• And the Oscar goes to ...
    2/27/15

    Academy Award winner Tom Curley, BA '01, says UB's Media Study faculty provided the academic foundation for his film studies and helped him focus his career ambitions.

  • NFL schedules could be fairer
    3/2/15

    A mathematical analysis by UB engineers has found that the NFL could do a better job promoting fairness, especially when it comes to scheduling games.

  • ‘Quest’ to improve
    3/2/15

    University Life and Services' continuous improvement program was the topic of a presentation at last week's Professional Staff Senate meeting.

  • Zukoski updates PSS
    2/27/15

    Provost Charles F. Zukoski gave a report on UBThisWinter and a variety of other happenings during last week’s Professional Staff Senate meeting.

  • Responding to sexual violence on campus
    3/5/15

    Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul hosted a roundtable discussion at UB to talk about new legislation aimed at combating sexual violence on college campuses across America.

  • Men more narcissistic than women
    3/5/15

    A study from the School of Management found that men consistently scored higher in narcissism across multiple generations and regardless of age.

  • Retiree gives back
    3/5/15

    Dick Sebian has helped serve food and raise morale among the people coming to the St. Vincent de Paul dining room since he retired from the university in 1987.

  • Bridge primer
    3/5/15

    Two UB faculty members have co-authored a book on the planning decisions and engineering challenges that surround one of this nation’s most significant pieces of public infrastructure: bridges.

  • Support for spouses of alcoholics
    3/5/15

    Scientists at UB’s Research Institute on Addictions have found that women with alcoholic partners who face barriers to seeking help may benefit from an Internet-based, interactive support program.

  • Helping smokers quit the habit
    3/5/15

    Research by UB and Roswell Park Cancer Institute suggests that taking a popular antismoking medication for several weeks before quitting may make it easier to quit and stay quit.

  • Cabaret to tackle sound
    3/5/15

    Sound will be the theme of Buffalo’s next Science & Art Cabaret, the ongoing, collaborative program between Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center, UB and the Buffalo Museum of Science.

  • Strengthening food systems
    3/5/15

    Eight communities across the country will receive training and assistance to link family farmers and local residents who lack access to healthy food, thanks to a project spearheaded by UB and partners.

  • Adams named associate curator
    3/5/15

    Rachel Adams, a curator with an eye for fresh young contemporary artists who work in a wide range of media, has been named associate curator of the UB Art Gallery in the Center for the Arts.

  • ‘Hunger Games’ at C3
    3/5/15

    The popular movie and book series inspired the latest “theme night” at Crossroads Culinary Center.

  • Promoting STEM
    3/9/15

    Science Week, a partnership between UB local SUNY institutions, the city of Buffalo and the Buffalo Public Schools, aims to raise STEM awareness among local public school students.

  • Keeping physicians in WNY
    3/9/15

    Alarmed by the steady decline in the number of physicians practicing in Western New York, local physicians have created the Western New York Medical Scholarship Fund to train and keep more doctors in the area.

  • CareerFest '15 set for March 12
    3/6/15

    Apple and Google will attend UB's largest career fair for the first time, joining more than 100 local and national companies in recruiting UB students at CareerFest.

  • They’ve got talent
    3/9/15

    UB's international student clubs wowed an audience at last week's International Fiesta of music and dance.

  • Ranked among the best
    3/12/15

    Several UB programs have been recognized as among the best in the country by U.S. News & World Report in its annual ranking of “America’s Best Graduate Schools.”

  • Rare discovery
    3/12/15

    For 80 years, a collection of ancient Greek and Roman coins resided, undisturbed, in the UB Libraries. That is, until classics professor Philip Kiernan channeled his inner Indiana Jones and journeyed to the depths of the archives to find them.

  • Access to engineering talent
    3/12/15

    UB TCIE's SPIR program help businesses engage the services of UB engineering students.

  • More companies join START-UP NY
    3/12/15

    Three companies, including the 43North grand prize winner and a Brazilian software developer, have been approved for START-UP NY through their affiliation with UB.

  • Small class guarantee
    3/12/15

    Beginning in the fall, first-year UB law students will spend one of their six doctrinal courses in a very small class of 15 students, giving them more one-on-one time with their professors.

  • Culinary competitor
    3/12/15

    UB chef Seth Williams will bring his best bison flank steak dish to a collegiate food service cooking challenge.

