News Releases

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

With COVID-19 cases surging in the South and West, UB surgical resident’s medical mission group shifts focus
7/15/20
The organization, founded by a UB surgical resident who used to work in national security and counterterrorism, is erecting mobile clinics to aid in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.
Surprise: At high pressures, curium can form unexpected covalent bonds, study finds
7/15/20
The finding — from high-pressure research that squeezed curium-containing compounds between diamonds — could guide further studies on curium and other mysterious heavy elements.
UB center launches online courses about solar energy technology
7/14/20
As climate change increasingly drives adoption of sun-harnessing technologies, the number of clean energy jobs grows, too.
UB engineer to track how wildfires spread, help save lives
7/14/20
Negar Elhami-Khorasani will study how fire spreads, considering uncertainties such as landscape, vegetation and environmental factors.
Media Advisory: Public forum on racial equity and anti-racism
7/10/20
A live, online public forum on racial equity and anti-racism will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. July 14. The forum is being organized by the Community Health Equity Research Institute of the University at Buffalo and the Buffalo Center for Health Equity.
UB professor awarded $1.8 million grant to improve targeted cancer therapies
7/9/20
UB professor Joseph Balthasar received a new $1.8 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to improve the delivery of targeted therapies to cancer cells.
Meet baker’s yeast, the budding, single-celled fungus that fluffs your bread
7/9/20
The pandemic has caused a run on baker’s yeast. It’s a marvelous organism, as UB scientists explain
President Tripathi offers ‘unqualified support’ for international students in wake of new ICE policy
7/8/20
UB is working with elected officials to reaffirm the vital role of international students in higher education, and to help change the federal government’s stance on this critical issue.
UB statement on new ICE policy for international students
7/7/20
The University at Buffalo is committed to providing its international students with a safe and supportive environment for their scholarly pursuits.
Clinical research resumes ‘safely and carefully’ at UB
7/6/20
A research ramp-up is underway at UB, more than three months after almost all research other than that focused on COVID-19 was paused on March 23.