News Releases

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

  • Effect of Strenuous Physical Activity on Teen's Sexual Risk-Taking Differs Based on Gender, Race and Type of Activity
    4/15/03
    Gender, race and type of strenuous physical activity -- whether on an organized sports team or informal physical exercise -- play a role in the relationship between physical activity and sexual risk-taking by teen-agers, according to a study led by a researcher at the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions
  • MFA Thesis Exhibition to Feature Work of Photographer Jason Flack
    4/15/03
    Jason Flack, a master of fine art candidate at the University at Buffalo, will present his master's thesis exhibition, "Imminent," in the UB Anderson Gallery on Martha Jackson Place in Buffalo.
  • Body Temperature May Be Regulated by Neural Connection between the Retina and the "Body Clock," UB Scientists Find
    4/13/03
    Scientists from the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences are helping to reveal the mysteries of the mammalian biological clock, the grouping of cells in the brain that regulates the basic physiological functions known as circadian rhythms.
  • Female Runners Eating a Low-Fat Diet may Increase Risk of Injury, Limit Energy Supplies, UB Study Suggests
    4/12/03
    Competitive female runners who eat a low-fat diet place themselves at increased risk of suffering injuries, a team of researchers from the University at Buffalo has found.
  • Young Choreographers Showcase to be Presented April 25-27 at UB
    4/11/03
    The University at Buffalo's Department of Theatre and Dance will present the Young Choreographers Showcase at 8 p.m. April 25, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. April 26 and 2 p.m. April 27 in the Black Box Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
  • Gift to Law School to Fund Scholarships for Students with Public-Service Dreams
    4/11/03
    Irene Ebert and her family, to honor their son and family member, Frederick C. Ebert, who dedicated his legal career to public service, have established an endowment at the University at Buffalo Law School to fund scholarships for law students committed to doing the same.
  • UB to Host Largest Collegiate Mud Volleyball Tournament
    4/10/03
    "Muddy, Muddy Buffalo" is the theme of this year's Oozfest, the annual mud volleyball tournament sponsored by the University at Buffalo's Student Alumni Board and slated for April 26 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Mud Pit on St. Rita's Lane behind UB Stadium on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
  • Former Senator Bill Bradley to Speak at UB
    4/10/03
    Political visionary and former U.S. Sen. Bill Bradley will speak at 8 p.m. April 23 in the Mainstage theatre in the Center for the Arts on the University at Buffalo North (Amherst) Campus as the final participant in the UB Distinguished Speakers Series for 2002-03.
  • Study Proposes Interferon Beta-1A May Lessen Brain Atrophy in MS Patients by Minimizing Effects of Toxic Iron Deposits
    4/10/03
    Specialists in neuroimaging at the University at Buffalo have proposed a mechanism by which interferon beta-1a may limit brain atrophy in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients.
  • Study Predicts Boeing's Exit from Passenger Jet Manufacturing; Major Loss of Aerospace Jobs
    4/10/03
    The U.S. is on the verge of exiting from the passenger-aircraft industry, a market that it has led for more than half a century, according to a research paper by two University at Buffalo geographers. Authors of the study, focusing on Boeing Corp., the only remaining U.S. manufacturer of large commercial aircraft, predict that the company will cease making large passenger jets within the next 10 years.