News Releases

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

  • Baruch Blumberg, Nobel Prize Winner and Hepatitis B Virus Discoverer, to Lecture at UB
    4/2/09
    Baruch S. Blumberg, M.D., Ph.D., winner of the 1976 Nobel Prize in Medicine for discovery of the hepatitis B virus (HBV), will present a talk on "The Adventure of Science and Discovery," April 16 at 5 p.m. in Butler Auditorium in Farber Hall on the University at Buffalo's South (Main Street) Campus.
  • The More Oral Bacteria, the Higher the Risk of Heart Attack, UB study shows.
    4/1/09
    Several studies have suggested there is a connection between organisms that cause gum disease and the development of heart disease, but few studies have tested this theory. A study conducted at the University at Buffalo, where the gum disease/heart disease connection was uncovered, now has shown that two oral pathogens in the mouth were associated with an increased risk of having a heart attack, but that the total number of germs, regardless of type, was more important to heart health.
  • Media Advisory: UB's CSTEP Program to hold Day of Service at Grover Cleveland High School
    4/1/09
    The Collegiate Science & Technology Entry Program (CSTEP) at the University at Buffalo will hold its third annual Day of Service from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. today (Wednesday, April 1, 2009) at Grover Cleveland High School, 110 14th Street, Buffalo.
  • Poor Nutrition in Haitian Children May Contribute to Gum Disease, Study Shows
    4/1/09
    Haiti's children, already burdened with poverty and malnutrition, may have a health problem related to these chronic conditions -- gum disease.
  • State Budget Includes Funding to Advance UB 2020 Plans for Downtown Buffalo, but also will Result in a $6 Million to $9 Million Cut to UB's Operating Budget
    3/31/09
    The New York State budget expected to be enacted in Albany this week includes funding to help the University at Buffalo move forward with plans to expand the UB campus in downtown Buffalo, under the UB 2020 strategic plan, UB officials said today.
  • MBA Scholarships Awarded in UB Case Competition
    3/31/09
    A $500 scholarship was awarded to each member of the winning team in the University at Buffalo School of Management's third annual Steven C. Verney MBA Case Competition.
  • James Gates, Leading African-American Physicist and PBS Personality, to Visit UB
    3/30/09
    "Great science belongs to everybody." That sentiment is often expressed by S. James Gates Jr., Ph.D., John S. Toll Professor at the University of Maryland, College Park, who will visit the University at Buffalo on April 3 to give the annual Rustgi lecture, presented by the Department of Physics in the College of Arts and Sciences.
  • UB Regional Institute Goes 'Inside the Ballot Box' for 2008 Presidential Election in Western New York
    3/30/09
    The University at Buffalo Regional Institute has issued a detailed analysis of Western New York's voting patterns in the 2008 presidential election. Among the key findings are that the region's most populated areas -- urban and suburban -- voted for Barack Obama, although 85 percent of the region's municipalities voted for McCain. The region also voted more Democratic in 2008 compared to 2004, especially rural areas, while the region's rank of registered Republicans shrank.
  • UB Physicists Invite the Public to Celebrate "100 Hours of Astronomy"
    3/30/09
    On April 3, faculty and students in the University at Buffalo's Department of Physics will celebrate "100 Hours of Astronomy," an event being held worldwide, by inviting the public to come to UB to view streaming Webcasts from the world's major telescopes.
  • UB Alumni Association Legacy Scholarship Renamed for Willie R. Evans
    3/26/09
    A scholarship established by the University at Buffalo Alumni Association in 2007 was renamed in honor of Willie R. Evans, Ed.B. '60, during the association's awards ceremony on March 20.