News Releases

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

  • 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.
  • Media Advisory: UB to Announce Selection of Design Team for New School of Medicine
    5/15/12
    The University at Buffalo will announce tomorrow, May 16, the design team selected to design the new, state-of-the-art facility for the UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences to be constructed in downtown Buffalo.
  • UB's Shale Resources and Society Institute Examines Violations in Developing Natural Gas in Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale
    5/15/12
    The University at Buffalo's Shale Resources and Society Institute today issued a report, "Environmental Impacts During Shale Gas Drilling: Causes, Impacts and Remedies," which offers the first quantitative data review of Pennsylvania's regulation of hydraulic fracturing of natural gas.