News Releases

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

UB among Top 25 in U.S. for environmental, social impact
12/10/24
UB comes in at No. 21 in the U.S. and 137th globally, an improvement of six spots from last year, in the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability.
UB expert part of FDA committee that looked at AI-enabled medical devices
12/9/24
Peter Elkin was invited to serve on the FDA's Digital Health Advisory Committee.
Nursing professor to study link between heat waves and kidney disease hospitalizations
12/6/24
The work is supported by a $487,230 grant from the National Institute of Nursing Research.
UB team visits community health partners in Africa to develop drugs to fight HIV, TB
12/6/24
Trip includes laboratory tours, meetings at universities in Zimbabwe and South Africa.
Leveraging AI to analyze social determinants of health
12/6/24
UB researcher receives $1 million funding award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) for project that could impact multiple medical conditions, including opioid use disorder.
UB law students examine racially discriminatory deeds in WNY
12/5/24
A public discussion will be held Saturday at Burning Books.
UB engineer awarded $110,000 to use AI, simulation for new nanomaterials
12/4/24
Kaihang Shi will create microporous polymers to make natural gas processing more energy efficient.
Pain drives rising disability rates among middle-aged and older adults
12/4/24
From 2002-18, the number of Americans attributing their disability to chronic pain increased by nearly 10 million people, according to UB study.
UB pediatric surgeon performs life-changing procedure on newborn
12/3/24
Mandibular distraction, led by UB’s Michael Markiewicz, enables Israeli baby to breathe, eat on her own.
UB’s Hao Zeng elected fellow of the American Physical Society
12/3/24
A physics professor, Zeng’s nanomaterials work has applications in quantum information, renewable energy, biomedicine and more.