News Releases

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

  • 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.
  • UB Medical School is One of 10 In the U.S. Chosen by Gold Humanism Honor Society to Host Chapter for Medical Residents, Fellows
    7/3/12
    The University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences is one of just ten institutions nationwide chosen by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation to create a pilot chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society for medical residents and fellows.
  • Hunting for Autism's Chemical Clues
    7/3/12
    UB chemist Troy Wood is leading a research project to pinpoint an array of molecular compounds that appear in distinct amounts in the urine of children with autism. If the team is successful, a biological test for diagnosing the disorder -- so far elusive -- could be within reach.