News Releases

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

  • Sixth UB scholarships gala raises $157,000
    12/7/11
    The 2011 Scholarship Gala raised $157,000 for University at Buffalo student scholarships, thanks to the more than 360 UB alumni, faculty, staff, friends, and business and community leaders who attended the November event.
  • UB Chemistry Alumna Wins Gold Award for Dissertation Research on Nanomaterial
    12/7/11
    University at Buffalo PhD graduate Luisa Whittaker has won the Materials Research Society's (MRS) Graduate Student Gold Award, which recognizes excellence in academic achievements and materials research.
  • New Tech Toy? Hands-on is Best Way
    12/6/11
    If you've ever spent the day after Christmas rifling through the user's manual of a new device, you'll be interested to know that intense, hands-on trial periods are the best way for consumers to learn how to use new products, according to a study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
  • Chemists Become Molecular Sculptors, Synthesizing Tiny, Molecular Traps
    12/5/11
    Using clever but elegant design, University at Buffalo chemists have synthesized tiny, molecular cages that can be used to capture and purify nanomaterials. Sculpted from a special kind of molecule called a "bottle-brush molecule," the traps consist of tiny, organic tubes whose interior walls carry a negative charge. This feature enables the tubes to selectively encapsulate only positively charged particles.
  • Risk Factors for CCSVI are Similar to Risk Factors for Developing Multiple Sclerosis, UB Study Shows
    12/1/11
    A preliminary University at Buffalo study of 252 volunteers has found an association between CCSVI and as many as three characteristics widely viewed as possible or confirmed MS risk factors. They are: infectious mononucleosis, irritable bowel syndrome and smoking.
  • In Physics, Recent Hires Show How New Faculty Can Energize an Entire Department
    11/30/11
    An influx of new hires in the University at Buffalo physics department has contributed to measurable improvements in areas from research productivity to student enrollment. The proof is in the numbers.
  • UB Police Arrest Suspect in Multiple Robberies
    11/28/11
    University at Buffalo Police today charged a 21-year old Buffalo male with second-degree robbery and related charges following an early-morning robbery on the South Campus.
  • Statement from UB President Satish K. Tripathi Regarding the Appointment of Interim Provost Stenger as Binghamton President
    11/22/11
    University at Buffalo President Satish K. Tripathi has issued a statement regarding the appointment of Interim Provost Harvey Stenger as the next president of Binghamton University.
  • Media Advisory: Magic and Illusions to Headline at Fall Science and Art Cabaret
    11/21/11
    The public is invited to The Prestige, a free event on Wed., Nov. 23, at 7 p.m. at Babeville, 341 Delaware Ave., that features a series of conversations with scientists and artists on the underpinnings of deception. The Prestige is the latest event in the Science and Art Cabaret series presented by the University at Buffalo College of Arts and Sciences, Hallwalls and the Buffalo Museum of Science.
  • Media Advisory: Buffalo Building Inspectors to Re-Check South Campus Neighborhood Student Housing
    11/18/11
    As part of a joint effort between the University at Buffalo and the City of Buffalo to improve living conditions for UB students living in the neighborhoods around the South Campus, building inspectors will be revisiting houses that were found in violation this fall to see if landlords have made the recommended improvements, and they will be inspecting new homes.