News Releases

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

  • At UB's CCR: 15 Million Pixels on a Wall-Sized Screen and a New Way to Collaborate Around the World, Virtually
    12/11/02
    Researchers at the University at Buffalo now are able to "meet" with colleagues across the state or across the globe without ever leaving campus using a new Access Grid node -- the first such facility at an academic institution in New York State -- in UB's Center for Computational Research. The center also is home to a new tiled-display wall, measuring 88 square feet, that displays visual information at 20 times the resolution of conventional large-format display screens and permits scientific visualizations in larger-than-life proportions.
  • Even Mildly Elevated Systolic Blood Pressure Increases Risk of Stroke, UB Study Shows
    12/11/02
    People with only mildly elevated systolic blood pressure have a high risk of stroke similar to those with significantly raised systolic or diastolic blood pressure, long-term follow-up by University at Buffalo researchers of a large national population sample has shown. The study also found that the increase in stroke risk was not confined to those over 65, conventionally considered most stroke-prone: Systolic hypertension increased the risk of all types of strokes in participants as young as 45.
  • Date of Gregory Hines Performance Changed; Dancer Will Appear at UB on March 29
    12/10/02
    The UB Center for the Arts has announced a date revision for a performance by Gregory Hines, whose show now be held at 8 p.m. on March 29 in the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
  • Al Gore's Hosting of 'SNL' an Example of Political Strategy Dating Back to Teddy Roosevelt, Says UB Professor
    12/10/02
    Al Gore's upcoming appearance as host on this week's "Saturday Night Live" and his recent forays into talk-TV land are examples of a political strategy that dates back to the days of Teddy Roosevelt, says a University at Buffalo political science professor who studies presidential campaigns. "Of course," adds James E. Campbell, "over time there's been a big change from Teddy Roosevelt's aggressive, but dignified personal campaigning to Clinton's saxophone solos on Arsenio Hall's show and Gore's and John McCain's appearances in 'Saturday Night Live' comedy skits."
  • Tango Buenos Aires Performance Cancelled
    12/10/02
    The performance by Tango Buenos Aires, scheduled for 8 p.m. Feb. 26 in the Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo, has been cancelled due to the company's rescheduling of its national tour.
  • UB Student Association Pledges $25,000 to Newly Established "Random Acts of Kindness Fund"
    12/9/02
    The University at Buffalo undergraduate Student Association (SA) has pledged $25,000 over five years to an endowment fund designed to help undergraduate students who are experiencing financial difficulties stay in school.
  • Air Quality in Buffalo to be Topic of Workshop Sponsored by UB Center for Biosurfaces
    12/9/02
    Toxic mold, bioaerosol contaminants from ship ballast, diesel-fuel exhaust and other threats to air quality in Western New York will be on the agenda on Dec. 10 at "Clean Air, Clean Walls, Clean Water," a workshop to be sponsored by the University at Buffalo Industry University Center for Biosurfaces (IUCB).
  • Panasci Competition Winners to be Eligible to Compete in "Super Bowl of World Business-Plan Competition"
    12/9/02
    The winning team from the annual Panasci Entrepreneurial Competition of the University at Buffalo School of Management now will be eligible to advance to other competitions to compete for as much as $100,000 in start-up capital in which to launch its business.
  • Thomas Named Dean of UB School of Management
    12/9/02
    John M. Thomas, whose efforts have made the University at Buffalo School of Management a leader in international management education, has been named dean of the school.
  • Oishei Foundation Grants Benefit Medical School Research
    12/6/02
    The John R. Oishei Foundation has awarded a total of $600,000 to two research projects in the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences focusing on infectious diseases.