News Releases

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

  • Department of Defense Funds Two UB Researchers
    8/9/11
    University at Buffalo researchers Jason Corso and Natalia Litchinitser have been awarded funding from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to conduct research into technologies that could help save the lives of American soldiers.
  • President Tripathi Applauds Governor's Signing of NYSUNY 2020 Bill
    8/9/11
    University at Buffalo President Satish K. Tripathi, PhD, applauded Gov. Andrew Cuomo's signing of legislation to implement the NYSUNY 2020 Challenge Grant Program today, citing the bill's potential to transform public higher education in the state and enable UB and other SUNY institutions to increase their impact on the state's economy.
  • Media Advisory: Buffalo Geologist to Install New Stream Gauges in Project to Monitor Local Streams Through Crowdsourcing
    8/9/11
    As part of an effort to encourage the public to help monitor water levels of local streams, University at Buffalo geologist Chris Lowry will be installing nine new stream gauges on waterways in Western New York.
  • UB Alert: Police Investigating Burglary/Robbery
    8/9/11
    Buffalo Police are investigating a burglary/robbery that was reported early today in a residence on the 100 block of Winspear Avenue near the Parker Lot on the South Campus.
  • Is the 'Right of Publicity' Out of Control?
    8/9/11
    American courts are significantly expanding the legal rights and privileges celebrities can command over others using their names or likenesses. And a University at Buffalo Law School professor is questioning whether these courts have gone too far.
  • UB Infectious Disease Expert Discusses Salmonella Poisoning and How to Prevent Contamination, Especially When Grilling
    8/5/11
    In light of the recall of 36 million pounds of ground turkey due to reports of salmonella poisoning in 26 states including New York, a University at Buffalo infectious disease expert offers some useful advice, including tips for those contemplating an outdoor barbecue this weekend.
  • H. Austin Booth Named Vice Provost for UB Libraries
    8/5/11
    H. Austin Booth has been named vice provost for university libraries at the University at Buffalo, Harvey G. Stenger, UB interim provost, announced today. Her appointment is effective immediately.
  • Buffalo Geologist Experiments with Crowdsourcing to Track Water Levels of Local Streams
    8/4/11
    Inspired by a California researcher who used crowdsourcing to pinpoint the locations of roadkill, a University at Buffalo geologist is turning to the public for help monitoring a different ecological phenomenon: The water levels of streams in Western New York.
  • UB Distinguished Speakers Series Announces 25th Anniversary Lineup
    8/3/11
    The 25th anniversary University at Buffalo Distinguished Speakers Series once more will offer Western New York audiences a varied program of speakers on topics ranging from a decade of warfare to human rights advocacy, medical research and off-beat humor. Series subscriptions are on sale now; individual lecture tickets will be available for sale later in the month.
  • What Hiroshima and Nagasaki Reveal About What to Expect from Fukushima Nuclear Disaster
    8/1/11
    As the 66th anniversaries of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings approach on August 6 and 9, a University at Buffalo biostatistics and public-health expert says that studies of health effects from those events provide some clues to the potential, long-term health impacts of this year's Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan.