• Memory of Late Historian and Human Rights Activist Alison Des Forges Honored by UB Scholarship
    9/4/12
    The Â鶹´«Ã½o has established a scholarship in memory of Alison L. Des Forges, the late historian and human rights activist who was killed in the crash of Continental Flight 3407 near Buffalo on Feb. 12, 2009.
  • Class of 2016 Participates in UB's Pharmacy Practice White Coat Ceremony
    9/4/12
    One hundred and twenty-six students took their first, public step toward becoming pharmacists when they participated in the Â鶹´«Ã½o School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Annual White Coat Ceremony 2012 in the Lippes Concert Hall on Aug. 23
  • Buffalo Garden Symposium Considers Gardening Issues Afoot in the Land
    9/4/12
    Whether they are engaged in garden tourism, indigenous "green gardening," beautifying the yard or reclaiming the area's historic landscapes, Buffalo is a city of gardeners and garden lovers and the Â鶹´«Ã½o Gender Institute has a present for them.
  • Business Improvement Grants Available from UB
    9/4/12
    Businesses in Western New York seeking to expand or improve operations can receive up to $25,000 in matching funds under a grant program administered by the Â鶹´«Ã½o.
  • Drug Addiction, Anti-Bullying Programs and Gambling Are on the Agenda at UB Psychiatry Conference
    9/5/12
    Internationally renowned speakers from several fields in mental health will be featured at the Eighth Comprehensive Review of Psychiatry to be held Sept. 6-7, at The Conference and Event Center Niagara Falls. Sponsors are the Department of Psychiatry in the Â鶹´«Ã½o School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and the Western New York Psychiatric Society.
  • UB's Alberti Center to Address Cyberbullying at its Annual Conference
    9/5/12
    The Â鶹´«Ã½o's Alberti Center for Bullying Abuse Prevention will present "Understanding and Addressing Cyberbullying" on Wednesday, Sept. 19, at the Millennium Hotel Buffalo in Cheektowaga. The conference will address current research and potential solutions to a problem that has become a nationwide concern.
  • Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership Moves to UB Downtown Gateway
    9/5/12
    The Â鶹´«Ã½o School of Management's Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership (CEL) has a new home in the UB Downtown Gateway.
  • New Undergraduate Academies Spotlight Entrepreneurship, Sustainability
    9/6/12
    Â鶹´«Ã½o students will have the chance to explore entrepreneurship and sustainability through two new Undergraduate Academies -- living and learning communities that enable students with common interests to live together and share meaningful experiences throughout their college years.
  • Favorite TV Reruns May Have Restorative Powers, says UB Researcher
    9/6/12
    We hear all the time that we need to get off the couch, stop watching TV and get moving.
  • LehrerDance to Perform Oct. 6 at UB as Part of M&T Bank Dance Series
    9/5/12
    The Center for the Arts at Â鶹´«Ã½o will present LehrerDance on Saturday, Oct. 6, at 8 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the UB North Campus. The performance is sponsored by M&T Bank.
  • Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood: Two Man Group
    9/4/12
    The Center for the Arts at the Â鶹´«Ã½o will present Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood: Two Man Group on Saturday, Sept. 29, at 7 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the UB North Campus.
  • Ancient, Bottom-Dwelling Critter Proves: Newer Isn't Always Better
    9/7/12
    Tiny creatures called rhabdopleurids have outlasted more elaborate species that also descended from a common ancestor, according to a new study led by a Â鶹´«Ã½o geologist.
  • How Fast Can Ice Sheets Respond to Climate Change?
    9/13/12
    A new Arctic study in the journal Science is helping to unravel an important mystery surrounding climate change: How quickly glaciers can melt and grow in response to shifts in temperature.
  • MEDIA ADVISORY; U.S. Navy Rear Admiral 'Comes Home' to Speak at UB on 9/11
    9/10/12

    The Â鶹´«Ã½o School of Nursing will host a presentation by Rear Adm. Rebecca McCormick-Boyle on Sept. 11 from noon to 1 p.m. on UB's South Campus.

  • UB Scholarship Gala Set For Nov. 9
    9/11/12
    Lois and Michael Cropp, MD, and Sharon and Mark Hamister -- all longtime Â鶹´«Ã½o supporters -- will serve as co-chairs for the seventh annual UB Scholarship Gala. The event will take place from 6-11 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 9, in the Edward Wright Practice Facility on the UB North Campus. Independent Health and Verizon are the presenting sponsors for this year's event.
