News Releases

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

  • Buffalo Niagara WorldConnect Honors Boyer
    7/8/05
    Barry Boyer, professor in the University at Buffalo Law School, has been recognized by Buffalo Niagara WorldConnect, a local group that helps entrepreneurs and leaders make global connections.
  • Atwood Receives Schoellkopf Award
    7/7/05
    Jim D. Atwood, professor and chair of the Department of Chemistry in the University at Buffalo's College of Arts and Sciences, has received the 2005 Jacob F. Schoellkopf Medal recognizing achievement in chemical technology.
  • Research on Rural Seniors, Physical Activity Earns 2-year Fellowship
    7/7/05
    Research by Sherry Pomeroy, Ph.D., of the University at Buffalo School of Nursing on physical activity among rural older adults has earned her a $120,000, two-year postdoctoral fellowship in a national competition funded by the John A. Hartford Foundation and Atlantic Philanthropies.
  • UB Pharmacy Researcher Receives NIH MERIT Award
    7/7/05
    The National Institutes of Health of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has selected a University at Buffalo researcher to receive one of its coveted MERIT (Method to Extend Research in Time) awards, worth $3 million over its first five years.
  • A Seminal Work Offers Practical Advice for Those Who Would Work or Travel in Vietnam
    7/7/05
    Mark Ashwill, Ph.D., director of the World Languages Program at the University at Buffalo, has had a long love affair with Vietnam, a country that he says is "pulsating with energy and steeped in dreams." He has written a detailed and very well-received book about his "second country" that the American Library Association rates as "highly recommended."
  • Historical Reenactments, Declaration of Principles, Will Mark Centennial of the Niagara Movement
    7/1/05
    The University at Buffalo Department of African American Studies will sponsor a celebration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Niagara Movement with an event to be held at 11 a.m. on July 9.
  • Justice O'Connor's Legacy on the Court One of Moderation, Independence, Says UB Law Professor
    7/1/05
    University at Buffalo School of Law Professor Lee A. Albert is available as an expert source to media covering today's surprise retirement announcement by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.
  • Female Butterflies Go for Sparkle -- Not Size -- When Choosing to Mate
    6/29/05
    Size doesn't matter, at least not the size of the eyespots on a male butterfly's wings when female butterflies consider potential mates. Instead, females are attracted to the "sparkle" created by the ultraviolet reflectivity of the pupils, the white circles at the center of eyespots, according to new research from University at Buffalo biologists.
  • Gift Will Help UB Train More Pharmacy Students to Understand How the Body Interacts with Drugs
    6/28/05
    Sankyo Pharma Development is giving $120,000 to the University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences for graduate fellowships, as a response to the shortage of qualified researchers in the study of body/drug interactions.
  • Study Ties Risk of Problem Gambling with Proximity to Casinos and Other Gambling Opportunities
    6/28/05
    Individuals who live within 10 miles of a casino or in a disadvantaged neighborhood are more likely to experience problem gambling, according to new research from the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions (RIA).