News Releases

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

  • Three UB Students Win Prestigious Fulbright Awards
    5/21/12
    Three University at Buffalo students have received prestigious Fulbright Fellowships, the most recent class in what has become a UB tradition of multiple winners in the highly competitive, nationally-recognized scholarly competition.
  • 2012 Venture Forum Connects Investors With Promising Technologies From New York State and Ontario, Canada
    5/18/12
    Investors and entrepreneurs from across the Great Lakes region convened in Buffalo May 16-17 for the 2012 Venture Forum, which featured networking and deal-making in high-tech sectors.
  • A $1 Billion Question: Are Stream Restoration Projects Working?
    5/18/12
    The nation's $1 billion stream restoration industry needs to do more to ensure that projects are guided by science, according to the UB co-editor of a new American Geophysical Union monograph reviewing the state of the field.
  • UB Chair of Neurology is Organizer of Major, International Meeting on Myasthenia Gravis in New York City
    5/18/12
    Gil I. Wolfe, MD, Irvin and Rosemary Smith Professor and Chair of the Department of Neurology at the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, will play a major role in the 12th International Conference on Myasthenia Gravis and Related Disorders, May 20 - 23 in New York City.
  • UB Selects an Architecture Team to Lead Design of New Medical School Downtown
    5/17/12
    After an international competition that focused the expertise of four elite architectural teams on design possibilities for a new University at Buffalo school of medicine in downtown Buffalo, UB announced today the selection of the winning team.
  • Using Graphene, Scientists Develop a Less Toxic Way to Rust-Proof Steel
    5/17/12
    University at Buffalo researchers are making significant progress on rust-proofing steel using a graphene-based composite that could serve as a non-toxic alternative to coatings that contain hexavalent chromium, a probable carcinogen.
  • Media Advisory: High School Students to Compete in Alternative Energy Contest May 19 at UB
    5/17/12
    Dozens of Western New York high school students are expected to compete against each other during an engineering contest Saturday, May 19, at the University at Buffalo.
  • Pediatric MS Research at UB Gets a Boost from Sales of New York State Custom License Plates
    5/17/12
    Research into pediatric multiple sclerosis at the University at Buffalo and Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo is getting a boost from New York State motorists who purchased custom license plates bearing the National Multiple Sclerosis Society logo.
  • UB Wins Local Construction Awards for Davis Hall and Greiner Hall
    5/16/12
    Two new University at Buffalo buildings took home top honors in Buffalo Business First's annual "Brick by Brick" awards, announced on May 10, 2012.
  • For Highly Educated Women, Families Are an Increasingly Popular Option
    5/15/12
    An increasing number of highly educated women are opting for families, according to a national study co-authored by a University at Buffalo economist.