News Releases

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

  • Members of UB's Choir and Chorus to Realize "Every Artist's Dream" with April 14 Performance in Carnegie Hall
    2/13/04
    More than 80 members of the University at Buffalo Chorus and UB's Choir, both led by critically acclaimed choral conductor and UB faculty member Harold L. Rosenbaum, will travel to New York City's Carnegie Hall in April to perform the dramatic -- and demanding -- "Requiem" by Giuseppe Verdi.
  • Gus Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago, World's Oldest Professional Jazz Dance Company, to Perform at UB on March 5
    2/13/04
    The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will present Gus Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago at 8 p.m. on March 5 in the Mainstage theater, located at the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus. The performance is sponsored by KeyBank. Media sponsors are WGRZ-TV and WJYE-FM.
  • UB Department of Music, Theatre and Dance to Present Dance and Percussion: A Whirlwind of Sight and Sound
    2/13/04
    The departments of Theatre and Dance and Music at the University at Buffalo will present "Dance and Percussion" at 8 p.m. on March 6 in the Mainstage theater in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
  • In the African Highlands, Climate Extremes Are a Critical Factor in Malaria Epidemics, UB Research Shows
    2/12/04
    Seasonal fluctuations in a region's climate, rather than consistently high annual temperatures or levels of rainfall, play an important role in causing malaria epidemics in the African highlands, a new research paper by University at Buffalo biologists reports.
  • "Cutting Edge" Lectures Aim to Introduce High School Students to UB
    2/12/04
    The University at Buffalo College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) again will reach out to local high school students this spring by presenting the "Cutting Edge Lecture Series," a series of free Saturday-morning seminars in which top UB scholars in the arts and sciences, as well as successful alumni, give presentations aimed at increasing public awareness in rapidly advancing fields.
  • UB Dental School Is Reaccredited Until 2010; Several Programs Receive Special Commendation
    2/12/04
    The School of Dental Medicine at the University at Buffalo has been reaccredited for another seven years, the maximum time allowable for a dental school.
  • Buffalo Public Interest Law Program Auction to Raise Funds for Public Interest Fellowships
    2/12/04
    Want to feel good while snagging a bargain? Then attend the Buffalo Public Interest Law Program's ninth annual fundraising auction, to be held from 7-10 p.m. on Feb. 27 in the Rich Renaissance Niagara Conference Center, Buffalo.
  • Fuld Trust Awards UB Nursing School $500,000 Endowment
    2/10/04
    The School of Nursing at the University at Buffalo is one of 10 nursing schools in the U.S. chosen by the Helene Fuld Health Trust to receive a major endowment to fund student scholarships.
  • Fear of "Friday the 13th" Most Likely Originated from Jesus' Last Supper and Crucifixion, Says UB Anthropologist
    2/9/04
    "Friday the 13th's" association with bad luck is one of countless examples of humankind's universal predisposition for magical thinking -- the belief that thoughts, words or actions will produce an outcome that defies normal laws of cause and effect, says Phillips Stevens, Jr., associate professor of anthropology at the University at Buffalo
  • UB Seeks Participants for First Annual Technology Entrepreneur Competition
    2/6/04
    The Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership in the University at Buffalo School of Management and the UB Office of Science, Technology Transfer and Economic Outreach are seeking students and recent alumni to participate in the inaugural Technology Entrepreneur Competition.