News Releases

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

  • Scientists May Not Be Very Religious, but Science May Not Be to Blame
    6/29/07
    Did God make scientists? Most of them don't think so. The first systematic analysis in decades to examine the religious beliefs and practices of elite academics in the sciences supports the notion that science professors at top universities are less religious than the general population, but attributes this to a number of variables that have little to do with their study of science.
  • Ernst & Young Matches Alumni Contributions to UB
    6/27/07
    The worldwide public accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP and its staff members have contributed $34,400 to the University at Buffalo over the past year.
  • UB Psychiatry Residents Triumph in "Jeopardy"-Style "MindGames"
    6/27/07
    Out-buzzing and out-smarting teams from the University at Pennsylvania and Wayne State University, a three-person team from the University at Buffalo's psychiatry residency program won the first "Jeopardy"-inspired "MindGames" at the 2007 annual meeting of the American Psychiatry Association held in San Diego in May.
  • Workshop in Computational Science Challenges High School Students
    6/26/07
    A dozen lucky high school students are spending two weeks this summer at the University at Buffalo's Center for Computational Research, part of the university's New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences, during its annual high school workshop in computational science, from June 25 to July 6.
  • Researcher Looks at the Entertainment Value of Murder in the U.S.
    6/25/07
    Bloody murder has been a quintessentially American preoccupation since John Newcomen sailed in on the Mayflower and was whacked by a fellow colonist. What followed in America from the 17th century to the present, says cultural analyst and author David F. Schmid, Ph.D., is a form of "entertainment by murder," a ghastly enthrallment that conflates some of Americans' favorite preoccupations: consumerism, titillation by celebrity gossip and violence.
  • UB Physician, Teacher Named New York's "Family Physician of the Year"
    6/22/07
    A University at Buffalo faculty member who practices on the lower west side of Buffalo and co-founded a free medical clinic at a shelter for women and children has been named 2007 Family Physician of the Year by the New York State Academy of Family Physicians.
  • Staff Changes Made in UB Athletic Department
    6/22/07
    University at Buffalo Athletics Director Warde Manuel has announced a reorganization of the Athletics Department staff designed to "help continue the department's vision and goal of developing a successful Mid-American Conference program."
  • New $1.16 Million Study Investigates How Dietary Iron Is Used By Cells
    6/21/07
    A four-year study on iron metabolism within cells, an essential process that impacts both iron deficiency and iron toxicity, conditions responsible for a multitude of human diseases, is underway at the University at Buffalo funded by a $1.16 million grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK).
  • Wang Wins Award for Research, Scholarship in Learning Technologies
    6/21/07
    The American Educational Research Association (AERA) has bestowed one of its top awards to X. Christine Wang, assistant professor of learning and instruction in the University at Buffalo Graduate School of Education.
  • UB Pharmacy Faculty Members Earn Top Awards
    6/20/07
    Three faculty members in the University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences have won top awards for 2007 from the New York State Chapter of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP).