News Releases

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

  • Academic Software Developer Wins UB Entrepreneur Award
    6/2/09
    In 1993, John Eisner, D.D.S., Ph.D., was asked to develop software to streamline the admissions process at the University at Buffalo's School of Dental Medicine, where he was associate dean. Eisner responded to that challenge not just with a solution for UB but with a solution that other dental schools could use as well.
  • Don't mistake an athlete for a "toxic jock"
    6/1/09
    A rose by any other name is still a rose, but is an athlete by another name...a jock?
  • Stachowski and Greatbatch Inc. to be Honored at UB's Business Partners Day
    5/29/09
    New York State Senator William T. Stachowski and Greatbatch Inc. will be honored by the University at Buffalo for their longstanding enthusiastic support at UB's Business Partners Day luncheon on June 4 in the Adam's Mark Hotel in Buffalo.
  • UB Grad Wins Inaugural SUNY Doctoral Fellowship, Closing Adventurous Circle
    5/29/09
    A University at Buffalo student who took a circuitous route from undergraduate psychology major to cancer-researcher-in-training received one of four inaugural Doctoral Diversity Fellowships in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) awarded by State University of New York's Office of Diversity and Educational Equity.
  • Do not reply to messages from "University at Buffalo Webmaster online"
    5/29/09
    Phishing Scheme Warning: UB IT issued an alert this morning about emails being sent to UB users asking for usernames and passwords. This message is NOT legitimate and should be deleted immediately.
  • Ernst & Young Matches Alumni Contributions to UB
    5/28/09
    The worldwide public accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP and its staff members have contributed more than $50,000 to the University at Buffalo over the past year.
  • Adult Bone Marrow Stem Cells Injected into Skeletal Muscle Can Repair Heart Tissue
    5/28/09
    University at Buffalo researchers have demonstrated for the first time that injecting adult bone marrow stem cells into skeletal muscle can repair cardiac tissue, reversing heart failure.
  • With a Star Trek Theme, Local Companies Partner with UB to Encourage Aspiring Engineers
    5/28/09
    Seventy of Western New York's best and brightest high school students flexed their mental muscles as they competed on May 23 in BEAM TREK, an all-day, brain-teasing race on the University at Buffalo's North (Amherst) Campus.
  • Senate Finance Committee Approves UB 2020 Bill
    5/27/09
    The Finance Committee of the New York State Senate today unanimously approved the UB 2020 Flexibility and Economic Growth Act, moving the bill another step closer to passage. The bill next goes to a full Senate vote before moving on to the state Assembly for consideration.
  • Pressure to Look Attractive Linked to Fear of Rejection
    5/27/09
    People who feel pressure to look attractive are more fearful of being rejected because of their appearance than are their peers, according to a new study by researchers at the University at Buffalo and the University of Kent.