News Releases

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

  • WBFO to Present, Broadcast Concerts by Amherst Saxophone Quartet, Erie County Wind Ensemble
    1/29/03
    WBFO 88.7 FM, the National Public Radio affiliate operated by the University at Buffalo, will present free concerts next month by the Erie County Wind Ensemble and the Amherst Saxophone Quartet.
  • Sheldon Foundation Gives $20,000 to UB for Digitization of WBFO Studios
    1/29/03
    The Ralph C. Sheldon Foundation has awarded a $20,000 grant to WBFO 88.7 FM, the National Public Radio affiliate operated by the University at Buffalo, to be used in the digitization of its studios.
  • Alcohol Consumption by Domestically Violent Men Increases Likelihood of Physical Abuse of Female Partners
    1/29/03
    Men who drink alcohol and have a predisposition for physical violence toward their female partners are more likely to be violent on the days they drink alcohol, according to a study conducted at the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions (RIA) and reported in the February 2003 issue of the American Psychological Association's Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology.
  • Study Finds that When A Spouse Feels Secure about Partner's Regard, Marriage Is Strengthened
    1/27/03
    Robert Louis Stevenson once quipped that "Marriage...is a field of battle and not a bed of roses." He may be right, but researchers at the University at Buffalo and Stanford University say some marriages are rosier than others -- not because they have no battles, but because of the way the spouses deal with them. And how they deal, the researchers note, depends on how much the partners value themselves and feel valued by the other.
  • Interactive Silent Film and Live Music Event "Sherlock Junior" to be Presented Feb. 28 in CFA
    1/27/03
    The University at Buffalo Center for the Arts will present "Sherlock Junior," Buster Keaton's classic silent film accompanied with an original film score performed live by The Blue Grass Knoll. The performance will be held at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 28 in the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
  • New Drug Lead Fights Bacteria that can be Lethal by Disrupting Quorum Sensing and Biofilms
    1/24/03
    University at Buffalo scientists have discovered a promising new drug lead that works by inhibiting the sophisticated bacterial communication system called quorum sensing.
  • Mars May Be Much Older -- or Younger -- than Thought, According to Research by UB Planetary Geologist
    1/23/03
    Research by a University at Buffalo planetary geologist suggests that generally accepted estimates about the geologic age of surfaces on Mars -- which influence theories about its history and whether or not it once sustained life -- could be way off.
  • "Asia at Noon" Lecture Series Set at UB
    1/23/03
    University at Buffalo law student John Haberstroh will discuss "Japanese Wartime Forced Labor: Litigation by Korean and Chinese Victims" on Jan. 31 during the first lecture of the spring semester of the "Asia at Noon" brown-bag lunch series sponsored by the Asian Studies Program in the College of Arts and Sciences.
  • Nicotine Affects Sperm Adversely; Creates Changes that Reduce Fertility Potential, UB Research Finds
    1/21/03
    Fertility researchers at the University at Buffalo have shown that nicotine and cotinine, a substance produced by nicotine's breakdown, cause sperm to change in ways that could reduce fertility potential.
  • Binge Drinking Patterns Among African-American Drinkers Puts Their Health at Risk, UB Study Finds
    1/21/03
    Binge drinking by African Americans who drink appears to negate the protective health effects seen in most groups who, as in this population, consume moderate amounts of alcohol in general, researchers at the University at Buffalo have found.