Eleven additional companies, including six winners of the 43North business plan contest, have been approved for START-UP NY through their affiliation with UB.
A study by the Research Institute on Addictions raises the possibility that components of marijuana may be useful in reducing depression that results from chronic stress.
Despite Monday's winter storm, hardy UB geologists turned out for the department's annual Groundhog Day cookout. Ridge Lea Larry did not see his shadow, so maybe we're headed in the right direction.
The James H. Cummings Foundation of Buffalo has given $1 million to UB's new medical school to foster an innovative approach to teaching and research in anatomical science.
Christina Orsi, a business development specialist who has helped guide Western New York’s economic resurgence, has been named associate vice president for economic development.
UB will launch its new Center for Educational Innovation — an organization dedicated to advancing university teaching — by welcoming visitors to an open house.
The “Jewels in our Genes” study, led by UB researcher Heather Ochs-Balcom, has uncovered previously unknown segments of DNA shared by African-American family members who have breast cancer.
New research by UB education professor Sam Abramovich finds that a blend of digital technology and traditional merit badges would provide an opportunity to both motivate and measure learning.
Using social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter to spread information during campus emergencies can help keep students safer, according to new research from the School of Management.
UB’s Confucius Institute will celebrate the Chinese Lunar Year of the Goat on Feb. 21 with its annual free public show of music, dance and Chinese martial arts.
The Princeton Review has rated UB among the colleges and universities it considers the nation’s best for high-quality degree programs, affordability and career prospects.
When terrorists strike, emergency workers who have the proper training, information access and a positive work environment will make better decisions, according to research from the School of Management.
Imagine a house that's a power plant and vegetable farm, all rolled into one self-sustaining structure. UB students and faculty are making this dream a reality as they start construction on the GRoW Home.
The reluctance to part with mobile phones, laptops and other gizmos – sometimes called “gadget hoarding” – is part of a larger and more troubling issue: managing electronic waste.
Students from Red Jacket Quad were offered temporary shelter in Alumni Arena after a frozen sprinkler head led to a power outage — and loss of heat — in the residence hall.
Mark T. Swihart, UB Distinguished Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, has been named executive director of UB’s New York State Center of Excellence in Materials Informatics.
UB's Leadership Initiative for Tomorrow’s Schools program trains school administrators and encourages them to return to their home districts to put their new skills to use.
UB psychologists say the match between quality of early family experiences and self-esteem contributes to how clearly and confidently people view themselves and their place in the world.
A panel of UB and community leaders discussed underlying issues that go beyond last summer's events in Ferguson, Missouri, during a program yesterday at UB.
A UB study has found that a drug that's already on the market can promote the production of myelin, the fatty insulator that is damaged in patients suffering from multiple sclerosis and other devastating neurological diseases.
SUNY Distinguished Professor Paras Prasad is the recipient of UB's inaugural Innovation Impact Award recognizing high-impact innovations created by university faculty and members of the university research community.