  • E-cigarette use linked to other risky behavior
    3/12/15

    A study by scientists at UB and Roswell Park Cancer Institute has found that college students who use tobacco products, marijuana and/or binge drink also are more likely to use electronic cigarettes.

  • Determining stem cell treatment
    3/12/15

    UB researcher John Canty Jr. has received a National Institutes of Health grant to try to find out which type of cardiac stem cell therapy will be most effective in treating patients with heart failure.

  • Innovative solution to brutal cold
    3/12/15

    Two UB architects are prompting us to rethink how we heat — and use — the space we occupy in winter.

  • Students focus of campaign
    3/12/15

    This year's Faculty and Staff Campaign for Our University focuses on the Students First Fund that provides financial assistance for students in need.

  • UB Council meets
    3/12/15

    The UB Council congratulated the MAC champion women's soccer team and received a briefing on the university's legislative agenda for 2015-16 at its first meeting of the spring semester.

  • An alternative to ‘spring break’
    3/12/15

    Some UB students will be bucking the stereotype by helping others during their upcoming spring recess.

  • Who rules ‘big data’?
    3/16/15

    The UB Law School’s Mitchell Lecture will explore this question, with emphasis on how these information technologies are changing our understanding and application of the law.

  • Tackling domestic violence in NFL
    3/16/15

    An article by UB Law faculty member Helen A. Drew addresses how the National Football League can protect its reputation in the wake of the flood of disciplinary issues that punctuated the 2014-15 season.

  • Aging linked with increased trust
    3/16/15

    Research by UB psychologist Michael Poulin has found that contrary to the “grumpy old man” stereotype, getting older tends to lead people to become more trusting.

  • NCAA berth an historic moment
    3/15/15

    Trip to tournament holds special meaning for father and son

     

  • Congrats, Bulls!
    3/16/15

    President Satish K. Tripathi says the achievements of UB's student-athletes are a source of great pride to the entire university community.

  • Reveling in March Madness
    3/17/15

    UB pride is in full force, with Bulls supporters sharing their excitement as the men’s basketball team prepares for its first-ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament.

  • Wactawski-Wende named public health dean
    3/17/15

    Jean Wactawski-Wende, interim dean of the School of Public Health and Health Professions since July 2014, has been appointed dean of the school after a national search.

  • Another UB-WVU matchup
    3/17/15

    The UB women's basketball team will join the UB men in taking on their counterparts from West Virginia in postseason play as they compete in the WNIT.

  • Seven things you should know about UB
    3/17/15

    As UB prepares to make its first trip to the NCAA basketball tournament, here are a few facts about the university that you might not know.

  • Signature Series honors Henderson
    3/19/15

    UB’s Signature Series, which honors the university’s legacy of distinction and innovation in arts and letters, this year will celebrate the award-winning career of Tony Award nominee and UB faculty member Stephen McKinley Henderson.

  • Visiting fellow
    3/26/15

    Ana Mariella Bacigalupo's fellowship project for the prestigious Max Planck Society is a study grounded in more than two decades of ethnographic research on the Mapuche people of Chile.

  • New evidence that increasing economic inequality rises out of political partisanship
    3/19/15

    A UB study finds that politicians’ support of economic policies that benefit their supporters is a boon to those on the higher end of the economic spectrum.

  • ‘Watch parties’ link Bulls fans
    3/18/15

    A full lineup of “watch parties” across town and across the country means Bulls fans will not have to dance alone.

  • Obama picks Bulls
    3/18/15

    President Barack Obama has picked the Bulls to upset West Virginia in his annual NCAA Tournament bracket.

  • Alumni Association to present awards
    3/19/15

    The UB Alumni Association will recognize 10 individuals and one organization for bringing distinction to the university at its annual awards ceremony.

  • Alums find ways to dance with Bulls
    3/18/15

    UB alumni who cannot make the trip to Columbus to watch the Bulls take on West Virginia are finding alternative ways to cheer on their team from afar.

  • Walk to Victory
    3/18/15

    Hundreds of fans turned out Wednesday to send the UB Bulls off in style to the Big Dance in Columbus.

  • More cowbell, please
    3/19/15

    UB sophomore plays key role in a new True Blue tradition.

  • Surprising risk in routine info
    3/19/15

    A new UB research study shows a surprising risk is created by easy access to basic profile information online.

  • Discover Law continues
    3/19/15

    The UB Law School's award-winning initiative to attract underrepresented minority students to the legal profession will continue for a fourth year, thanks to an additional grant from the Law School Admission Council.

