News Releases

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

  • War and News Media to be Focus of Conference at UB
    11/6/03
    The relationship between war and the media as seen from a variety of perspectives will be the focus of an international conference to be held at the University at Buffalo on Nov. 17 and 18.
  • Emerging Entrepreneurs Mentoring Program Seeks Applications from Minorities and Women
    11/6/03
    Minority and women entrepreneurs from the Buffalo-Niagara region are encouraged to apply for the Minority and Women Emerging Entrepreneurs Mentoring Program, sponsored by the Office of Urban Initiatives, Inc., the University at Buffalo School of Management Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership and the UB Center for Urban Studies.
  • Bill Cosby to Speak at UB on Nov. 13
    11/6/03
    Comedian, author and movie and television star Bill Cosby will speak as part of the University at Buffalo Distinguished Speakers Series at 8 p.m. Nov. 13 in Alumni Arena on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
  • UB School of Management to Offer MBA Option in Biotechnology Management
    11/6/03
    The University at Buffalo School of Management will offer a new MBA concentration in biotechnology management beginning in Fall 2004. The curriculum is designed to provide a strong foundation of business principles vital to building a successful career in the biotechnology field.
  • UB Offers New Undergraduate Degree in Film Studies
    11/6/03
    The University at Buffalo is offering a new undergraduate interdisciplinary program leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree in film studies through the Department of Media Study in the UB College of Arts and Sciences (CAS).
  • Professor Kenneth F. Joyce to Receive 2003 Jaeckle Award
    11/5/03
    Kenneth F. Joyce, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor in the University at Buffalo Law School and one of the most popular and engaging faculty members to teach there, will receive the 2003 Jaeckle Award from law school and the UB Law Alumni Association at a luncheon to be held on Nov. 15 in the Hyatt Regency Buffalo.
  • UB Designs New Program to Meet Demand for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioners
    10/31/03
    The University at Buffalo School of Nursing will inaugurate a new program in January to prepare nurses to be psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioners, one of the most in-demand and financially rewarding of nursing specialties.
  • Panel Headed by UB Researcher Sets Guidelines for Healthy Living, Increasing Longevity for Cancer Survivors
    10/31/03
    Is exercise good or bad for cancer survivors? Should they eat hearty or restrict calories to speed recovery and prevent recurrence? Is a glass of wine a bad thing? A UB nursing professor headed a panel established by the American Cancer Society to answer these and many other questions concerning what persons who have survived cancer can do to lower their risk of recurrence and how those living with cancer can experience life to the fullest.
  • Executive MBA Program Moves to Alternating Weekend Schedule at UB School Of Management
    10/31/03
    Beginning in fall 2004, the Executive MBA (EMBA) Program in the University at Buffalo School of Management will move to an alternating weekend schedule to better accommodate the work responsibilities of its students and to increase attendance by candidates from farther away.
  • Harvesting of a Soft Coral for Use in Cosmetics Provides UB Marine Biologist with an Ideal "Experiment"
    10/30/03
    The harvesting of a Caribbean soft coral off the coast of the Bahamas for use in a popular beauty product is providing a University at Buffalo marine biologist with an extraordinary experimental opportunity to answer fundamental questions about the ability of corals to survive environmental challenges.