News Releases

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

Head, shoulders, knees and… tablet? UB receives grant to turn pre-K assessment tool into digital game
8/31/21
To help teachers determine if their pre-kindergarten students are ready to transition to formal schooling, a UB-led team of researchers will create augmented reality and mobile game versions of the Head-Toes-Knees-Shoulders (HTKS) assessment.
This rainbow-making tech could help autonomous vehicles read signs
8/30/21
A study explains the physics behind reflective microscale concave interfaces — structures that reflect light in fascinating ways.
UB team proposes genome “archipelago” as new model of how genomic information influences development and disease
8/27/21
A UB team has developed a new model of how information in the genome is organized, called the novel genome archipelago model (GAM).
UB poised for safe, successful fall semester
8/27/21
With high vaccination rates and robust safety protocols, the university will welcome back students.
As kids head back to school, UB physicians say it’s more critical than ever for pregnant women to get vaccinated against COVID-19
8/25/21
The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences is leading an effort to promote vaccination among pregnant women in Western New York.
Student vaccination requirement takes effect at UB
8/23/21
The policy applies to any student attending in-person classes or participating in on-campus activities at UB.
Study identifies possible antidote for club drug GHB overdose
8/23/21
Diclofenac and other NSAIDs may limit the passage of narcolepsy medication and illicit party drug GHB to the brain, decreasing the potential for fatal overdose, UB researchers find.
UB family medicine residents provide care at Jericho Road’s new clinic
8/20/21
Twelve University at Buffalo family medicine residents are providing patient care at Jericho Road Community Health Center’s new family medicine clinic at 182 Breckenridge St. on Buffalo’s West Side.
UB architect unveils animal friendly installation at Exhibit Columbus
8/19/21
New project by Joyce Hwang seeks to bring greater visibility to humans’ forgotten urban neighbors: birds, bats, amphibians and reptiles.
UB bio-art project that recreates smell of human sweat named Falling Walls 2021 winner
8/19/21
“Labor,” a biological art project by UB professor Paul Vanouse that uses bacteria to recreate the smell of human sweat, was named one of 10 winners in the art and science category at international science competition Falling Walls 2021.

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