News Releases

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

  • Silver Nanoparticles May One Day Be Key to Devices That Keep Hearts Beating Strong and Steady
    2/10/10
    Diamonds and gold may make some hearts flutter on Valentine's Day, but in a University at Buffalo laboratory, silver nanoparticles are being designed to do just the opposite.
  • "Artpark: 1974-84" -- A Major UB Gallery Exhibition to Open in September
    2/9/10
    The University at Buffalo Art Gallery will mount the exhibit "Artpark: 1974-84," the first comprehensive historical overview of the seminal years of the innovative Visual Artists Program at Artpark in Lewiston, N.Y.
  • Flight 3407 Anniversary Likely to Trigger Anxiety and Grief, Says UB Trauma Expert
    2/8/10
    Friday's one-year anniversary of the crash of Continental Flight 3407 will almost certainly trigger anxiety and fear among those personally affected by the tragedy. And a University at Buffalo expert on trauma and loss says those with a less-immediate, but still important connection to the tragedy can also expect a recurrence of anxiety or grief.
  • UB Geographers Help Map Devastation in Haiti
    2/8/10
    In the wake of the earthquake in Haiti, University at Buffalo geography students are participating in a global effort to enhance the international response and recovery effort by helping to assess damage, using images hosted by Google Earth and the Virtual Disaster Viewer, which shares imagery of disasters from various sources.
  • Media Advisory: Racial Justice Champion Cornel West to Speak at UB
    2/5/10
    Cornel West, the noted intellectual, essayist, public speaker and social activist, will present the keynote address for the University at Buffalo's 34th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Event at 8 p.m. today (Friday, Feb. 5, 2010) in the Center for the Arts on the UB North Campus.
  • Blacks with MS Have More Severe Symptoms, Decline Faster than Whites, New Study Shows
    2/5/10
    Fewer African Americans than Caucasians develop multiple sclerosis (MS), statistics show, but their disease progresses more rapidly, and they don't respond as well to therapies, a new study by neurology researchers at the University at Buffalo has found.
  • Media Advisory: Racial Justice Champion Cornel West to Speak at UB
    2/4/10
    Cornel West, the noted intellectual, essayist, public speaker and social activist, will present the keynote address for the University at Buffalo's 34th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Event at 8 p.m. tomorrow (Friday, Feb. 5, 2010) in the Center for the Arts on the UB North Campus.
  • Media Advisory: UB to Announce New Council to Open Pathways to Jobs Created by UB 2020
    2/4/10
    The University at Buffalo will announce the creation of a new advisory council that will help prepare local residents for jobs created by the UB 2020 plans at a news conference to be held at 1:30 p.m. today (Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010) in the UB Gateway Complex (the former M. Wile Building), 77 Goodell St. in downtown Buffalo.
  • New UB Advisory Council to Help Open Pathways to Jobs Created by UB 2020 Expansion
    2/4/10
    The University at Buffalo today announced creation of a new advisory council that will help the university and its community partners prepare local residents for jobs created by implementation of the UB 2020 plan to grow the university and increase its regional economic impact.
  • Democratic and Republican Presidents Have Had Similar Economic Records, Concludes UB Political Scientist
    2/4/10
    In his recent book "Unequal Democracy," noted Princeton political scientist Larry Bartels reaches the controversial conclusion that Democratic presidents have generally done a better job in handling the economy. As he sees it, Democrats have had a better record across the board. But James Campbell, a University at Buffalo professor of political science and widely published author on American politics, says Bartels is incorrect.