News Releases

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

  • Tiny, brightly shining silicon crystals could be safe for deep-tissue imaging
    7/31/13
    BUFFALO, N.Y. —  Tiny silicon crystals caused no health problems in monkeys three months after large doses were injected, marking a step forward in the quest to bring such materials into clinics as biomedical imaging agents, according to a new study.
  • The Chronicle cites UB as ‘great college to work for’
    7/30/13
    BUFFALO, N.Y. – The University at Buffalo again has been recognized as a great place to work, making The Chronicle of Higher Education’s annual list of “great colleges to work for” for the sixth straight year.
  • Media Advisory: It’s like a Buffalo Bills mini-camp, only it’s for WNY’s budding engineers
    7/29/13
    BUFFALO, N.Y. – Teenagers longing for the summer often daydream about sports, video games, movies and sleeping in late.
  • Indian Health Service and UB Sign Collaborative Agreement
    7/29/13
    BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Indian Health Service (IHS) and the University at Buffalo have agreed to work together to improve the health of Native Americans in New York State and Southern Ontario.   
  • Nasal spray anesthesia may work as well as injections for dental procedures, study shows
    7/26/13
    BUFFALO, N.Y. – One of the most dreaded experiences at the dentist’s office is an injection into the tissues of the mouth to numb an area requiring a painful dental procedure.
  • A smartphone app that could help decrease marijuana use?
    7/26/13
    BUFFALO, N.Y. – For young adults, marijuana use is so popular that annual use rates are on par with, or higher than, annual rates for smoking cigarettes. And contrary to popular belief, heavy use of marijuana is associated with dependence.
  • UB Graduate School of Education welcomes four associate deans
    7/26/13
    BUFFALO, N.Y. – University at Buffalo Graduate School of Education Dean Jaekyung Lee has appointed four new associate deans, a move that he says will point the school toward its goal of emphasizing interdisciplinary research and inter-professional education from preschool through higher education.
  • Back to the old grind!
    7/25/13
    BUFFALO, N.Y. – University at Buffalo archaeologists have been digging to find the remains of the oldest grist mill in Erie County and they say that it may not be where everyone thought it was.
  • UB Conference Examines Bioethics and the Philosophy of Medicine
    7/25/13
    BUFFALO, N.Y. – Plato’s Academy, North Tonawanda Campus (PANTC) Reading Group and the UB Department of Philosophy will present the conference “Bioethics and the Philosophy of Medicine” Aug. 2-3 on the University at Buffalo North Campus.
  • UB researchers stalk a preventable killer
    7/24/13
    BUFFALO, N.Y. – One in eight adults ages 65 and older suffer falls every year, and since more than 40 million seniors who are aging are in their own homes, many of these accidents occur there.