News Releases

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

  • New Technique Helps Social Workers Overcome Biases
    3/14/94
    A University at Buffalo researcher and her colleague at Barry College have developed a new technique to improve social workers' effectiveness by enabling them to recognize their individual biases and those they make about clients.
  • Study Shows Mouthrinse Reduces Overgrowth of Gum Tissue
    3/14/94
    Gingival hyperplasia, a side-effect of long-term use of some prescription drugs, can be reduced by using a chlorhexidine mouthrise, University at Buffalo dental researchers have determined.
  • Levine Named to Federal Panel On Child Abuse And Neglect
    3/14/94
    Murray Levine, Ph.D., professor of psychology and adjunct professor of law at the University at Buffalo, has been appointed to the U.S. Advisory Board on Child Abuse and Neglect by Donna E. Shalala, U.S. secretary of health and human services.
  • Electric Toothbrushes Reduce Bacteria Better Than Manual Brushes, UB Study Finds
    3/13/94
    Electric toothbrushes more effectively reduce levels of two bacteria associated with gum disease than manually held ones, University at Buffalo dental researchers reported today (March 13) at the American Association for Dental Research meeting.
  • UB's Carl Receives Third Service Award For Work In Kenya
    3/10/94
    William Carl, D.D.S, a dental researcher at the University at Buffalo and Roswell Park Cancer Institute, has received his third International Service Award from the American Dental Association.
  • UB Studies Point to Smoking As Risk Factor In Gum Disease
    3/10/94
    There's mounting evidence that smoking is a key risk factor in periodontal disease, a major cause of adult tooth loss, University at Buffalo dental researchers say.
  • University At Buffalo to Invest In "Smart Pill" Co-Developed By UB Researcher
    3/1/94
    For the first time, the University at Buffalo, through the SUNY Research Foundation, is taking an equity position in a company that is commercializing technology co-developed by a UB faculty member.
  • Most Very Premature Babies Are Alive And Well At 4, Only 1 In 5 Experiences Serious Problems, Study Shows
    2/28/94
    University at Buffalo researchers following the health of 194 babies born 12-17 weeks prematurely have found that after four years, the majority of the children were alive and well and had no major neurodevelopmental impairments.
  • Groundbreaking Author Ruminates On New Type of Fiction
    2/24/94
    In "Critifiction: Postmodern Essays," his new book from SUNY Press, writer Raymond Federman discusses a new type of fiction that arose 30 years ago in America, Latin America and Europe as a simultaneous response to the turmoil of the times.
  • Northridge Quake 'writing On Wall' For California And U.S.
    2/21/94
    Last month's Northridge earthquake showed that even in cities with mandatory upgrade programs designed to mitigate damage, many buildings remain vulnerable to even moderate earthquakes, according to a leading earthquake engineer.