News Releases

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

  • UB Alert: Gas leak resolved
    8/6/10
    UB Alert: Gas leak resolved. UB Police have reopened Bonner Hall on the North Campus. It is safe to use the building.
  • Davina Porock Named Associate Dean of Research and Scholarship in UB School of Nursing
    8/5/10
    Davina Porock, PhD., has been named professor and associate dean of research and scholarship in the University at Buffalo School of Nursing, appointed by Jean K. Brown, PhD, FAAN, dean of the school.
  • Lineup for UB Distinguished Speakers Series Announced
    8/5/10
    The University at Buffalo's Distinguished Speakers Series will open its 2010-11 season with a left vs. right exchange between two of the most widely recognized women in political media today: Arianna Huffington, co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post, and Mary Matalin, Republican strategist and CNN contributor.
  • CFA to Hold "Center Celebration" Aug. 25
    8/5/10
    The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will hold its annual Center Celebration to open its 2010-11 season from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 25.
  • Statement from UB President John B. Simpson Regarding the State Budget and Future of SUNY Empowerment Reforms
    8/4/10
    UB President John B. Simpson's statement regarding the New York Statte budget approved last night and the future of SUNY Empowerment Reforms.
  • For Expert Help Serving the State's School Districts, Call W-N-Y-E-S-C
    8/3/10
    When a school district needs help -- hiring a top administrator, facing consolidation, streamlining its transportation services, developing its big-picture plans or staring down most any of the highly charged decisions confronting the sometimes turbulent world of elementary and secondary education -- who are they going to call?
  • Tongue Piercing May Cause Gapped Teeth, According to UB Study
    8/2/10
    Mark this one down as a parental nightmare. First, your child gets her tongue pierced. Then, as if you needed something else, she starts "playing" with the tiny barbell-shaped stud, pushing it against her upper front teeth. And before you know it, she forces a gap between those teeth -- a fraction-of-an-inch gap that may cost thousands of dollars in orthodontic bills to straighten.
  • Plant Compound Resveratrol Shown to Suppress Inflammation, Free Radicals, in Humans
    7/29/10
    Resveratrol, a popular plant extract shown to prolong life in yeast and lower animals due to its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, appears also to suppress inflammation in humans, based on results from the first prospective human trial of the extract conducted by University at Buffalo endocrinologists.
  • Most Youth Hockey Injuries Caused by Accidents, Not Checking, UB Study Shows
    7/29/10
    Hockey fans likely would assume that body-checking -- intentionally slamming an opponent against the boards -- causes the most injuries in youth ice hockey. But they would be wrong, according to a new study.
  • More Children Get Reading Help This Summer, Thanks to Booming UB Graduate Program
    7/26/10
    More than twice as many Western New York children are receiving instruction in reading this summer from the University at Buffalo as have in the past, thanks to a booming literacy-specialist program at the UB Graduate School of Education.