News Releases

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

How did dogs get to the Americas? An ancient bone fragment holds clues
2/23/21
The remains — thought to be the oldest confirmed from a dog in the Americas — support the theory that the animals may have traveled with people along a coastal route. This image is a composite that employs a technique called focus-stacking to show details of the bone more clearly.
COVID-19 vaccine developed by UB startup approved for human trials
2/23/21
The vaccine candidate, under development by POP Biotechnologies and biotech firm EuBiologics, will be tested in South Korea.
UB Arts Collaboratory launches new incubator in downtown Buffalo
2/23/21
“The Space Between” will serve as a hot house of expression, association and creative development that will also act as an inclusive bridge that can imaginatively link and draw from the collective history, culture and energy of Buffalo’s many diverse communities.
Palah Light Lab receives sub award from Mellon Foundation grant
2/22/21
Palah will receive $38,500 of a $3 million grant awarded to Michigan State University by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation’s Just Futures Initiative for the project Creativity in the Time of COVID-19: Art as a Tool for Combating Inequity and Injustice.
UB receives $10 million gift for diversity initiatives, student scholarships, endowed faculty positions
2/22/21
The gift comes from late UB faculty member, Carl V. Granger, who was a successful entrepreneur.
UB statement on state’s decision to revise pause guidelines for SUNY campuses
2/19/21
Colleges and universities testing at least 25% of their total on-campus students, faculty and staff weekly – which UB is doing – will not be required to go on pause unless their positivity rate exceeds 5% during a rolling 14-day period.
How a gene called HAND2 may impact the timing of labor
2/19/21
A study explores the role of HAND2 in human and mammalian pregnancy.
UB, partners receive $8.2 million to help vulnerable populations with transportation issues
2/18/21
The project focuses on improving transportation options for people with disabilities, low-income neighborhoods and older adults.
UB PhD students lead #BlackInSciComm, #BlackInNano movements
2/18/21
The movements, born during months of protests in 2020, celebrate Black voices in STEM.
UB biostatistics researcher pursues gold standard in pharmacovigilance
2/16/21
FDA-funded project aims to develop new methods for monitoring safety of new medications, vaccines.