News Releases

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

  • UB Hosts Computer Workshop for High School Students
    6/20/11
    The University at Buffalo's Center for Computational Research (CCR), one of the leading academic supercomputing sites in the United States, will host the Eric Pitman Annual Summer Workshop on Computational Science from June 27 to July 8.
  • Media Advisory: Dental Workshop to Stage Medical Emergencies in Simulation Center
    6/17/11
    The University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine will host two hands-on workshops to teach Western New York's practicing dentists how to assume the role of first responder during office medical emergencies on Friday, June 17, at the UB Behling Simulation Center, on the fourth floor of Farber Hall, South Campus. Press are welcome to arrive for interviews or photos from noon to 1 p.m.
  • UB Names New Chair of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences
    6/16/11
    John E. Tomaszewski, MD, professor of pathology and laboratory medicine, and interim chair of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, has been named the new chair of the Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences in the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
  • UBThisSummer -- 'Fun With a Purpose' -- Continues in July
    6/16/11
    The UBThisSummer hit parade of intellectually, physically and socially engaging summer courses and activities continues in July. And once again, like a kid in a candy store, the most pressing question is choosing what you like the most.
  • Media Advisory: Dental Workshop to Stage Medical Emergencies in Simulation Center
    6/16/11
    The University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine will host two hands-on workshops to teach Western New York's practicing dentists how to assume the role of first responder during office medical emergencies on Friday, June 17, at the UB Behling Simulation Center, on the fourth floor of Farber Hall, South Campus. Press are welcome to arrive for interviews or photos from noon to 1 p.m.
  • Majority of Consumers Oppose Wine in Supermarkets, Study Reveals
    6/16/11
    A survey of wine drinkers conducted by the University at Buffalo School of Management has found that 54 percent say they are opposed to a New York State proposal to sell wine in supermarkets.
  • "Largest Number of UB Students in Recent Memory" Win 2011-12 Fulbright Grants
    6/15/11
    The University at Buffalo has produced eight Fulbright student finalists for the 2011-12 academic year and, to date, four have received Full Fulbright Grants for Study and Research cultural exchange grants and one has received a Full Fulbright Teaching Assistantship Grant to study and/or teach in Europe, Africa, South America and Canada.
  • UB Faculty Inventiveness Attracts Awards
    6/15/11
    The University at Buffalo was well-represented and -recognized at the 36th annual Inventor of the Year Award Dinner, a ceremony hosted by the Niagara Frontier Intellectual Property Law Association to acknowledge outstanding and creative inventors.
  • Study Suggests Drug Significantly Improves Glycemic Control in Type 1 Diabetics on Insulin
    6/15/11
    Results of a small, observational study conducted at the University at Buffalo suggest that liraglutide, an injectable medication used to treat type 2 diabetes, also helps type 1 diabetics on insulin achieve optimal control of their blood glucose levels. If the findings are confirmed in a larger, prospective, randomized study now being planned by the UB researchers, they could mean the first significant, new treatment for type 1 diabetes since insulin was discovered and made available in the 1920s.
  • Energy Drinks Linked to Substance Use in Musicians, Study Shows
    6/15/11
    Frequent use of energy drinks is associated with binge drinking, alcohol-related social problems and misuse of prescription drugs among musicians, according to researchers at the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions.