News Releases

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

Study: UB research overturns prevailing assumptions about NMDA receptor calcium signals
11/6/25
Surprising findings published in PNAS have implications for understanding and treating neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders.
University at Buffalo launches new quantum institute
11/5/25
The initiative will harness UB’s wide-ranging research expertise and unlock advancements in computing, medicine, semiconductors and more.
UB-RIT-Wendel team wins national home design competition
11/5/25
‘California Rebuilds’ invited architects to showcase the power of passive house design in creating sustainable, fire-resilient communities.
Grants support $2.75 million effort to develop advanced recycling technologies
11/3/25
Projects include creating new uses for discarded tires, and establishing a testbed for advanced sorting technologies.
Project aims to preserve, share legacy of Black architect, activist Robert T. Coles
11/3/25
UB adjunct architecture instructor Albert Chao is working to transform the Coles House and Studio into a space where community change happens.
Study links climate anxiety to social media use
10/30/25
Climate doom, the belief that climate change will cause societal breakdowns, predicts support for radical actions, according to study.
Western New Yorkers were significant contributors to major NEJM study that confirmed exercise and PT help ease knee pain
10/29/25
More than half the participants in a national study on exercise and PT for knee pain were UBMD Ortho patients.
What’s really happening when whales sing?
10/29/25
“Singing whales aren’t performing, they’re exploring. … Whales see with song,” says Eduardo Mercado III, PhD.
UB to offer a fully online graduate degree in ontology
10/28/25
The applied ontology degree will prepare students from around the world for work in this rapidly growing interdisciplinary branch of information science.
Study: State social policies reduce joint pain prevalence
10/24/25
More benefits and easier access to care mean fewer people living in pain, researcher says.