News Releases

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

  • Prostate Cancer Patients are at Increased Risk of Precancerous Colon Polyps
    10/19/10
    Men with prostate cancer should be especially diligent about having routine screening colonoscopies, results of a new study by gastroenterologists at the University at Buffalo indicate.
  • Acclaimed Male A Cappella Group Straight No Chaser Returns to UB by Popular Demand
    10/18/10
    The University at Buffalo Center for the Arts will present Straight No Chaser on Nov. 16 at 7:30 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts, UB North Campus.
  • Experts available to discuss Chilean miners and PTSD and the effect of the Chilean mining disaster on safety in the global mining industry
    10/18/10
    University at Buffalo faculty experts are available to comment on the following topics: How group support among the miners may prevent PTSD and a Chilean geologist describes the situation in the Chilean mining industry and how this event may change mining practices The thoughts of the UB faculty members are summarized below. For more information or to search the university's Newstips blog, go to the Newstips Web Site. .
  • Study Confirms: Whatever Doesn't Kill Us Can Make Us Stronger
    10/15/10
    We've all heard the adage that whatever doesn't kill us makes us stronger, but until now the preponderance of scientific evidence has offered little support for it. However, a new study of the effects of adverse life events on mental health has found that adverse experiences do, in fact, appear to foster subsequent adaptability and resilience, with resulting advantages for mental health and well being.
  • Chilean Geologist Says Global Mining Industry Will Never be the Same
    10/15/10
    Joaquin Cortés, PhD, a visiting assistant professor of geology at the University at Buffalo, a Chilean native and former staff member of the Chilean Geological Survey (Sernageomin) says that the San Jose mine disaster will alter, dramatically and forever, small mining operations throughout the world.
  • Oxford Student and South Buffalo Native Offers Inspiration to Undergrads
    10/15/10
    Aaron Krolikowski sat at a long table normally occupied by prominent University at Buffalo faculty members, surrounded by students and staff from the UB Honors College. The students came from a wide range of majors -- English, architecture, geography, environmental science -- but they all had one thing in common. They had set the bar high. They were all looking for inspiration.
  • Cyberwars: Already Underway with No Geneva Conventions to Guide Them
    10/14/10
    Cyber attacks of various sorts have been around for decades. The most recent, and very dangerous, escalation in the past few years has been marked by countries launching attacks against other nations, such as Stuxnet, the nuclear plant-disrupting worm the Iranians have blamed on Israel and the U.S., while others are pointing the finger at Russia.
  • Stimulus Funding to Update Patient Simulation Center at School of Nursing
    10/14/10
    The University at Buffalo School of Nursing has received a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant of $297,491 to fund enhancements within its Patient Simulation Center (PSC).
  • From Handwritten Captchas to "Smart Rooms," Tech Solutions Start With Pattern Recognition
    10/14/10
    Buy something online, enter your credit card number and mailing address. Simple. Then you come to the box with the CAPTCHA, the Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart. Here, the website attempts to confirm that you're a human, not some robot about to commit a cybercrime. You dutifully copy down the warped, watery-looking letters.
  • Classic Rolling Stones Album Sticky Fingers to be Recreated Live on Stage at UB
    10/14/10
    The University at Buffalo Center for the Arts will present Classic Albums Live: The Rolling Stones -- Sticky Fingers on Nov. 12 at 8 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts, UB North Campus.