News Releases

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

Want narcissists to donate to your cause? Make it about them
6/5/18
When narcissistic individuals can imagine themselves in a victim’s situation, they're more likely to donate to charity, according to new UB School of Management research.
As mystery deepens over the cause of Alzheimer’s, a UB lab seeks new answers
6/5/18
Biologist Shermali Gunawardena studies ‘traffic jams’ in brain cells with the hope of unraveling the origins of disease.
Your reaction to pics of Leonardo DiCaprio, animals could unlock your next smartphone
6/5/18
Proposed biometric system measures brainwaves; creates brain password that’s ‘cancelable,’ meaning it can be reset if hacked.
Study: Exercise mitigates genetic effects of obesity later in life
6/4/18
Genetic associations on BMI were strongest in sedentary postmenopausal women and weakest in women who reported high levels of recreational physical activity.
Study: In MS, disintegrating brain lesions may indicate the disease is getting worse
6/1/18
University at Buffalo researchers are finding that it may be the atrophy or disappearance of these lesions into cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) that is a better indicator of who will develop disability.
Lee Foundation grants aim to train, retain UB psychology and psychiatry students in Western New York
6/1/18
The awards will benefit Western New York, where there is a lack of mental health professionals and treatment resources.
Lego-like chemical building blocks assemble themselves to create a catalyst for hydrogen fuel cells
5/31/18
New material could replace expensive platinum catalysts used in hydrogen cars.
Study: For patients with prostate cancer, dysfunction due to treatment side effects results in increased emotional distress – and vice versa
5/31/18
Researchers investigated whether urinary, sexual and bowel dysfunction contributes to emotional distress during the first two years after treatment, and whether distress may in turn further decrease function.
Inside a former church, construction arts program transforms the space and students
5/31/18
Society for the Advancement of Construction-Related Arts will infuse the region’s workforce with skilled craftspeople who can contribute to a range of construction jobs, including the growing number of historic preservation projects happening throughout Buffalo.
In ancient boulders, new clues about the story of human migration to the Americas
5/30/18
Geologic evidence supports a coastal theory of early settlement.

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