News Releases

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

Study: It’s not just chronic pain. It’s how many places it hurts that may affect the brain
11/10/25
Findings suggest that pain experienced in more than one site is strongly associated with a faster decline later in life in areas such as memory, reasoning and attention tasks.
UB researchers receive $3 million NIH grant to test innovative sexual assault prevention measure
11/7/25
Friend-based motivational interview takes into consideration the effects drinking may have on an individual’s ability to recognize and respond to risk.
UB study tracks evolution of human saliva back to primates
11/6/25
Oral biology, biological sciences researchers publish findings in evolution journal.
Study: UB research overturns prevailing assumptions about NMDA receptor calcium signals
11/6/25
Surprising findings published in PNAS have implications for understanding and treating neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders.
University at Buffalo launches new quantum institute
11/5/25
The initiative will harness UB’s wide-ranging research expertise and unlock advancements in computing, medicine, semiconductors and more.
UB-RIT-Wendel team wins national home design competition
11/5/25
‘California Rebuilds’ invited architects to showcase the power of passive house design in creating sustainable, fire-resilient communities.
Grants support $2.75 million effort to develop advanced recycling technologies
11/3/25
Projects include creating new uses for discarded tires, and establishing a testbed for advanced sorting technologies.
Project aims to preserve, share legacy of Black architect, activist Robert T. Coles
11/3/25
UB adjunct architecture instructor Albert Chao is working to transform the Coles House and Studio into a space where community change happens.
Study links climate anxiety to social media use
10/30/25
Climate doom, the belief that climate change will cause societal breakdowns, predicts support for radical actions, according to study.
Western New Yorkers were significant contributors to major NEJM study that confirmed exercise and PT help ease knee pain
10/29/25
More than half the participants in a national study on exercise and PT for knee pain were UBMD Ortho patients.