  • The Internet. Smartphones. What's next?
    9/11/12
    What's the next gadget that will change the world? There is no obvious answer, but chances are the topic will be discussed frequently this week in Niagara Falls, where more than 100 scientists and engineers from around the world will meet to speak about the latest advancements in electronics and other devices.
  • UB Researchers Help Make the Impossible Possible by Combining Cutting-Edge Branches of Science
    9/11/12
    Will humans ever control lightning? Could we make the invisible visible, and vice versa? It's those questions and more that researchers such as Natalia Litchinitser, an associate professor of electrical engineering at the Â鶹´«Ã½o, are exploring in the evolving field of modern optics.
  • UB Historian Erik Seeman to Speak on "The Feast of the Dead"
    9/11/12
    A free public talk by Erik Seeman, professor of history at the Â鶹´«Ã½o, will focus on The Feast of the Dead, a fascinating and ancient Huron ritual, detailed in its preparation, loving in its performance, but often troubling for non-Indian witnesses to behold.
  • UB Researchers to Develop Scientific Approach to Assess Return to Play After Concussion
    9/11/12
    Â鶹´«Ã½o sports medicine researchers have been awarded $100,000 from NFL Charities to develop the most objective, scientific method of determining when an athlete who has had a concussion can safely return to play.
  • UB Rises in Rank Among Top National Universities
    9/12/12
    The Â鶹´«Ã½o is again ranked as one of the best universities in the country, according to the annual "Best Colleges" rankings released today by U.S. News and World Report.
  • Experts on Embezzlement, Treasury, to Speak at UB School of Management
    9/13/12
    Two expert financial professionals will speak at the Â鶹´«Ã½o School of Management as part of this year's Helen and Oscar Sufrin Lectureship in Accounting on Oct. 5 in the Newman Center on UB's North Campus.
  • UB's Research and Creativity Fair Emphasizes UB's Rich Undergraduate Experience
    9/13/12
    The Â鶹´«Ã½o will hold its annual Research and Creativity Fair highlighting the value of student research as a part of a rich undergraduate experience on Friday, Sept. 14, from 11:00 a.m. to 3 p.m., in Capen Hall on UB's North Campus.
  • Vanadium Oxide Bronze: A New Material for the Computing Industry?
    9/13/12
    Scientists create a nanomaterial whose unusual electrical properties could be exploited to increase computer chips' switching speed
  • UB Program to Honor the Scholarly and Artistic Achievements of Bruce Jackson
    9/13/12
    The life's work and accomplishments of Â鶹´«Ã½o scholar Bruce Jackson will be honored during a special tribute titled "A Celebration of the Arts to Honor Bruce Jackson: Working in Time" hosted by the Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development on Friday, Sept. 21, 2012, from 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. in Slee Hall on the North Campus.
  • Back to Buffalo 4: UB Alumni Dance Concert
    9/11/12
    The Center for the Arts at the Â鶹´«Ã½o will present Back to Buffalo 4: UB Alumni Dance Concert on Saturday, Sept. 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the Drama Theatre in the Center for the Arts, UB North Campus. The performance is sponsored in part by the UB Alumni Association.
  • Cellist and Composer Stephen Katz to be in Residence at UB in October
    9/13/12
    The Center for the Arts at the Â鶹´«Ã½o will present Stephen Katz on Friday, Oct. 12, at 8 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts, UB North Campus.
  • Royal Drummers and Dancers of Burundi to Perform Oct. 13 in Center for the Arts
    9/13/12
    The Center for the Arts at Â鶹´«Ã½o will present Royal Drummers and Dancers of Burundi on Saturday, Oct. 13, at 8 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts, UB North Campus.
  • UB's Confucius Institute to Celebrate Chinese Moon Festival Sept. 30
    9/14/12
    The Â鶹´«Ã½o Asian Studies Program and its Confucius Institute will celebrate the Chinese Moon Festival, also known as the Mid-Autumn Festival, on Sept. 30 at 7 p.m. in Slee Hall on UB's North Campus.
