News Releases

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

  • Nasal spray anesthesia may work as well as injections for dental procedures, study shows
    7/26/13
    BUFFALO, N.Y. – One of the most dreaded experiences at the dentist’s office is an injection into the tissues of the mouth to numb an area requiring a painful dental procedure.
  • A smartphone app that could help decrease marijuana use?
    7/26/13
    BUFFALO, N.Y. – For young adults, marijuana use is so popular that annual use rates are on par with, or higher than, annual rates for smoking cigarettes. And contrary to popular belief, heavy use of marijuana is associated with dependence.
  • UB Graduate School of Education welcomes four associate deans
    7/26/13
    BUFFALO, N.Y. – University at Buffalo Graduate School of Education Dean Jaekyung Lee has appointed four new associate deans, a move that he says will point the school toward its goal of emphasizing interdisciplinary research and inter-professional education from preschool through higher education.
  • Back to the old grind!
    7/25/13
    BUFFALO, N.Y. – University at Buffalo archaeologists have been digging to find the remains of the oldest grist mill in Erie County and they say that it may not be where everyone thought it was.
  • UB Conference Examines Bioethics and the Philosophy of Medicine
    7/25/13
    BUFFALO, N.Y. – Plato’s Academy, North Tonawanda Campus (PANTC) Reading Group and the UB Department of Philosophy will present the conference “Bioethics and the Philosophy of Medicine” Aug. 2-3 on the University at Buffalo North Campus.
  • UB researchers stalk a preventable killer
    7/24/13
    BUFFALO, N.Y. – One in eight adults ages 65 and older suffer falls every year, and since more than 40 million seniors who are aging are in their own homes, many of these accidents occur there.
  • UB’s Undergraduate Academies to hold program on Lawyers as Agents of Social Change
    7/22/13
    BUFFALO, N.Y. – Court proceedings, exposure to the legal world and historic sights await students participating in University at Buffalo’s Undergraduate Academies second annual Extension Learning program.
  • Mapping the experience of an individual with dementia
    7/22/13
    Imagine walking in the shoes of someone struggling with dementia. Then, while observing their daily challenges, devising a map that captures what life is like for them on a typical day—using their perspective—centered on what they need and then turning that map into a plan for that patient’s personalized care.
  • 3-D digital carving: A new tool for an ancient art
    7/22/13

    The ancient art of shaping terra cotta is getting a modern twist at Boston Valley Terra Cotta, a Western New York manufacturer that is employing an arsenal of digital tools in terra cotta restoration with help from University at Buffalo experts.