News Releases

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

  • Discovery Channel Special Shows Fearless UB Volcanologist Braving the Blasts of the "Throat of Fire"
    1/15/03
    University at Buffalo volcanologist Michael F. Sheridan has been near dangerous volcanoes before, but at 9 p.m. on Jan. 20, audiences across the U.S. will see just how close he got to the fiery blasts of Ecuador's Tungurahua when the show, "Ultimate Guide: Volcanoes" premieres on the Discovery Channel.
  • Bernardino Leaving UB; Paroski Named Interim VP, Dean of UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
    1/15/03
    Michael E. Bernardino, M.D., announced today that he is resigning effective Feb. 14 as vice president for health affairs at the University at Buffalo and dean of the UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. At the same time, UB President William R. Greiner announced the appointment of Margaret W. Paroski, M.D., the medical school's senior associate dean for academic affairs and admissions, as interim vice president for health affairs and interim dean of the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
  • 6 to be Inducted into UB Athletic Hall of Fame on Feb. 21
    1/14/03
    Three All-Americans, the most prolific scorers and offensive threats in the history of football and women's basketball at the University at Buffalo, and an outstanding coach/administrator will be inducted into the UB Alumni Association's Athletic Hall of Fame on Feb. 21.
  • Widespread Gambling Found Among U.S. Adults; 82 Percent Report Taking a Chance During Past Year
    1/14/03
    Gambling is widespread -- and spreading -- in American society with 82 percent of individuals interviewed having gambled in the past year, according to a national survey conducted at the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions (RIA) and reported in the Winter 2002 issue of the Journal of Gambling Studies. Previous surveys found gambling participation at 61 percent (1975) and 63 percent (1998).
  • KeyBank Dance Series at UB Continues with Performance by Joffrey Ensemble Dancers
    1/13/03
    The UB Center for the Arts will continue the 2002-03 KeyBank Dance Series with a performance by The Joffrey Ensemble Dancers at 8 p.m. Feb. 14 in the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts on UB's North (Amherst) Campus.
  • Greiner Announces Plans to Retire as UB President
    1/13/03
    William R. Greiner announced today that he is stepping down as president of the University at Buffalo, a position that he has held since 1991. In a message to the university community, Greiner said he will retire as UB's chief executive officer effective June 30, or at a later date if requested by State University of New York Chancellor Robert L. King, depending on the appointment of his successor.
  • For Determining Protein Structures, A New Method Boosts Precision and Speed in High-Dimensional NMR
    1/10/03
    A University at Buffalo chemist has developed a new, high-throughput method for obtaining nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) data that not only has the distinction of potentially performing orders of magnitude faster than conventional methods, but does so more cheaply and with greater precision.
  • UB Contest Seeks Entries from High School Poets
    1/10/03
    The College of Arts and Sciences at the University at Buffalo is sponsoring a poetry contest for high school students as part of its increased efforts to introduce high school students to UB and its College of Arts and Sciences (CAS).
  • UB to Open Newly Renovated Ellicott Food Court
    1/9/03
    The Division of Student Affairs and the Faculty Student Association at the University at Buffalo this semester will open the newly renovated Ellicott Food Court in the new atrium in the center of the Ellicott Complex on the North (Amherst) Campus.
  • Gifted Math Program Seeks Nominations for Fall 2003 Class
    1/9/03
    The Gifted Math Program at the University at Buffalo is accepting nominations of outstanding sixth-grade mathematics students submitted by schools and parents for its Fall 2003 entering class. The nomination deadline is Jan. 17.