News Releases

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

  • UB to Join Research Initiatives of New Regional Center of Excellence in Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Disease in Albany
    9/5/03
    The University at Buffalo has been selected to partner in the research initiatives of the new Regional Center of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Research (RCE) to be established at the New York State Department of Health in Albany.
  • UB Begins Groundbreaking Study on 'Net Effect' on Patients of HIV Treatments, Other Drugs and Substances of Abuse
    9/3/03
    An antiretroviral drug for HIV, methadone for heroin addiction, a birth control pill and an antidepressant. For some AIDS patients, this is a daily medication regimen. How do all of these substances affect how HIV drugs work and how do HIV drugs, in turn, affect the other drugs a patient takes? That question is at the heart of research being conducted by the University at Buffalo's Laboratory for Antiviral Research, where researchers are developing innovative new methods of testing the blood and cells of HIV patients for these interactions.
  • Electronic Packaging Lab at UB Developing Ways to Make Electronic Devices Smaller, Faster and More Reliable
    9/3/03
    Some of the world's most advanced research in micro- and nanoelectronic-packaging reliability is taking place in the Electronic Packaging Laboratory in the University at Buffalo School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. UB engineers are addressing critical problems confronting the electronics industry as it attempts to make electronic packages much smaller and more reliable. Their research is helping to reduce the size and increase the speed and life span of electronic devices, and is opening the door for the creation of new devices.
  • Abdominal Fat, a Contributor to Heart Disease Risk, Is Related to Alcohol Drinking Pattern, UB Study Shows
    9/2/03
    How you drink alcohol -- how often, how much, when and what kind -- can influence the risk of heart disease by affecting the accumulation of abdominal fat, a body characteristic shown to be an important risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, University at Buffalo epidemiologists have shown.
  • Universidad de Granada Theatre Company to Present Ritos
    9/2/03
    The University at Buffalo Center for the Arts and the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures and the International Artistic and Cultural Exchange Program (IACE) of the Department of Theatre and Dance, both in the UB College of Arts in Sciences, will present The Universidad de Granada, Spain in Ritos at 7 p.m. on Sept. 25-26 in the Black Box Theatre located at the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
  • UB Engineer Creates Software to Detect and Find Leaks in International Space Station
    9/2/03
    A new software system designed by a University at Buffalo aerospace engineer will help NASA detect and find air leaks in the International Space Station.
  • UB Gender Week to Offer Multi-Cultural Perspectives on Gender and Sexuality
    8/29/03
    Issues of importance to women, including research, education, health and legal issues, will be in the forefront Sept. 22-26 as UB celebrates its second annual Gender Week. Sponsored by the Institute for Research and Education on Women and Gender (IREWG), informally known as the Gender Institute, the theme of the week will be "Gender Matters." All events will be free and open to the public.
  • Alumnus Pledges $1.5 Million to UB's Medical School to Establish Chair in Dermatology
    8/29/03
    A pioneer in cancer prevention who appreciated his "quality education," Ralph T. Behling, M.D. '43, has pledged $1.5 million to the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences to establish a chair in dermatology.
  • Bono Named Director of UB Gender Institute
    8/29/03
    Barbara Bono, associate professor in the Department of English in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been appointed director of UB's Institute for Research and Education on Women and Gender for 2003-05.
  • UB Philosopher Receives $535,000 Grant to Support Medical Informatics Research for European Union
    8/28/03
    Internationally distinguished ontologist Barry Smith, Julian Park Professor of Philosophy at the University at Buffalo, has received a $535,000 grant from the European Union's 6th Framework Programme on Research and Technological Development (FP6) to support his work in the field of medical informatics.