  • Discovery of Essential Genes for Drug-Resistant Bacteria Reveals New, High-Value Drug Targets
    9/14/12
    By studying A. baumannii under "clinically relevant" conditions, the researchers have a more precise understanding of how the bacteria infects humans -- and how best to fight it.
  • Batman Saves the Day -- and Men's Body Image!
    9/14/12
    Batman's awesome power may come not only from his ability to defeat the likes of Mr. Freeze and the Joker, but from the fact that his mere presence makes his devoted fans feel strong and physically fit.
  • Campbell Predicts Small Inroads for Democrats in House Elections
    9/17/12
    James E. Campbell, a Â鶹´«Ã½o political scientist nationally recognized for his highly accurate election-prediction models, says that this year the Democrats are likely to pick up between three and 14 seats in elections for the U.S. House of Representatives.
  • UB Awarded $1.6M Grant for Students to Study Cybersecurity
    9/18/12
    The Â鶹´«Ã½o has received a $1.6 million federal grant to teach students how to protect the United States from cyberattacks.
  • Progress Report: Tripathi Discusses UB 2020, NYSUNY 2020
    9/19/12
    As Satish K. Tripathi begins his second academic year as president of the Â鶹´«Ã½o, he is working with faculty, staff and students to move ahead with the next phase of the UB 2020 plan for academic excellence. He answers a few questions about UB 2020 and NYSUNY 2020, and their transformative impact on the university.
  • RIA Takes the Challenge on Reducing College Student Substance Use
    9/20/12
    No longer considered an innocent rite of passage, binge drinking among college students contributes to approximately 1,800 deaths and nearly 600,000 injuries each year.
  • Grand Opening of UB's Clinical and Translational Research Center Marks Move Downtown of UB Medical School Researchers
    9/20/12
    The Â鶹´«Ã½o School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences today held the grand opening of its Clinical and Translational Research Center in the joint UB-Kaleida Health building at Goodrich and Ellicott streets in downtown Buffalo.
  • Seven Faculty Members Receive Meyerson Awards
    9/21/12
    The Â鶹´«Ã½o Faculty Award for Excellence in Mentoring Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity has been renamed the President Emeritus and Mrs. Martin Meyerson Award for Distinguished Teaching and Mentoring.
  • Techne Institute Promotes Research at Intersections of Arts and New Technologies
    9/21/12
    The realms in which creativity and information technologies meet are dynamic areas of research. They depend, however, on new kinds of creative collaboration to provoke a greater understanding of our world, generate jobs, produce revenue and improve quality of life. To encourage the development of the creative economy of this region and to establish the Â鶹´«Ã½o as a leader in this field, the university has established the Techne Institute for Arts and Emerging Technologies.
  • UB Humanities Institute to Showcase Work of SUNY Distinguished Professor Jorge Gracia
    9/21/12
    The Â鶹´«Ã½o Humanities Institute will honor Jorge J.E. Gracia, PhD, Samuel P. Capen Chair and SUNY Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Comparative Literature, on Sept. 28 at its Annual Scholar Session.
  • Professor's Book Reveals the "Silent Epidemic" of Health Hazards Caused by Coal
    9/21/12
    Coal kills. That's the message of "The Silent Epidemic: Coal and the Hidden Threat to Health" by Alan H. Lockwood, MD, Â鶹´«Ã½o emeritus professor of neurology.
  • Nanoparticles Glow Through Thick Layer of Tissue
    9/28/12
    An international research team has created unique photoluminescent nanoparticles that shine clearly through more than 3 centimeters of biological tissue -- a depth that makes them a promising tool for deep-tissue optical bioimaging.
  • UB Partners with Zimbabwe Universities to Create International Nanotechnology Center
    9/24/12
    With 14 percent of Zimbabwe's population living with HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis as a co-infection, the need for new drugs and new formulations of available treatments is crucial
  • J. Craig Venter Receives Honorary Doctorate, Extols Virtues of the CTRC, UB's Newest Research Facility
    9/24/12
    J. Craig Venter, PhD, the pioneering biologist who led the first team to sequence the human genome, received a State University of New York Honorary Doctorate in Science at the Â鶹´«Ã½o on Sept. 20. The honorary degree was conferred on him at a ceremony that followed the grand opening of UB's Clinical and Translational Research Center in the joint UB-Kaleida Health building in downtown Buffalo.
