News Releases

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

  • Straw Greenhouse Rises on Buffalo's West Side
    4/20/07
    Contrary to the unhappy experience of the first little pig, straw bale is a strong, cost-effective, exceptionally insulating, fire-resistant, sustainable, natural building system. University at Buffalo architecture students and community members -- cold, covered in mud and stuck with hay -- recently raised 130 50-pound "two-string" straw bales that will constitute the load-bearing walls of a community greenhouse on Buffalo's West Side.
  • "Framing UB" Project Seeks Photos, Videos to Help with Master Planning Process
    4/20/07
    The University at Buffalo is looking for some new angles on its campuses -- literally. The university has launched "Framing UB," a year-long photo and video contest for students, faculty and staff. Participants will be invited to submit digital images and brief commentaries about their favorite -- and not-so-favorite -- places on UB's North (Amherst), South (Main Street) and downtown campus centers.
  • Biophysicists Describe New Gating Action of Acetylcholine Receptor
    4/19/07
    A formerly unknown action of the acetylcholine receptor channel, a protein that regulates the electrical activity of nerve and muscle cells, is described by biophysicists at the University at Buffalo in the April 19 issue of the journal Nature.
  • Improved Self-Assembly of Nanomaterials May Enhance Solar Cells
    4/19/07
    Novel, self-assembly techniques for fabricating inorganic nanomaterials that could pave the way for more efficient and powerful solar cells, chemical sensors and detectors currently are being developed by a University at Buffalo chemist.
  • UB Community Responds to Virginia Tech Tragedy, Counseling Services Reaches Out to Students
    4/17/07
    The University at Buffalo community is responding to Monday's shootings at VirginaTech with a series of events and activities in memory of the victims. At the same time, UB Counseling Services is reaching out to students feeling affected by, or having strong emotional reactions to, the tragedy, offering one-on-one support, as well as Web-based self-help information.
  • John B. Simpson Addresses Campus Safety at the University at Buffalo
    4/17/07
    University at Buffalo President John B. Simpson today issued a statement assuring students, parents, faculty and staff that UB places the highest priority on making our campus a safe place to study, live and work.
  • John B. Simpson Issues Statement on Virginia Tech Shootings
    4/16/07
    University at Buffalo President John B. Simpson today issued a statement noting that the thoughts and prayers of the UB community go out to the victims, their families, and the entire Virginia Tech community following a mass shooting at the Virginia university.
  • Nils Olsen to Step Down as Law School Dean for Personal and Family Health Reasons
    4/16/07
    Nils Olsen announced today that he will step down in December as dean of the University at Buffalo Law School to attend to personal and family health issues.
  • UB Regional Institute Member of Macarthur Foundation Network on Building Resilient Regions
    4/13/07
    Kathryn A. Foster, director of the University at Buffalo Regional Institute, will serve as co-investigator for the Network on Building Resilient Regions, a recently launched initiative funded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
  • Podcasts Focus on Law and Society
    4/13/07
    As a conversation starter, legal research may seem too esoteric of a topic. But add to the discussion a little atmosphere -- lunch at an Italian cafe, the chattering of fellow diners, a touch of jazz music in the background -- and now you have the makings of an Internet talk show. More specifically, you have a podcast on important ideas in law and society.