News Releases

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

  • Parents of Children with Cancer Distrust and Fear Online Sources of Health Information, Study Shows
    3/19/12
    Parents and adult caregivers of pediatric cancer patients prefer personal consultations with trusted health care providers over online sources for information about their child's illness, according to a University at Buffalo research study.
  • Esperanza Spalding: Radio Music Society Tour Coming to UB April 18
    3/19/12
    The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will present Esperanza Spalding: Radio Music Society Tour on Wednesday, April 18, at 7:30 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre, Center for the Arts, UB North Campus. The performance is sponsored in part by Monaco's Violin Shop & Music Center and A Best.
  • Annual Tech Savvy Conference for Buffalo Girls to Explore Science/Tech Careers
    3/16/12
    Tamara Brown knows if she says the word "polymer" to the average teenage girl, she's likely to be met with a blank stare. She also knows she'll get a much more enthusiastic reception to the word "gumdrop."
  • Sharing Patents with Competitors may Encourage Innovation as Probability for Market Success Increases, UB Study Suggests
    3/15/12
    Firms that make a previously patented innovation accessible to competitors increase overall likelihood of improving upon that breakthrough while also raising profits for the original innovator and market welfare, according to a study by a University at Buffalo economist.
  • UB Proposes Creation of a State Center of Excellence in Materials Informatics
    3/15/12
    University at Buffalo President Satish K. Tripathi travelled to Albany Tuesday to present members of the New York State Legislature and the governor's office with a proposal to designate a state Center of Excellence in Materials Informatics at the university.
  • Is There a Weight Problem in Your Family? UB Can Help
    3/14/12
    A free, weight-loss program developed at the University at Buffalo, one of the nation's only programs proven to achieve and maintain long term (10 years) weight loss in children, is now enrolling Western New York families.
  • Electroacoustic Concert at UB Will Open Listeners' Ears And Minds
    3/13/12
    The award winning and internationally recognized composer, Tomas Henriques, assistant professor of music at Buffalo State College, will be among the performers taking part in the 13th annual Spring Black Box Concert presented by the University at Buffalo's Lejaren Hiller Computer Music Studios in the Department of Music.
  • For African Americans Seeking to Reclaim Family History, UB Workshop Offers Hope
    3/13/12
    Because so many of their ancestors were slaves, African Americans have often had a difficult time tracking down documentation of their early roots through public and genealogical records and, as a result, early family histories may be unavailable to them.
  • Media Advisory: 'Cool Science' Returns: UB Holds 26th Science Exploration Day on March 14
    3/13/12
    Science Exploration Day, the University at Buffalo's annual, kid-friendly, science-education bash, makes a return engagement to UB's North Campus Wed., March 14, attracting some of the top science minds in the area, ages 14 and up.
  • UB Grad Programs Ranked Among America's Best by U.S. News & World Report
    3/13/12
    Several University at Buffalo graduate and professional degree programs again were recognized as among the best in the country by U.S. News & World Report in its annual ranking of "America's Best Graduate Schools" released today.