News Releases

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

Zimbabwe minister tours ILPB and COE in preparation for next steps in UB-Zimbabwe partnership
2/21/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Hon. Professor Heneri Dzinotyiweyi, Zimbabwe minister of science and technology development, visited Buffalo on Tuesday, Feb. 19, to tour two University at Buffalo research facilities and discuss the vision and implementation strategy for the Zimbabwe International Nanotechnology Center (ZINC) with officials at UB, its primary academic partner.
UB to host 10th annual Safe Schools Initiative Seminar March 15
2/20/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The University at Buffalo will host the 10th annual Safe Schools Initiative Seminar for law enforcement and schools on Friday, March 15, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Center for the Arts on the UB North Campus. The event is free, but registration is required.
UB to implement new financial aid letter
2/20/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The University at Buffalo will begin using a standardized financial aid award letter beginning with the 2013-14 academic year that will allow students and their families to see clearly the cost of attending UB and financial aid offerings to the student.
UB materials chemist receives Sloan Research Fellowship
2/19/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Eva Zurek, University at Buffalo assistant professor of chemistry, has received a Sloan Research Fellowship, which provides leading early-career investigators with a two-year, $50,000 award to conduct research of their choice.
Media Advisory: Zimbabwe Minister to tour UB facilities and discuss next steps for UB – Zimbabwe partnership
2/18/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Honorable Professor Heneri Dzinotyiweyi, Zimbabwe Minister of Science and Technology Development, will visit Buffalo on Tuesday, Feb. 19, to tour two University at Buffalo research facilities and to discuss the vision and implementation strategy for the Zimbabwe International Nanotechnology Center (ZINC) with its primary academic partner, UB.
UB School of Management MBAs Take Top Prize at Pitt Competition
2/15/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – A team of four MBA students in the University at Buffalo School of Management captured first place and a $4,000 prize in a consulting case competition hosted by the University of Pittsburgh’s Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business.
UB ontologists named to major NIH immunology research team
2/14/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – A team of University at Buffalo researchers has been selected by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support the collection, analysis and exchange of scientific data for scientists investigating immunology and immune-mediated diseases.
Exploring the “cool” side of science: UB to host 27th Science Exploration Day on March 13
2/14/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Paranormal mysteries, crime scene investigations and dissected human organs are just some of the peculiar and gory presentations that the University at Buffalo will host during the annual Science Exploration Day to be held from 9:15 a.m. to 1:05 p.m. on Wednesday, March 13.
Universal pre-kindergarten a windfall for all, UB expert says
2/14/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – President Obama’s passionate proposal to make pre-kindergarten a universal experience for all growing up in America is a “no-brainer” great idea, capable of cultivating better students and more balanced, happier people, says the director of the University at Buffalo’s Early Childhood Research Center.
Forget about leprechauns, engineers are catching rainbows
2/14/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – University at Buffalo engineers have created a more efficient way to catch rainbows, an advancement in photonics that could lead to technological breakthroughs in solar energy, stealth technology and other areas of research.