News Releases

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

  • How Do You Survive a Niagara Falls Plunge?
    3/12/09
    UB expert available for media commentary: How Do You Survive a Niagara Falls Plunge?
  • Safe Schools Seminar to be Held March 12 at UB
    3/12/09
    Nearly 800 law enforcement and school personnel will be at the University at Buffalo today (Thursday, March 12, 2009) from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. to participate in the sixth annual Safe Schools Initiative Seminar in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
  • People Who Sleep Less Than Six Hours Nightly Risk Developing Diabetes
    3/12/09
    To the many problems associated with lack of sleep -- moodiness, memory problems, difficulty concentrating -- add the risk of developing diabetes. A study from the University at Buffalo shows that people who sleep less than six hours a night during the work-week are 4.5 times more likely to have elevated levels of blood sugar than those who slumber 6-8 hours.
  • UB Research Expenditures Continue to Increase, Reach New Record High
    3/12/09
    Research expenditures across the disciplines at the University at Buffalo increased by nearly 7.7 percent to a record $348.2 million in the 2008 fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, according to the National Science Foundation.
  • UB-Buffalo Public Schools Partnership Expands its Summer Offerings for Area Middle and High School Students
    3/12/09
    The University at Buffalo's Pre-K to 16 initiative and partnership with Buffalo Public Schools will step up its campaign this year to be the region's major destination for Western New York students looking for accelerated summer experiences.
  • UB to Receive $4.9 Million in Stem Cell Research Funds from New York State
    3/11/09
    The University at Buffalo will receive $4.9 million in funding to conduct research on stem cells, part of a new investment in stem cell research announced yesterday by New York State Governor David A. Paterson.
  • UB MBA Team to Advance to National Competition
    3/10/09
    A team of four University at Buffalo MBA students will advance to a national competition in Washington, D.C., after winning the UB MBA Second-Year Case Competition.
  • RIA to Present Spring Seminar Series on Addiction
    3/10/09
    The University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions (RIA) will present a spring seminar series on addictions-related topics featuring national experts beginning March 20.
  • UB School of Management Names Winners in Target Case Competition
    3/10/09
    A team of three students in the UB School of Management will share a $3,000 prize as winners of the third annual On Target Undergraduate Case Competition.
  • NEH Grant to UB Poetry Collection Will Save Important Poetry Recordings
    3/10/09
    The Poetry Collection of the University at Buffalo Libraries has received a grant for $202,241 from the Preservation and Access Program of the National Endowment for the Humanities to reformat, catalog and make accessible 1,340 cassette and reel-to-reel audio recordings of poetry materials held in the collection.