News Releases

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

  • Pelham Selected as Education Research Mentor
    5/26/04
    William E. Pelham, Jr., Ph.D., of Amherst, professor of psychology, pediatrics and psychiatry, and director of the Center for Children and Families at the University at Buffalo, has been selected to be a mentor for a new postdoctoral fellowship training program aimed at boosting research on the application of psychological science to education.
  • UB Researchers Develop Software Tool to Help Consumers Make Decisions on Everything from SUVs to Spouses
    5/25/04
    Making purchasing and other decisions may be a little easier for consumers and decision makers, thanks to a new tool developed by researchers in the University at Buffalo School of Management.
  • Underserved Use Alternative Therapies at Same Rate as General Population, Depend More on Prayer, UB Study Finds
    5/24/04
    Medically underserved individuals use complementary and alternative medicines at the same rate as the population at large, but they rely more heavily on prayer and low-cost therapies, a study by University at Buffalo researchers has shown.
  • Very-Low-Fat Diet Decreases "Good Cholesterol," Does Not Improve Heart Health, UB Study Shows
    5/24/04
    In findings counter to current beliefs, a new study from the University at Buffalo shows that a diet very low in fat does not lower the risk factors for heart disease in healthy sedentary individuals and, in fact, may increase them.
  • $1 Million Grant to UB from Senator Rath Will Support Innovative Worksite Wellness Programs
    5/21/04
    A $1 million grant to the School of Public Health and Health Professions at the University at Buffalo, made possible by State Sen. Mary Lou Rath, will be used to kick-start an innovative initiative to improve the health and wellness of workers in Western New York.
  • Hunter's Hope Foundation, UB Establish Research Institute to Study Krabbe Disease, Related Conditions
    5/21/04
    Hunter's Hope Foundation and the University at Buffalo today announced establishment of the Hunter James Kelly Research Institute, which will focus on research into Krabbe Disease -- the fatal nervous system disorder that affects the 7-year-old son of former Buffalo Bills quarterback Jim Kelly and his wife, Jill -- and related diseases.
  • American Chemical Society's Cleveland Section Awards Morley Medal to UB Chemistry Professor
    5/20/04
    Paras Prasad, Ph.D., SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Chemistry in the University at Buffalo's College of Arts and Sciences and Samuel P. Capen Chair, has been awarded the 2004 Morley Medal by the Cleveland section of the American Chemical Society.
  • How Elastic Are Proteins? UB Physics Professor Receives CAREER Award to Find Out
    5/20/04
    Andrea Markelz, Ph.D., assistant professor of physics in the University at Buffalo College of Arts and Sciences, has received a prestigious Faculty Early Career Development Award from the National Science Foundation to develop a technique for measuring the elasticity -- or "bounciness" -- of biomolecules, such as proteins, using ultrafast optical methods.
  • UB to Host Technical Theater Workshops for High School Students Aug. 16-18
    5/19/04
    The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will hold Explore the Arts, its first technical theater workshops for high school students from 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 16-18 in the Center for the Arts. Registration and fee are required.
  • UB Department of Theatre and Dance to Sponsor 2004 Summer Dance Program
    5/18/04
    The University at Buffalo Department of Theatre and Dance again will offer its exciting and educational Summer Dance Program.