News Releases

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

  • Safyer Named Interim Dean of School of Social Work
    9/12/03
    Andrew W. Safyer, associate professor of social work, has been named interim dean of the School of Social Work. He succeeds Lawrence Shulman, who stepped down as dean on Aug. 30 to return to the faculty.
  • UB Center for the Arts to Present Gov't Mule
    9/12/03
    The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will present Gov't Mule, with special guest Chris Robinson and New Earth Mud, at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 15 in the Mainstage theater, located at the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
  • $1 Million Grant to UB Nursing School Funds New Nursing Programs to Meet Chronic Nurse Shortages, Need for Nursing Faculty
    9/12/03
    Yvonne Scherer, Ed.D., associate professor in the School of Nursing at the University at Buffalo, has received a $1 million, three-year grant from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration to support new academic programs aimed at alleviating the chronic shortage of skilled nurses and nursing faculty.
  • Andre Filiatrault Named Deputy Director of Earthquake Engineering Research Center at UB
    9/12/03
    Andre Filiatrault, Ph.D. -- a leading expert on shake-table testing of structural and nonstructural building components, including electrical substation equipment -- has been named deputy director of the Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER) headquartered at the University at Buffalo. MCEER is a National Science Foundation "Center of Excellence" in earthquake engineering.
  • CATE to Provide Training for Buffalo Teachers
    9/12/03
    However grave the budget crisis that afflicts the Buffalo Public Schools this year, its teachers will get a technological leg up on their computer-savvy students. The University at Buffalo's Center for Applied Technologies in Education (CATE) will provide on-site, in-service training in a variety of educational technologies to more than 3,500 Buffalo school teachers during the 2003-04 school year through its "Push-In Technology Training Program."
  • Clark Named "Niagara Frontier Executive of the Year" by University at Buffalo School of Management
    9/12/03
    Randall L. Clark, chairman and CEO of Dunn Tire Corp., has been named the 2003 Niagara Frontier Executive of the Year by the University at Buffalo School of Management.
  • Important Scientific and Technological Advances to be Topic of Series Sponsored by UB Libraries
    9/11/03
    Western New Yorkers will have the opportunity to learn about and discuss some of the important scientific and technological advances of our time during "Research Revolution: Science and the Shaping of Modern Life," a free video and discussion series to be offered during October by the University at Buffalo Libraries.
  • McLernons to be Honored for Support of UB School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
    9/11/03
    James W. McLernon, B.S. '50, and his late wife, Nancy A. McLernon, will be honored for their extraordinary support of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) at a ceremony at 11 a.m. Sept. 18 in the Jeannette Martin Room, 567 Capen Hall, North Campus.
  • Linda Yalem Run Set for Sept. 28 at UB
    9/11/03
    More than 1,100 runners, walkers and joggers are expected to participate in the Linda Yalem Safety Run, scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Sept. 28 on the University at Buffalo North (Amherst) Campus.
  • UB to Train Local Delphi Thermal Suppliers in Principles of Lean Manufacturing
    9/11/03
    The Center for Industrial Effectiveness (TCIE) at the University at Buffalo is administering a 20-month program to deliver lean manufacturing training and implementation support to 16 Western New York companies that are suppliers to Delphi Thermal's Plant in Lockport.