News Releases

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

  • New Materials Made By Blending Plastic, Dye Store 1,000 Times More Data Than Conventional Cds
    8/27/96
    New, polymer-based photonic materials into which can be packed "stacks" of data, like pages in a book, have been developed by University at Buffalo scientists.
  • Linda Yalem Run Set for Sept. 29
    8/20/96
    More than 1,600 runners, joggers, racewalkers and strollers are expected to participate in the seventh annual Linda Yalem Memorial Run on Sunday, Sept. 29, on the University at Buffalo North (Amherst) Campus.
  • Study Finds Young Victims of Violence Receive Little Or No Psychosocial Counseling
    8/16/96
    An adolescent who attempts suicide and a youth who sustains a gunshot wound both are traumatized by the experience and could benefit from psychological counseling, most experts would agree.
  • Karwan Named Dean of UB Engineering School
    8/8/96
    Mark H. Karwan, Ph.D., has been appointed dean of the University at Buffalo School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
  • New Software Simulates How Blood Clots Dissolve, Will Help Tailor Drug
    7/30/96
    If physicians knew precisely how blood clots dissolve, they could tailor drug therapies and reduce patient risks.
  • Detecting Body Substances Without Drawing Blood Focus of UB Assistant Professor's Research
    7/24/96
    A $179,000 three-year grant from the Whitaker Foundation is funding a University at Buffalo study of state-of-the-art techniques used to detect various substances in the body without having to draw blood samples.
  • Orange Juice Helps Boost Blood Levels of AIDS Drug
    7/8/96
    A glass of orange juice appears to enhance the effect of a potent experimental AIDS drug, according to research in the Laboratory for Antiviral Research in the University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy.
  • Cultural Illiteracy of U.S. Students Poses Serious Economic Threat, Say Researchers
    6/26/96
    Warning that 21st-century cultural diplomacy and U.S. economic and political interests are at risk, a team of top international educators is recommending major changes in the policy that defines the educational relationship between the U.S. and Japan.
  • New Technique Accurately Measures Strength of Composite Interfaces
    6/19/96
    A University at Buffalo professor has developed the first accurate, nondestructive way to evaluate the strength of a bond between two materials.
  • Dietary Beta Carotene May Decrease Risk of Prostate Cancer Among Smokers, UB Study Shows
    6/15/96
    A new study by University at Buffalo epidemiologists suggests that beta carotene, or a dietary component associated with it, may reduce a smokerÍs risk of developing prostate cancer.