News Releases

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

  • Does Internet Use Pose a Threat to Libraries (Yet)? Second National Study Will Revisit the Question
    11/19/04
    A major national study conducted by the University at Buffalo found five years ago that increased Internet use in the U.S. had not produced a reduction in the public use of libraries. With Internet use continuing to grow by leaps and bounds, the UB researchers now are poised to undertake a much larger national study to see what, if any, changes have taken place.
  • Risk of Adult Drinking Problems Jumps 12 Percent Per Year as Youths Drink Younger and Younger, UB Study Shows
    11/18/04
    Underscoring the importance of educating children about alcohol use and abuse, research at the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions has shown that the likelihood of alcohol abuse or dependence later in life increases by 12 percent for each year of decrease in the age at first drink for both men and women.
  • School of Management Launches New Technology Entrepreneurship Program
    11/18/04
    The University at Buffalo School of Management has launched a new Technology Entrepreneurship Program designed to facilitate understanding of the important business aspects in the commercialization of technology.
  • Tissue Engineered Blood Vessels that Respond to Changing Blood Flow Have Potential for Use in Heart Bypass Surgery
    11/17/04
    Researchers at the University at Buffalo have developed a process in which cells are used to construct new blood vessels, opening the door to growing new blood vessels for procedures like coronary bypass surgery, according to a paper published online on Oct. 14 in the American Journal of Physiology -- Heart and Circulatory Physiology.
  • Flawed Pesticide Studies Using Human Subjects Could Result in Higher Allowable Exposures for Both Children and Adults
    11/17/04
    Studies using human subjects to determine a "no observable effect level" of pesticides do not meet widely accepted scientific and ethical standards for research and should not be used to set new standards, according to a scathing analysis published in the November issue of the American Journal of Public Health.
  • NAFTA, Post-9/11 Security Concerns Combine to Increase Risk of Asthma in Neighborhoods Adjacent to Heavily Traveled Border Crossings
    11/15/04
    The North American Free Trade Agreement and increased security concerns in the post-9/11 era have combined to produce an unanticipated health problem in communities situated along U.S. borders: an increased risk of asthma.
  • Department of Defense Grants Totaling More than $1.35 Million Fund Breast-Cancer Research at UB
    11/10/04
    Chemists and epidemiologists at the University at Buffalo are delving into the effects of light on tumor development and tumor destruction through several new studies with grants totaling more than $1.3 million from the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD).
  • NYSTAR Supports UB Research Developing Biometric Smart Cards with Ultra-Scan Corp.
    11/10/04
    Researchers in the Center for Unified Biometrics and Sensors (CUBS) at the University at Buffalo are developing a versatile smart-card system that incorporates a powerful ultrasonic fingerprint-identification technology developed by Amherst-based Ultra-Scan Corp.
  • John R. Oishei Foundation Gives $1.2 Million to University at Buffalo's Ira G. Ross Eye Institute
    11/10/04
    In support of improved eye care in Western New York, the John R. Oishei Foundation has stepped forward with a $1.2 million gift to the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, helping it move closer to a challenge grant issued for the Ira G. Ross Eye Institute.
  • Eight Teams from UB School of Management Vie for $1,000 in PricewaterhouseCoopers Accounting Competition
    11/9/04
    Eight teams from the University at Buffalo School of Management will contend for $1,000 in the first round of the national xTREME Accounting Campus Competition (xACT) sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to be held at 1:30 p.m. Nov. 15 in the Jacobs Executive Development Center, 672 Delaware Ave.