News Releases

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

UB study: COPD patients breathe easier with Lung Flute
9/26/14
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) report improved symptoms and health status when they use a hand-held respiratory device called the Lung Flute®, according to a new study by the University at Buffalo. Usually caused by smoking, COPD, which includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema, is the third leading cause of death in the U.S.
UB will not purchase McCarley Gardens property
9/25/14
University at Buffalo and the Oak-Michigan Housing Development Corporation jointly announced today that they are not moving forward on their deal involving the McCarley Gardens property.
University of Florida pharmacy dean to speak at UB
9/25/14
Julie A. Johnson, dean of the University of Florida (UF) College of Pharmacy, will deliver the Gerhard Levy Distinguished Lecture at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1, on the University at Buffalo South Campus.
Beta Alpha Psi honored among world’s best for sixth straight year
9/25/14
The University at Buffalo School of Management’s Beta Alpha Psi was once again recognized as one of the best chapters in the world, accepting several special awards at the organization’s annual meeting held Aug. 7-9 in Atlanta.
UB biostatistician named to prestigious NIH review committee
9/25/14
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Marianthi Markatou, PhD, University at Buffalo professor of biostatistics, has been appointed to serve on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Biostatistics Methods and Research Design (BMRD) study section.
New Program Offers Help to Women Coping with Recent Breast Cancer Diagnosis
9/25/14
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The moment a woman hears “you have breast cancer” is a moment she never forgets.
Drones in the Middle East: their legal, moral and political implications to be discussed tonight at the UB Law School
9/25/14
The timely and controversial subject of the United States’ drone policy in the Middle East will be debated and explored at a public program to be held at the University at Buffalo Law School at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 25, in 107 O’Brian Hall on UB’s North Campus.
$1.4 million NIH grant to UB scientist to study effects of arsenic on cancer tumor production
9/24/14
University at Buffalo faculty member Xuefeng Ren has received a $1.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to investigate the mechanisms of arsenic carcinogenesis — the process by which exposure to arsenic transforms normal cells into cancer cells.
Media Advisory: Mural honoring Fruit Belt to be unveiled Thursday at Buffalo Public Schools renaming ceremony
9/24/14
Middle school students worked with UB Center for Urban Studies to create the artwork.
Expert on death in Western culture to speak at Friends of Health Sciences Library annual program
9/24/14
BUFFALO, N.Y. – This year the 2014 Annual Friends of the University at Buffalo Health Sciences Library Program will host noted scholar, Brandy Schillace, PhD, research associate at the Dittrick Medical History Center and Sages Teaching Fellow at Case Western Reserve University.