News Releases

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

  • Zodiaque Continues Anniversary Season with "Celebration 30 -- Dances On"
    1/23/04
    The University at Buffalo Department of Theatre and Dance will present Zodiaque Dance Company on Feb. 12-15 and Feb. 19-21 in the Drama Theater in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
  • UB Graduate Students Help Buffalo's West Side Assess the Quality of Its Food Supply
    1/23/04
    Eleven graduate students in the University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning recently completed a studio in which they focused on the food supply for Buffalo's West Side -- an area where two large grocery stores recently closed and where diabetes, obesity, heart disease and other illnesses caused in part or whole by poor nutrition already are rampant.
  • UB's IREWG to Present Women's Film Festival
    1/22/04
    Appearances by a prominent director and an emerging director -- each of whom will introduce her film -- will be among the highlights of the eighth annual University at Buffalo Women's Film Festival, which will run on Thursdays from Feb. 5 through March 11 in the Market Arcade Film & Arts Centre, 639 Main St.
  • Quebec Architect Saucier to Lecture at UB
    1/22/04
    Quebec architect Gilles Saucier, who currently has models of his work on display in the Dyett Gallery in the University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning, will give a lecture at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 28 in 301 Crosby Hall on the UB South (Main Street) Campus.
  • Ziarek to Deliver IREWG Lecture at UB
    1/22/04
    Ewa Plonowska Ziarek, newly appointed Julian Park Chair in the Humanities in the Department of Comparative Literature in the University at Buffalo College of Arts and Sciences, will discuss feminist theory and the militant suffrage movement at the annual UB Institute for Research and Education on Women and Gender (IREWG) Distinguished Faculty Lecture.
  • UB Studies Feasibility of New Professional Master's Degree Programs in International Business and Trade
    1/22/04
    The University at Buffalo is pursuing the development of three new professional programs in social sciences and the humanities that will join a new group of interdisciplinary professional graduate programs and certificate programs in the natural sciences, informatics, education and other fields.
  • Unbelted Passengers Become "Backseat Bullets" During Collision
    1/20/04
    Drivers, when you fasten your seat belt, make sure the person sitting behind you buckles up, too. It could save your life, as well as your passenger's. That's the message from research conducted by investigators at the Center for Transportation Injury Research (CenTIR), affiliated with the University of Buffalo (UB) and the Calspan UB Research Center.
  • Dean's Grip on Democratic Nomination Appears Shaky, Says UB Political Scientist
    1/16/04
    Conventional wisdom says Howard Dean will win the Democratic presidential nomination, but there are very strong reasons to be wary of this conclusion, according to a University at Buffalo political scientist who studies presidential elections.
  • If Airbags Work Well With "Opportunity," Too, Then Mars Landing Sites Can Be Chosen More Boldly, Says UB Geologist
    1/15/04
    The anticipated Mars landing on Jan. 24 of the Opportunity rover will be a bit more challenging than the Spirit's bounce onto the red planet earlier this month, according to a University at Buffalo geologist, but if it's successful, then scientists will be able to be much bolder about selecting future Mars landing sites.
  • Anderson Gallery, Community Center Collaborate to Create Mural
    1/14/04
    A mural created through a special collaboration between the UB Anderson Gallery and the Gloria J. Parks Community Center is on display in the "penthouse" of the community center at 3242 Main St.