Downtown Campus News

An image from Valery Lyman's Breaking Ground documentary installation.
UB artist-in-residence to present immersive industrial documentary at Silo City
7/18/18

Filmmaker Valery Lyman will present her documentary installation “Breaking Ground” as part of her residency in the University at Buffalo Creative Arts Initiative Aug. 1 to Oct. 10.

Two people look at medical images on a screen.
UB, NYSTAR pair to extend WNY Incubator Network (WIN) to 2021
3/13/17

The extension includes annual funding of $250,000.

Panayotis (Peter) Thanos sitting at his desk in his office.
Exercise can help beat cocaine addiction, study finds
8/8/18

Exercise can help prevent relapses into cocaine addiction, according to new research led by the University at Buffalo’s Panayotis (Peter) Thanos.

Statue of a bison at UB
Media Advisory: UB to host alumni event Tuesday, provide updates on $650 million Boldly Buffalo campaign
8/28/18

UB has raised $14 million since April, when it announced Boldly Buffalo: The Campaign for UB.

Illustration of semiconductor
Media Advisory: World’s high tech leaders meeting in Buffalo
7/17/17

EDISON conference assembles 120 top scientists to discuss computers, solar power and more.

UB branded bike
Media Advisory: UB and Reddy Bikeshare to announce 50-bike upgrade on Wednesday
9/11/18

Since debuting in 2012, more than 1,000 students, faculty and staff have joined BikeShare at UB.

a pile of multicolored prescription pills.
UB symposium to discuss effects of recasting addiction as a chronic illness
9/17/18

McGill University professor George Weisz will deliver the keynote address  to open a two-day UB symposium that will bring together leading experts from around the world to explore addiction as a treatable, chronic disease.

the late Peter Ayer Nickerson.
$4.5 million bequest gift from beloved faculty member to benefit Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
11/17/17

The late Peter Ayers Nickerson, a beloved UB faculty member who spent nearly 50 years teaching in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, has given $4.5 million to the school.

Head shot of Sebastian Copeland in cold-weather clothing, including a red hooded parka.
Renowned polar explorer to deliver next UB RENEW Distinguished Lecture
5/30/18

Sebastian Copeland was named by Men’s Journal as one of the world’s top adventurers of the last 25 years.

Icebergs in Greenland, perceived as white and blue in a beautiful light.
Top climate researchers to meet in Buffalo to discuss glaciers, ice sheets
5/30/18

International Glaciological Society symposium — with several events open to the public — highlights UB’s growing visibility in climate change research.