News Releases

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

  • 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.
  • UB Hosts Conference On Using Lean Six Sigma To Transform Healthcare
    7/22/10
    Healthcare managers interested in operational excellence are invited to the University at Buffalo's healthcare improvement conference, "Sustaining Improvement: Using Lean Six Sigma as a Path to Excellence"on Sept. 30 at the Buffalo/Niagara Marriott, 1340 Millersport Highway, Amherst from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
  • How Do Cells Die? Biophotonic Tools Reveal Real-Time Dynamics in Living Color
    7/21/10
    In research featured on the cover of the current issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, University at Buffalo scientists have developed a biophotonic imaging approach capable of monitoring in real-time the transformations that cellular macromolecules undergo during programmed cell death.
  • Family Chats Can Help Students Learn, Especially in Richer Countries, Study Shows
    7/21/10
    Taking the time to talk to your children about current events like the Gulf Oil spill -- and using mathematical terms to do so -- can help students develop better reasoning and math skills and perform better in school, according to a study by a University at Buffalo professor.
  • UB Center Receives $11 Million to Dramatically Boost Computational Research
    7/20/10
    As it passes its 10th year in operation, the University at Buffalo's Center for Computational Research has plenty to celebrate: in the past 12 months, it has received more than $11 million in new funding, including two major competitive federal grants for advancing computational science and a New York State grant to make supercomputing more environmentally friendly.