  • Lesson in genomics
    3/19/15

    More than 300 middle school students from the Buffalo Public Schools learned about the cutting-edge field of genomics as part of Science Week activities.

  • UB to honor inventors
    3/19/15

    UB will spotlight new patents, student innovators and startup companies in the university's business incubators at its annual Inventors and Entrepreneurs Reception.

  • Ah, macaque
    3/19/15

    UB anthropologist Maura Tyrrell has received a coveted Leakey Foundation grant to study conflict resolution among Old World monkeys.

  • Big data and computing
    3/19/15

    A five-day summit designed to develop and enhance the skills of data scientists will be held next week at UB.

  • Women fall in WNIT
    3/20/15

    The UB women's basketball team made its first appearance in the Women's National Invitation Tournament yesterday, but lost a battle with host West Virginia, 81-64, thanks to a hot-shooting first half by the Mountaineers.

  • Preparing for the Mountaineers
    3/20/15

    Although UB freshman redshirt Ikenna Smart cannot play with the Bulls against West Virginia, he's been instrumental in helping the team prepare for the matchup.

  • ‘HornsUp’ takes off
    3/20/15

    A UB Athletics tradition is gaining steam in the streets of Columbus, over the Internet waves and in the stands.

  • Click it or ticket
    3/23/15

    UB Police will once again mark the spring season by stepping up attention to seat belt compliance on campus, patrolling campus roadways and setting up checkpoints during peak traffic times.

  • UB hangs tough but drops close one to WVU
    3/20/15

    Tarik Phillip hit a 3-pointer with 28 seconds left while the shot clock was winding down to add the clinching points as fifth-seeded West Virginia held off No. 12 UB, 68-62, in their NCAA Tournament opener.

  • Bulls pride
    3/20/15

    Despite the loss, Buffalo’s Bulls pride was on full display at watch parties across the nation.

  • Leaving Columbus with pride
    3/20/15

    UB Bulls fans remained hopeful that the men’s basketball team would squeeze out a victory over West Virginia in the NCAA Tournament on Friday. While they didn’t get the result they wanted, UB supporters were proud of how the team played.

  • Tripathi praises Bulls
    3/20/15

    President Satish K. Tripathi says this season has been inspiring for UB's student athletes and for Bulls fans everywhere.

  • Celebrating historic seasons
    3/22/15

    UB will hold a rally to recognize the men’s and women’s basketball teams for their exceptional 2014-15 seasons.

  • Just the beginning
    3/24/15

    There was a strong feeling of accomplishment at Monday's rally celebrating UB's historic basketball seasons, but also a sense that this was just the beginning of more success for the men's and women's programs.

  • Testifying before congress
    3/26/15

    UB faculty member James Jarvis testified before a congressional subcommittee about the need to support critical health programs serving American Indian and Alaska Native children.

  • Celebrate senior year by not celebrating
    3/26/15

    A UB study is the first to explore students' goals, their drinking and their transition from college into adulthood.

  • New technology conversation
    3/25/15

    A colloquium presented by UB's Technē Institute will explore how technologies change the way people connect and relate to each other, and how this change is shaping the way art is made and understood.

  • Kaczmarek named finalist for Truman Scholarship
    3/26/15

    UB junior Sean Kaczmarek has been named a finalist for the prestigious Harry S. Truman Student Scholarship.

  • Still working for UB
    3/26/15

    It seems the late William H. Baumer, longtime philosophy professor, is still working — and solving problems — for UB, thanks to a gift from his family to the Department of Philosophy.

  • Learning to think, talk and act like an engineer
    3/26/15

    Third-graders learn about engineering and the engineering-design process during an after-school club sponsored by UB.

  • Love the cook, love the food
    3/26/15

    A new study by psychologist Shira Gabriel has found that our attraction to comfort food is based on having a good relationship with the person we remember first preparing the dish.

  • Wi-Fi Boost
    3/26/15

    UB plans to improve Wi-Fi reception on its three campuses as part of a new UBIT initiative.

  • Passing with flying colors
    3/26/15

    A mockup of UB's new medical school building passed rigorous ‘worst-case scenario’ wind and rain tests with flying colors.

  • Med students staying in NYS for residencies
    3/26/15

    Seventy percent of this year's medical school class will stay in New York State to do their residency training — nearly a quarter of them in Buffalo.