News Releases

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

  • Sociologist Says This Month's Family Murder-Suicides Only "the Tip of the Iceberg"
    1/30/09
    A family sociologist at the University at Buffalo says this month's murder-suicides involving a family of four in Ohio and a family of five in California may be "just the tip of the iceberg."
  • UB Researchers Study Iraq Veterans' Traumatic Brain Injuries
    1/30/09
    Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has been identified as the "signature injury" of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. To meet the needs of veterans with TBI, the VA's Health Services Research & Development Unit is funding a $1.4 million, four-year prospective cohort study of Iraq and Afghanistan-era veterans, headed by University at Buffalo researchers at the Buffalo VA Medical Center. The results will be used nationwide.
  • UB Asian Studies/Baldy Center Offer Luncheon Seminars
    1/30/09
    The University at Buffalo Asian Studies Program and the Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy in the UB Law School is presenting "Law, Society, and Culture in Asian History," a luncheon seminar series featuring talks by prominent scholars.
  • $4.75 Million Grant to UB Will Help Improve Alternative Communication for 3.5 Million Americans
    1/29/09
    The Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center for Communication Enhancement (AAC-RERC), a partnership with the University at Buffalo, Duke University and other research institutions, has been awarded a $4.75 million grant by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR).
  • "SnowMan" Software Developed at UB Helps Keep Snow Drifts Off the Road
    1/29/09
    Snow that blows and drifts across roadways has long troubled road maintenance crews and commuters alike, creating treacherous driving conditions and requiring additional maintenance resources to mitigate the problem. Now, a University at Buffalo engineer has led the development of "SnowMan," a user-friendly, desktop software package that puts cost-effective solutions to the snow drift problem at the fingertips of highway designers and road maintenance personnel.
  • Cameron and Jane Baird Foundation Gives $40,000 to WBFO Tower Project
    1/27/09
    The Cameron and Jane Baird Foundation has given an additional $40,000 to WBFO 88.7 FM, a major public service of the University at Buffalo and the region's most-listened-to NPR station, to support installation of the station's new tower and antenna from which it already has begun broadcasting.
  • Stock Price Correlated to Likeability of Super Bowl Ads
    1/23/09
    When TV viewers like a company's Super Bowl commercial, the company's stock price goes up, according to a study by researchers at the University at Buffalo School of Management and Cornell University.
  • Nurses With a Second Degree Could Impact Workforce
    1/23/09
    As the United States continues to experience a nursing shortage that is expected to grow to one million nurses by 2016, a new research study highlights a pool of potential candidates who could alleviate the shortage in an economical way.
  • Financial Crunch May Isolate Friends and Family
    1/23/09
    People who lose a job or who are in the midst a financial crisis often are reluctant to talk about their struggles and may isolate themselves from friends and family. A faculty member in the UB School of Social Work offers advice and how to reach out to those hit by financial crunch.
  • Prenatal Cocaine Exposure Impairs Infants' Response to Stress, UB Study Shows.
    1/20/09
    Infants exposed prenatally to cocaine react more emotionally to stress and appear to have fewer stress-reducing coping strategies than infants with no cocaine exposure, researchers at the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions (RIA) have shown.