News Releases

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

Greening Greenpoint, lessons learned
3/5/13
The cleanup of one of Brooklyn’s hottest neighborhoods holds lessons for preserving a community’s industrial identity in the face of gentrification, a new study finds.
Viruses: More survival tricks than previously thought
3/5/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. — For what may be the first time, researchers have discovered a virus inside a host with a non-standard nuclear genetic code — one that differs from the standard genetic code that almost all living things use to produce proteins.
Aerobic exercise promotes post-concussion healing, UB researchers find
3/1/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Further evidence that a program of controlled, progressive aerobic exercise may help restore normal cognitive function in patients who have sustained a concussion has been published by researchers at the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
Postmenopausal women who smoked are more likely to lose teeth due to periodontal disease
3/1/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Postmenopausal women who have smoked are at much higher risk of losing their teeth than women who never smoked, according to a new study published and featured on the cover of the Journal of the American Dental Association by researchers at the University at Buffalo.
UB Police arrest suspect in Clark Hall gun incident
2/28/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – University at Buffalo Police today arrested a Cheektowaga man and charged him with displaying what appeared to be a handgun earlier this week in Clark Hall on the university’s South Campus.
How New York City’s brownstones would react to the Virginia earthquake
2/28/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – A brick wall imitating part of a New York City row house (often called a “brownstone”) suffered minor damage but remained intact during a simulation of the 2011 Virginia earthquake, according to a preliminary analysis of tests conducted Feb. 19 at the University at Buffalo.
UB symposium offers fresh look at how your sex and gender affects your health
2/27/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – When it comes to disease, health care and medical research, men and women are different in their susceptibility to specific diseases and disorders. In addition, experts say there is also a variance in the accuracy of their diagnoses, their treatment and even the kinds of treatment available to them.
Media Advisory: Novelist, social commentator Walter Mosley to present King Commemoration address Thursday
2/27/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Bestselling novelist and social commentator Walter Mosley will present the keynote address at the University at Buffalo’s 37th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Event at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, in the Center for the Arts Mainstage Theatre on the North Campus.
UB Global HIV Research Day keynote to be given by UB alumnus
2/27/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The International Pharmacotherapy Education and Research Initiative (IPERI) will recognize UB Global HIV Research Day with a keynote presentation from Stephen Becker, MD, deputy director of HIV in the Global Health Department of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
UB’s Department of Learning and Instruction presents annual scholarships
2/26/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The University at Buffalo’s Department of Learning and Instruction presented tens of thousands of dollars in scholarships to some of its most promising students at its annual scholarship luncheon from noon to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26, in 555 Baldy Hall on the university’s North Campus.