News Releases

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

  • UB Architecture Professor Semi-Finalist in Competition for 9/11 Memorial in New Jersey Park Across from World Trade Center Site
    10/27/03
    Mehrdad Hadighi, associate professor in the Department of Architecture in the University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning, has been selected as one of 10 semi-finalists in a design competition for a 9/11 memorial to be constructed in the award-winning Pier A Park, in Hoboken, N.J., across the Hudson River from the site of the World Trade Center.
  • Architecture Students Design and Build Site Models, Infrastructure for Exhibit at Albright-Knox Art Gallery
    10/27/03
    Local architecture buffs have the unique opportunity to see all five proposals -- not just the winning proposal -- in the competition to design the visitors center for Frank Lloyd Wright's Darwin Martin House, thanks to the work of a UB architecture professor and seven graduate students.
  • UB Named "Environmentalist of the Year" by State Affiliate of the National Wildlife Federation
    10/24/03
    Environmental Advocates, the New York State affiliate of the National Wildlife Federation, has named the University at Buffalo its "Environmentalist of the Year" for initiating an effort to buy wind energy that has become so successful it has made the university the state's largest purchaser of wind power.
  • Using GIS, Simulation of Flu-Like Illnesses Like SARS Draws a Nuanced Picture of Public Health Threats
    10/24/03
    A new, computational method for simulating the spread of flu-like illnesses like SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) that is being developed by a University at Buffalo geographer may provide policymakers and analysts with new ammunition for studying and predicting the pattern of public-health threats in urban communities.
  • Genco Receives Ross Award from American Dental Association
    10/24/03
    Robert J. Genco, D.D.S., Ph.D., of Buffalo, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Oral Biology in the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine, has won the 2003 Norton M. Ross Award for Excellence in Clinical Research from the American Dental Association for his research into the relationship between periodontal and cardiovascular diseases.
  • Zodiaque Dance Company to Celebrate 30th Anniversary with Gala Performance
    10/23/03
    The University at Buffalo Department of Theatre and Dance will present Zodiaque Dance Company on Nov. 13-16 and Nov. 20-23 in the Drama Theatre located in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
  • Chancellor Taps UB Provost Elizabeth D. Capaldi to Become Vice Chancellor and Chief of Staff
    10/23/03
    Provost Elizabeth D. Capaldi is slated to become the second-ranking administrator in SUNY, pending approval by the Board of Trustees at a meeting in December.
  • UB Researchers Developing Sensor to Detect Agents Used in Biological Warfare
    10/22/03
    Researchers from the University at Buffalo are developing a handheld sensor that can detect the presence of toxins potentially used as agents in biological warfare.
  • The Derek Trucks Band to Perform Nov. 19 at UB
    10/21/03
    The Center for the Arts will present The Derek Trucks Band with special guest Vusi Mahlasela at 8 p.m. on Nov. 19 in the Mainstage theater located in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus. The concert is sponsored by the UB Student Association and WBUF-FM.
  • UB and UR Technologies Being Licensed By Company for Product That Will Put Prescriptions on Digital Paper
    10/21/03
    Illegible prescriptions scrawled on physicians' notepads could become a thing of the past, thanks to two complementary technologies developed at the University at Buffalo and the University of Rochester that together are being licensed by mobileLexis, a digital paper solutions company based in Salt Lake City, Utah.