News Releases

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

Heat-activated receptor could unlock new pain therapies
3/6/25
UB researchers have uncovered how heat causes a critical receptor protein within cells to unfold and relay pain.
Two restorative dentistry professors receive UB seed grants for AI-related projects
3/5/25
Awards meant to encourage generative AI in courses, curricular redesign.
UB and Kaleida Health name Beth Smith chair of psychiatry and chief of service, psychiatry and behavioral medicine
3/4/25
Beth A. Smith, MD, has been appointed chair of the Department of Psychiatry in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
Dance Innovators, Momix, Bring “Alice” to the UB Center for the Arts
3/4/25
The UB Center for the Arts presents the whimsical production, MOMIX: Alice for one night only on April 22. Hailed as “a triumph of imagination, illusions and special effects” (The Wonderful World of Dance), tickets are on sale now.
UB to hold 10th annual Shared Governance Day on Tuesday
3/3/25
The UB community will observe together the five pillars of shared governance, including faculty, staff, students, administration and councils, as well as alumni associations.
UB Humanities Conference to focus on Black studies
2/28/25
“Black Studies and the Crises of Our Times,” the conference theme, will examine how Black studies contributes novel, practical approaches for thinking about and managing global problems.
Study: UB law scholars identify racial disparities in New York’s felony murder law
2/28/25
Black people were much more likely as white people to be convicted of felony murder based on accomplice liability, study says.
Bart Roberts named director of UB Regional Institute
2/28/25
Roberts, who had been serving as the institute's interim director, has played a key role in several UBRI projects, including Imagine LaSalle and One Region Forward.
Media Advisory: UB to host a simulation demonstrating the challenges faced by people released from prison
2/26/25
People re-entering society following their release from prison face several obstacles, including finding housing, transportation and employment, organizers explain.
Experts to speak at UB on the future of AI in health care
2/26/25
A free, in-depth discussion on how artificial intelligence is transforming the business of health care will be held at 5:30 p.m. on April 2 on UB’s North Campus.