver's health and quality of life, a new study led by University at Buffalo psychologist Michael Poulin, PhD, finds that in some contexts, helping valued loved ones may promote the well being of helpers.
  • Media Advisory: Fight like a Warrior Entrepreneur, Survive the High-tech Business Jungle
    6/22/10
    It's a jungle out there in the world of technology start-ups. And businesspeople who want to make sure that their high-tech company is the one still standing will be attending the 2010 Explore Buffalo Niagara Investor and Entrepreneur High-Tech Forum on Thursday, June 24, from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, 1285 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo.
  • Decay of Baby Teeth May be Linked to Obesity, Poor Food Choices, Study Suggests
    6/22/10
    A preliminary study of young children undergoing treatment for cavities in their baby teeth found that nearly 28 percent had a body mass index (BMI) above the 85th percentile, indicating overweight or obesity. That percentage is more than 5 percent higher than the estimated national average, adding more fuel to the growing concern that poor food choices, including those sugary drinks and fruit juices so popular and convenient, likely are contributing to both obesity and tooth decay in very young children.
  • UB School of Architecture and Planning Will Host Turkish Scholar This Summer
    6/21/10
    This summer, the University at Buffalo Department of Urban and Regional Planning, School of Architecture and Planning, will host visiting scholar Gunes Ekin Aksan of Turkey, a PhD student in the Political and Social Sciences Department at Marmara University and a lecturer in the Communication Department at Istanbul Bilgi University.
  • Anxiety/Panic Disorder Most Frequent Disabling Comorbid Disorder in TS Patients, Study Finds
    6/17/10
    An assessment of patients with adult Tourette syndrome (TS) to identify clinical factors that contribute to psychosocial and occupational disabilities resulting from the vocal or motor tics that define TS found that anxiety/panic disorder may be the most disabling psychiatric condition associated with the disorder.
  • Cartwright Named Interim VP for Research
    6/17/10
    Alexander N. Cartwright, PhD, chair of the University at Buffalo departments of Electrical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, has been named interim vice president for research, Provost Satish K. Tripathi announced today.
  • Many UB Undergraduate History Department Awards Go To Local Students
    6/17/10
    The University at Buffalo's Department of History awarded scholarships and grants in the amount of more than $54,000 to 17 undergraduate history majors this spring, 10 of them from the Buffalo area.
  • 19th-Century Spirit Photos -- A Marriage of Technology and the Irrational
    6/16/10
    In the latter part of the 19th century, a range of powerful new visual technologies were developed that used the intrinsic mechanics of light-sensitive media to achieve spiritual allusions and illusions. Elizabeth Otto, PhD, an award-winning art historian at the University at Buffalo, is particularly interested in "spirit photographs" and the cultures of the paranormal as they relate to the Romantic tradition of spirit or Geist in late 19th- and early 20th-century Austria and Germany and the rise of modernism.
  • UB School of Management Graduates 32 Executive MBAs
    6/15/10
    Thirty-two Western New York business professionals have graduated from the Executive MBA program in the University at Buffalo School of Management.
  • Use Caution Near Falcon Nest on South Campus
    6/14/10
    The Department of Environmental Conservation has informed the university about two incidents where falcons nesting in MacKay Tower on UB's South Campus swooped down near passersby and a dog causing minor injuries.