News Releases

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

  • UB school supply drive sets record
    9/18/14

    The University at Buffalo community gets an A+ for generosity, donating more than 24,000 items in this year’s school supply drive sponsored by the Office of Community Relations. In all, 24,469 items were collected, making this year’s drive the most successful one yet.

  • UB to hold public workshop Sept. 26 on effects of air contaminants on health
    9/17/14

    The University at Buffalo Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Health Professions (SPHHP), will present a day-long public workshop that aims to increase awareness of air pollution-related research from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 26.

  • UB Law School launches two new international legal studies programs
    9/17/14

    Continuing to develop its presence in global legal education, the University at Buffalo Law School has begun two new programs for international students.

  • No sedative necessary: Scientists discover new “sleep node” in the brain
    9/16/14
    BUFFALO, N.Y. – A sleep-promoting circuit located deep in the primitive brainstem has revealed how we fall into deep sleep. Discovered by researchers at Harvard School of Medicine and the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, this is only the second “sleep node” identified in the mammalian brain whose activity appears to be both necessary and sufficient to produce deep sleep.
  • Rheonix, Inc. to give keynote lecture on molecular diagnostics
    9/16/14
    BUFFALO, N.Y.— The University at Buffalo’s New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics & Life Sciences (CBLS) will host Rheonix, Inc., a molecular diagnostic company based in Ithaca, N.Y., to deliver September’s  Life Sciences Commercialization Lecture.
  • Advance your career with skill-building seminars
    9/16/14
    BUFFALO, N.Y. – Presenting a strong résumé, setting long-term goals, navigating social media and networking are essential skills for today’s business professional—and all are topics for this year’s Smart Business Practices seminar series, hosted by the University at Buffalo School of Management Alumni Association (SOMAA).
  • Media Advisory: Nursing expert on global health to present the 2014 Bullough Lecture
    9/15/14
    BUFFALO, N.Y. – Marla Salmon, ScD, RN, FAAN, known internationally for her nursing scholarship on global and domestic health policy, global health workforce development and strengthening of health systems, will present the 18th Annual Bonnie Bullough Lecture at 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 19 in 105 Harriman Hall on UB’s South Campus.
  • NIH award will help prepare WNY high school students for careers in genetics and genomics
    9/15/14

    Students from groups that are underrepresented in science and technology fields will become proficient in genomics and genetics, thanks to a five-year, $1.2 million grant to the University at Buffalo from the National Institutes of Health, said Rep. Brian Higgins, who announced the grant today at UB’s South Campus.

  • UB to celebrate with WNY alumni
    9/15/14

    Hundreds of University at Buffalo alumni are expected to celebrate their alma mater on Friday, Sept. 19, during a function in Larkinville, Buffalo eclectic and historic entertainment district located at 745 Seneca St.

  • Buffalo’s first Humanities Festival: A SPECTACULAR for lifelong learners
    9/11/14
    BUFFALO, N.Y. – Attention lifelong learners! In a town well-known for its conferences and festivals, here’s one dedicated to the thousands of migrants — many of them refugees — from all continents who continue to globalize the country, change its face and contribute to the cultural life of Buffalo as they have for 200 years.