News Releases

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

  • UB Media Advisory: UB's Anti-Bullying Center Director to Discuss Strategies for Prevention and Intervention
    11/9/11
    Effective strategies for preventing and intervening in bullying abuse will be the topic of a public presentation on Wednesday, Nov. 9, by Amanda B. Nickerson, director of the University at Buffalo's Jean M. Alberti Center for the Prevention of Bullying Abuse and School Violence.
  • Social Workers in Cyberspace: School of Social Work Pursues a Vision for the Profession's Digital Future
    11/8/11
    From text messages to making appointments online to the mysterious avatar alter egos in Second Life, Nancy Smyth would like to see social workers comfortable with all the tools in cyberspace in order to do their real work -- making a difference in people's lives -- in a digital age.
  • 'I was an E-4.' Cutting Jargon from Resumes Helps Veterans Find Civilian Jobs, UB Career Counselor Says
    11/8/11
    University at Buffalo career counselor Holly Justice is hosting a workshop Nov. 10 to help student veterans translate their military experience into resumes that will catch the attention of civilian companies. While veterans completing enlistments come home with valuable skills, finding work can be difficult if employers don't understand how responsibilities in Iraq and Afghanistan apply to civilian jobs, Justice says.
  • UB Names Leonard to Head Research Institute on Addictions
    11/8/11
    Kenneth E. Leonard, PhD, research scientist, has been named director of the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions (RIA) UB Interim Provost Harvey G. Stenger Jr. announced today.
  • To Keep Social Drinkers Safe, One Tech Company Is Bringing Breathalyzers to the Bar
    11/7/11
    Buffalo Niagara and Canadian tech firm Ladybug Teknologies has launched a pilot program for the SipSmart Network, a breathalyzer kiosk that enables bar patrons to stay safe by checking their level of intoxication before they drive.
  • UB School of Management Honors Executives
    11/7/11
    James R. Kaskie, president and CEO of Kaleida Health and Great Lakes Health System of Western New York, was named the 2011 Buffalo-Niagara Executive of the Year by the University at Buffalo School of Management.
  • Anti-Bullying Center Offers Grounded Advice Amid the Outrage and Confusion
    11/7/11
    Although the passion and widespread sympathy for bullying victims is natural and admirable, those who want to stop bullying abuse need to act in ways that reflect good science and proven research if they want to contribute to a culture that does not condone this behavior, according to the director of the University at Buffalo's anti-bullying center. See video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5nUZOUbFHk
  • Exenatide (Byetta) Has Rapid, Powerful Anti-inflammatory Effect, UB Study Shows
    11/2/11
    Exenatide, a drug commonly prescribed to help patients with type 2 diabetes improve blood sugar control, also has a powerful and rapid anti-inflammatory effect, a University at Buffalo study has shown. The study of the drug, marketed under the trade name Byetta, was published recently in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.
  • UB's Smyth to Give Keynote Speech at Social Workers Conference
    11/2/11
    Nancy J. Smyth, dean of the University at Buffalo School of Social Work, will give the keynote speech at the annual New York State Social Workers Association Conference Nov. 3-5 at the Adam's Mark Hotel in downtown Buffalo.
  • Treatment Wall at Western New York Nuclear Site Receives 2011 Ground Water Remediation Award
    11/1/11
    AMEC Geomatrix of Amherst, N.Y., has received the National Ground Water Association's 2011 Ground Water Remediation Award for an innovative nuclear waste cleanup project that the company completed with University at Buffalo researchers.