News Releases

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

  • In Fly DNA, the Footprint of a Fly Virus
    8/1/12
    In a curious evolutionary twist, several species of a commonly studied fruit fly appear to have incorporated genetic material from a virus into their genomes, according to new research by University at Buffalo biologists.
  • DuPont Young Professors Award Goes to UB Faculty Member
    7/31/12
    University at Buffalo chemist Andrew Murkin, PhD, was selected as one of nine scientists to receive a 2012 DuPont Young Professor grant, which funds highly original research by early-career investigators around the world.
  • Simulating Volcano Eruptions, One Blast at a Time
    7/31/12
    A voice carried across the treeless plateau: "Fire in the hole! The range is now active." Two dozen people fell silent before a muffled blast sent a geyser-like shower of crushed gravel, limestone and asphalt roughly 50 feet in the air. Moments later, standing at the blast site, University at Buffalo geology professor Greg Valentine gave an impromptu assessment.
  • State Cites UB's Traffic Safety Programs
    7/31/12
    The University at Buffalo Police Department's (UBPD) numerous traffic safety initiatives earned special recognition at the annual New York Law Enforcement Challenge Awards ceremony during the Empire State Law Enforcement Traffic Safety Conference.
  • David Schirm Receives Fellowship from NY Foundation for the Arts
    7/31/12
    The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) has announced that David Schirm of Batavia, professor of visual studies at the University at Buffalo, has received one of its 2012 Artist Fellowships.
  • 'Hitler at Home' -- A Study in the Politics of Domestic Aesthetics
    7/30/12
    Architectural historian Despina Stratigakos, an award-winning scholar of modern German architecture, is at work on the first in-depth study of the aesthetic and ideological constructions of the "domestic" Adolf Hitler and the uses to which they were put by propagandists of the Third Reich.
  • UB's Steve Kurtz -- One of Europe's Popular Experimental Artists
    7/27/12
    Steve Kurtz, professor of visual studies at the University at Buffalo, a social critic known for his work in bio art and electronic disobedience, has had a busy summer in Europe where he has been involved in three high-visibility projects.
  • UB to Offer New Certification Course for Professionals who Develop New Products
    7/25/12
    The University at Buffalo will offer a new certification course this fall for professionals engaged in developing new products and services.
  • Genco Receives Prestigious Award from AAP
    7/25/12
    Robert J. Genco, DDS, PhD, SUNY Distinguished Professor, director of the University at Buffalo Science, Technology Transfer and Economic Outreach (STOR) and UB professor of periodontics and endodontics is the recipient of the American Academy of Periodontology's (AAP) Distinguished Scientist Award for 2012.
  • Polar Bear Evolution Tracked Climate Change, New DNA Study Suggests
    7/23/12
    An analysis of newly sequenced polar bear genomes is providing important clues about the species' evolution, suggesting that climate change and genetic exchange with brown bears helped create the polar bear as we know it today.