News Releases

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

  • New Drug Target for Alzheimer's, Stroke Is Discovered by UB Scientists
    10/11/11
    A tiny piece of a critical receptor that fuels the brain and without which sentient beings cannot live has been discovered by University at Buffalo scientists as a promising new drug target for Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases. The research on the NMDA (N-methyl-D-aspartate) receptor was published online Oct. 11 in Nature Communications.
  • New Knowledge About "Flawed" Diamonds Could Speed The Development of Diamond-Based Quantum Computers
    10/11/11
    A University at Buffalo-led research team has established the presence of a dynamic Jahn-Teller effect in defective diamonds, a finding that will help advance the development of diamond-based systems in applications such as quantum information processing.
  • UB Department of Theatre and Dance to Present It Goes Like It Goes, The Music of David Shire
    10/10/11
    The University at Buffalo Department of Theatre and Dance will present the world premiere production of It Goes Like It Goes, The Music of David Shire from Wednesday, Nov. 16 through Sunday, Nov. 20 in the Drama Theatre in the Center for the Arts, UB North Campus. Evening performances will be at 7:30 p.m. There will be matinee performances on Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m.
  • News Conference: $9.8 Million Program Aims to Improve Science Education in Buffalo Public Schools
    10/10/11
    Buffalo Public Schools will join university and community partners at a news conference to announce a new $9.8 million national grant to support a community-wide effort to improve middle and high school science education.
  • 'Get Vaccinated,' Says HPV Expert at UB Medical School
    10/10/11
    A University at Buffalo microbiologist whose lab has been studying the human papilloma virus for years, says that parents should have their children vaccinated with Gardasil, the HPV vaccine.
  • UB Alert: Strong-Arm Robbery Reported Sunday on North Campus
    10/9/11
    University at Buffalo Police are investigating a strong-arm robbery that occurred at approximately 6:05 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 9, at the entrance to Red Jacket Building #2, on the North Campus.
  • Media Advisory: UB's Wolf-Fire Scholarship Fall Feast to Benefit Students Working With Native American Communities
    10/7/11
    The University at Buffalo's Native American Center for Wellness Research will hold a fundraiser to raise money for students active in the Native American communities during its Wolf-Fire Scholarship Fall Feast & Fundraiser at 6:30 p.m. today, Oct. 7, in UB's Center for the Arts on the North Campus.
  • Media Advisory: Buffalo Building Inspectors to Check University District Student Housing on Oct. 8 for Safety Violations
    10/7/11
    As part of a joint effort between the University at Buffalo and the City of Buffalo to improve housing conditions in the neighborhood around Minnesota and Lisbon avenues, building inspectors will be visiting homes on those streets on the afternoon of Saturday, Oct. 8.
  • UB Police Make Arrest in 'Pro-Life' Vandalism
    10/6/11
    University at Buffalo Police have arrested a UB student and charged him with vandalizing one of 330 wooden crosses placed on the North Campus by the student club, UB Students for Life.
  • UB Public Lecture Will Feature Feminist Philosopher and Religious Skeptic Louise Antony
    10/6/11
    Feminist philosopher, philosopher of mind and critic of religious faith Louise Antony, PhD, will present the University at Buffalo's 2011 Paul Kurtz Lecture on Oct. 20 at 4 p.m. in 120 Clemens Hall, UB North Campus.