News Releases

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

  • From Building State's First LEED Gold-Certified Public University Residence Hall to Saving Old Furniture, UB Becomes More Sustainable
    7/13/12
    Whether fixing old chairs or building eco-friendly residence halls, UB promotes a culture of sustainability at its three campuses. Aside from saving money, the university's efforts aim to educate, inspire and enable people, both on and off campus, to reduce their environmental footprints.
  • UB, Others awarded $2.5 Million to help U.S. Military Process Data
    7/12/12
    Researchers from the University at Buffalo and elsewhere will receive $2.5 million to develop tools that help the U.S. military process massive amounts of data and improve national security.
  • Shape-Shifting Materials are Goal of New Nanotechnology Project
    7/11/12
    An international research team led by UB has received a $2.9 million grant from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research to design nanomaterials whose internal structure changes shape in response to stimuli such as heat or light.
  • UB Medical School Names Chair of Gynecology and Obstetrics
    7/10/12
    Vanessa M. Barnabei, MD, PhD, the Patrick and Margaret McMahon Endowed Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and director of General Obstetrics and Gynecology at The Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, has been named the new chair of the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics at the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
  • Police Officer Stress Creates Significant Health Risks Compared to General Population, Study Finds
    7/9/12
    The daily psychological stresses that police officers experience in their work put them at significantly higher risk than the general population for a host of long-term physical and mental health effects. That's the overall finding of a major scientific study of the Buffalo Police Department called Buffalo Cardio-Metabolic Occupational Police Stress (BCOPS) conducted over five years by a University at Buffalo researcher.
  • Cichocki Honored by NYSUT
    7/9/12
    Dianna Cichocki, assistant professor of organization and human resources in the University at Buffalo School of Management, was recently honored by the New York State United Teachers (NYSUT).
  • UB School of Management Certifies Inaugural LeaderCORE Class
    7/6/12
    The University at Buffalo School of Management has awarded LeaderCORE certification to 27 MBA graduates.
  • In Search for Higgs Boson, UB Physicists Have Played a Role
    7/6/12
    University at Buffalo physicists are among researchers engaged in one of modern history's most exciting scientific endeavors: The hunt for the elusive Higgs boson, a subatomic particle that could help explain why objects have mass.
  • Program to Retain UB Graduates in WNY Celebrates Its Largest Scholarship Class
    7/5/12
    Twenty-five University at Buffalo students eyeing careers in Western New York will receive full scholarships in 2012-13 through a program designed to retain university graduates in the region.
  • Media Advisory: Young Scientists Harness UB's Computing Power to Map Cancer Clusters
    7/5/12
    High school scientists who programmed University at Buffalo computers to study regional cancer rates will share the results of their work on Friday, July 6 at UB.