News Releases

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

UB names new associate vice provost and director of admissions
6/13/23
Ebony Dixon, who previously worked at Alma College in Michigan and SUNY Oswego, will join UB July 5.
Weight-loss treatment for kids in pediatric primary care works best when it’s family-focused
6/13/23
Family-based treatment for obesity conducted in the pediatrician’s office leads to improved weight-loss outcomes for the treated child and parent, and even extends to untreated siblings.
UB scientists awarded $1.5 million for hemophilia treatment
6/9/23
EDI, CBLS awards provide additional $850K to UB School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
Volunteers needed for ‘weeding blitz’ at Fruit Belt community garden
6/9/23
As part of a longstanding initiative to help beautify Buffalo’s Fruit Belt neighborhood, the Center for Urban Studies is organizing a “weeding blitz” from 1-4 p.m. June 16.
UB School of Management names Nonprofit Board Fellowship to honor Jordan A. Daniels
6/8/23
The program is now known as the Jordan A. Daniels Nonprofit Board Fellowship.
UB experts available to discuss wildfire smoke
6/8/23
Experts can address health impacts, how pollution spreads, disaster resilience and more.
UB researcher receives $421,000 grant to improve chances of successful recovery from alcohol abuse
6/7/23
Social work researcher's innovative project will explore how a person’s emotional changes during the early stages of recovery from alcohol use disorder can influence the potential success of their recovery.
Hilligas named executive director of Buffalo Educational Opportunity Center
6/2/23
Currently executive director of the Lt. Col. Matt Urban Human Services Center of Western New York, Hilligas begins his role at UB on June 12.
Proposed cancer treatment aims to harness ‘sentinels’ of immune system
6/1/23
Researchers use $2.4 million grant for dendritic cell cancer immunotherapy; will study hybrid drug delivery vehicle that breaks through intracellular traffic jams.
Penn and Teller Present: The Foolers at the UB Center For The Arts
5/31/23
The act brings four of the world's best illusionists – Alex Ramon, Jessica Jane Peterson, Matt Donnelly and Vinny Grosso – together on-stage.