News Releases

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

Media Advisory: New England Journal of Medicine editor-in-chief will be keynote speaker at Jacobs School commencement
4/12/23
The MD commencement ceremony for the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences will feature Eric J. Rubin, MD, PhD, editor-in-chief of the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine, as keynote speaker.
UB to officially open Buhite-DiMino implant center on Wednesday
4/11/23
The revamped Squire Hall facility provides dental care to WNY, advances clinical research and promotes interdisciplinary education.
Center for Information Integrity hosting event exploring solutions to misinformation on social media
4/11/23
UB experts and visiting scholars will address questions related to why platforms that would seem to cultivate a reputation for reliability instead, by design, disseminate and amplify misinformation.
UB, partners receive $1.5 million NIH grant for infectious disease training program
4/11/23
The award will train 10 Jamaican scientists focusing on emerging and chronic viral infections.
Global Type 1 diabetes burden high despite advances, reports Lancet overview of the disease
4/11/23
The past few years have seen numerous advances in the understanding of how Type 1 diabetes develops and how to manage it, yet the global disease burden remains high.
Often overlooked, ‘residual emissions’ are critical to fighting climate change
4/6/23
Residual emissions are those that remain after efforts to eliminate such emissions have been implemented.
Study explores how QAnon went from fringe to mainstream on Twitter
4/4/23
QAnon’s journey from a fringe phenomenon in 2017 to a mainstream presence on Twitter represents an evolution that arrived by tapping into an interconnected media system.
Ben Harper and The Innocent Criminals at the University at Buffalo Center for the Arts
4/4/23
The three-time Grammy award winner has amassed international critical applause and a worldwide fan following for his own genre-traversing body of work.
UB awarded $1.5 million to study gene therapy for FOXG1 Syndrome
4/3/23
The grant, from the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative, could help benefit people suffering from the rare genetic brain disorder.
Study reveals insights on pandemic-related drinking and mental health
4/3/23
People who maintained their drinking habits had lower prevalence of mental health issues compared to those who abstained or whose drinking patterns changed.