News Releases

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

  • Why is obesity so prevalent, and what can we do to combat it?
    8/11/10
    Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that in 2009, no state had met a target of reducing obesity prevalence among adults to 15 percent. Why is obesity so prevalent in America? And what can we do to combat the problem? University at Buffalo researcher Teresa Quattrin, MD, who is leading a more than $2.5 million study to test an innovative program for preventing and treating obesity in children aged 2 to 5, offers her expert opinion.
  • UB's TCIE Announces Fall Business Improvement Courses and Workshops
    8/11/10
    The University at Buffalo's Center for Industrial Effectiveness (TCIE) will offer a rich slate of business improvement workshops and training sessions to be held this fall. Those who register by Aug. 16 will receive an early-bird discount of 10 percent, unless otherwise indicated.
  • Walking to School Could Reduce Stress Reactivity in Children and May Curb Risk of Heart Disease, Study Shows
    8/10/10
    A simple morning walk to school could reduce stress reactivity in children during the school day, curbing increases in heart rate and blood pressure that can lead to cardiovascular disease later in life, according to a new University at Buffalo study.
  • UB School of Architecture and Planning to Undergo Modernization
    8/10/10
    The University at Buffalo has announced a restoration and renewal project for the School of Architecture and Planning on the university's South Campus.
  • UB Police Officers Step Up to the Tour de Force Cause for the 9/11 Memorial Bike Ride
    8/9/10
    University at Buffalo Police Officers Lieutenant Amy Pedlow and Assistant Chief Christopher Bartolomei will carry on what is becoming a UB tradition when they ride the four-day, 250-mile Tour de Force 9/11 Memorial Bike Ride to raise money for the families of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.
  • News Conference: Hunter James Kelly Research Institute to Introduce New Director, Additional World-Class Researcher
    8/9/10
    Michael Cain, dean of the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, will introduce the new director of UB's Hunter James Kelly Research Institute at a news conference on Thursday, Aug. 11, at 10 a.m.
  • Media Advisory Update: Hunter James Kelly Research Institute to Introduce New Director, Additional World-Class Researcher
    8/9/10
    Michael Cain, dean of the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, will introduce the new director of UB's Hunter James Kelly Research Institute at a news conference on Thursday, Aug. 12, at 10 a.m.
  • A Little Adversity Bodes Well for Those with Chronic Back Pain
    8/6/10
    A new study by researchers at the University at Buffalo and the University of California, Irvine, to be published in the September issue of the journal Pain, reveals that, for people with chronic back pain, having a little adversity in your life can be protective and beneficial.
  • UB Alert: UB Police evacuating Bonner Hall on North Campus
    8/6/10
    UB Alert: UB Police are evacuating Bonner Hall on North Campus because of possible natural gas leak. Stay out and away from the building until further notice.
  • 38th UB Athletics Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony to be Held Sept. 17
    8/6/10
    A University at Buffalo men's basketball standout, a record-breaking swimmer and a former UB president will be among those inducted into the Dr. and Mrs. Edmond J. Gicewicz Family UB Athletics Hall of Fame on Sept. 17 in the Center for the Arts atrium on the UB North Campus.