News Releases

University at Buffalo President Satish K. Tripathi today submitted a proposal to the NYSUNY 2020 Challenge Grant program in support of a $375 million plan to help revitalize Buffalo's economy by relocating UB's medical school to downtown Buffalo.

A news release sent out earlier today by the University at Buffalo included an incorrect figure for the financial aid program that will be financed by a proposed $200 per semester tuition increase. Families with annual incomes between $40,000 and $60,000 would see a tuition increase of $30 per semester. The original news release reported the tuition increase applied to families with annual incomes of between $40,000 and $50,000.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) appears to be associated with loss of bone mineral density, but that loss may not be due to lack of weight-bearing activity, the usual cause of osteoporosis.

As Rust Belt cities transform vacant lots into green space for growing vegetables, University at Buffalo researchers are using modeling to help assess the City of Buffalo's capacity for sustainable agriculture.

The University at Buffalo's Gifted Math program has another star of national proportions in its midst: Williamsville East senior Bryan He is one of 40 finalists in this year's Intel Science Talent Search, earning a trip to the White House and a personal congratulations from President Obama.

The University at Buffalo has announced the first recipients of a new award that recognizes faculty whose commitment to mentoring gives UB's undergraduates opportunities to conduct research and scholarship that are not routinely available at many institutions.

Kemper Lewis, PhD, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at the University at Buffalo's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and executive director of UB's New York State Center for Engineering Design and Industrial Innovation (NYSCEDII), has been named a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

U.S. Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand will be the keynote speaker at this year's University at Buffalo Law School commencement ceremony at 3 p.m. Saturday, May 21, in the Center for the Arts on UB's North Campus. Gillibrand will address 233 graduating law students during the Law School commencement.

The University at Buffalo Humanities Institute, which promotes innovative cross-disciplinary research, teaching and community programs in the humanities, has announced recipients of its 2011-12 Faculty Fellowships.

As the chase for the 2011 Stanley Cup heads to the finish, several players are off the ice suffering from concussion, an injury all too common in this contact sport. Deciding if a player is ready to return to the ice has been left primarily to each team's physician, with no standardized across-the-sport method to assess when the time is right. Work by specialists at the University at Buffalo Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Department's concussion clinic may change that scenario.