News Releases

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

  • Deadly Decision: Obese Drivers are Far Less Likely to Buckle Up
    4/26/12
    Obese drivers are far less likely to wear seatbelts than are drivers of normal weight, a new University at Buffalo study has found, a behavior that puts them at greater risk of severe injury or death during motor vehicle crashes.
  • UB's Undergraduate Academies Enriches Students and Allows Them to Excel
    4/26/12
    "I want to be mayor of Buffalo," said Mike Puma, a University at Buffalo freshman at the time.
  • UB Removes Obstacles to DNP Program for Nurses Near and Far
    4/26/12
    The University at Buffalo School of Nursing is addressing the need for more registered nurses with advanced degrees by making the Doctor of Nursing Practice degree (DNP) more accessible to nurses in Western New York and New York State in three distinct ways.
  • HIV Program Educates Pharmacists at Walgreens and Around the World
    4/25/12
    Imagine having to take as many as 10 to 15 medications a day. Then add to that having to take them exactly on time. And then after following this drug regimen to a tee, you start to feel ill, but not from your disease condition -- from one of the medications that treat it.
  • UB Competition Recognizes High School Entrepreneurs
    4/25/12
    Five students from area high schools won first place in an entrepreneurship competition on March 31 for their winning business proposal, an environmentally friendly gym.
  • UB School of Social Work to Hold Seminar on Problems of Aging
    4/25/12
    The University at Buffalo School of Social Work will hold a seminar from 9 a.m. to noon on Thursday, April 26, at the Weinberg Campus, 461 John James Audubon Pkwy., Amherst, to look at the development of a "one-stop shop" to care for the sick and elderly.
  • UB's Ruckenstein Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
    4/25/12
    Eli Ruckenstein, SUNY Distinguished Professor Emeritus at UB and one of the world's most influential chemical engineers, has been elected to the 2012 class of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation's oldest and most prestigious honorary societies.
  • Two Recognized for Excellence in Dental Education
    4/25/12
    Two outstanding University at Buffalo innovators in dental medicine have recently been honored by national organizations for their contributions to dental education.
  • Free Tax Service at UB Brings More than $1.3 Million Back to WNY
    4/24/12
    During the 2012 tax season, 126 IRS-certified accounting students from the University at Buffalo School of Management brought $1,353,406 back into the Buffalo community through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program.
  • UB Police Join National 'Click It or Ticket' Seat Belt Initiative
    4/24/12
    Motorists have more reasons than ever to be smart and wear seat belts when they visit University at Buffalo campuses: University Police have signed up for the nationwide "Click It or Ticket" seat belt program, paying particular attention to the law through May 6.