News Releases

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

UB, partners awarded $750,000 to fight online disinformation
9/22/21
Researchers will develop digital literacy tools, and share them with senior citizens and teens.
New scoring system helps identify kids at risk for post-concussion symptoms
9/21/21
Researchers have developed a brief, standardized physical exam for sport-related concussive brain injuries in children and adolescents that can readily identify who is at risk for persistent post-concussion symptoms.
Health care organizations face steep hurdles complying with sweeping California Consumer Privacy Act
9/20/21
New School of Management research reveals confusion around the CCPA, which aims to give residents greater control over their personal information online.
UB to require COVID-19 vaccination to attend sporting and cultural events
9/20/21
UB policy takes effect Oct. 1, when attendees must provide proof that they have had at least one dose of the vaccine to be allowed into events at UB Stadium, Alumni Arena, the Center for the Arts and Slee Hall.
Science, and some sparkle! Kids can grow crystals in this national contest
9/17/21
The U.S. Crystal Growing Competition invites students and teachers to do hands-on chemistry.
Women will encounter bias in STEM. This new program helps them persist and overcome
9/15/21
The NAVIGATE Project aims to increase the number of women in the STEM workforce by teaching women how to confront discrimination both interpersonally and organizationally.
UB PhD student selected for Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy fellowship
9/15/21
As an HPRS fellow, Carol E. Ramos-Gerena will examine how agroecological farmers networks in Puerto Rico can change land use policies that better serve them and increase a culture of health in their communities.
UB MBA program vaults 12 spots in Bloomberg Businessweek ranking
9/15/21
In the annual ranking of the nation's best MBA programs, UB is No. 64 overall and No. 29 among public universities.
UB Dental to offer free care to WNY vets in honor of Veterans Day
9/14/21
The program – a partnership between UB Dental and the Eighth District Dental Society – will provide free dental care to nearly 200 Western New York veterans.
UB receives $3.9 million grant to better understand role of brain enzymes in early stages of Alzheimer’s disease
9/14/21
Although mitochondrial dysfunction in neurons may be an early sign of Alzheimer’s disease, the underlying molecular mechanisms remain a mystery.