  • UB Anthropologist to be Named Honorary Chief of Nigerian Town
    9/24/12
    Along the quiet corridors of the Â鶹´«Ã½o Department of Anthropology labors a man who, unknown to his colleagues, has been a hero to the Igbomina Yoruba town of Esie (ess-ee-YEH) in southwest Nigeria for nearly five decades.
  • UB Awards Civic Engagement Research Fellowships
    9/25/12
    The Â鶹´«Ã½o's UB 2020 Civic Engagement and Public Policy strategic initiative (CEPP) has awarded five new Civic Engagement Research Fellowships for 2012-13 to UB scholars in fields of communications and health sciences, education, law and social work.
  • New Finance Track Prepares Wall Street "Rock Stars'
    9/26/12
    The Â鶹´«Ã½o School of Management is offering a new concentration that can help students land jobs as quantitative analysts -- or "quants" -- the latest variety of Wall Street rock stars.
  • National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba to Perform First American Tour Oct. 22
    9/25/12
    The Center for the Arts at Â鶹´«Ã½o will present the National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba on Monday, Oct. 22, at 7:30 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts, UB North Campus.
  • Glen Campbell to Bring The Goodbye Tour to UB Center for the Arts
    9/26/12
    The Center for the Arts at the Â鶹´«Ã½o will present Glen Campbell: The Goodbye Tour on Wednesday, Oct. 24, at 7:30 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts, UB North Campus.
  • UB Celebrates Kapoor Hall Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting
    9/27/12
    The Â鶹´«Ã½o School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences will become the first professional school in three decades to move back to UB's South Campus and into the City of Buffalo when UB celebrates the grand opening of John and Editha Kapoor Hall on Friday, Sept. 28, at 10:30 a.m. on UB's South Campus.
  • Marching Band, Torrent of Illuminated Cupcakes Invade the Hotel Lafayette to Celebrate UB Law School's 125th Anniversary
    9/27/12
    The UB Marching Band will parade through the Hotel Lafayette lobby playing the UB fight song Friday night as the Â鶹´«Ã½o Law School kicks off its 125th anniversary celebration with a 650-piece rolling blue-and-white cupcake display topped by giant sparklers.
  • Flu Season Has Begun, but Most College Students Ignore the Vaccine
    9/27/12
    Influenza spreads like wildfire on college campuses because of high-density living conditions. Its symptoms -- weakness, muscle pain, vomiting and diarrhea are unpleasant but usually not serious, although many people get very sick and thousands die every year in the U.S. from complications of the flu.
  • UB Medical School Names New Chair of Microbiology and Immunology
    9/27/12
    James (Jay) D. Bangs, PhD, professor of medical microbiology and immunology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical School and an expert in the cell biology of the agent that causes African sleeping sickness, has been appointed the Grant T. Fisher Professor and Chair of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the Â鶹´«Ã½o School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
  • UB Pharmacy School Returns to City of Buffalo as Kapoor Hall Opens
    9/28/12
    Jovin Panthapattu feels like he's making history as he heads to class these days at the Â鶹´«Ã½o.
  • Media Advisory: Filmmaker, Composer and UB to Honor Bruce Jackson
    9/20/12
    The life's work and accomplishments of Â鶹´«Ã½o scholar Bruce Jackson will be honored in a special tribute titled "A Celebration of the Arts to Honor Bruce Jackson: Working in Time" on Friday, Sept. 21, from 1-5 p.m. in Slee Hall on the North Campus. A reception in the Center for the Arts Atrium will follow from 5-6 p.m.
  • Media Advisory: Grand Opening of UB's Clinical and Translational Research Center in Downtown Buffalo to be held Thursday
    9/18/12
    On Sept. 20, at 2 p.m., UB will hold a grand opening ceremony for its new Clinical and Translational Research Center (CTRC), a biomedical research facility in downtown Buffalo, designed to narrow the gap between discovery and cure.
  • Media Advisory: Dozens of Buffalo Teachers to Showcase Summer Research Projects
    9/14/12
    Dozens of Buffalo STEM teachers and scientists will gather at Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute on Tuesday, Sept. 18, to celebrate the conclusion of a summer program that paired the teachers and scientists together on cutting-edge research projects.
  • Media Advisory: UB Concussion Management Clinic to Announce Important National Grant
    9/10/12
    UB's concussion researchers will announce an important grant from a major, national sports organization.