News Releases

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

  • Sen Lecture to Kick Off CAS Series
    9/30/02
    Surajit Sen, associate professor of physics, will discuss incorporating nonlinearity into science and high technology in the first installment of the College of Arts and Sciences Fall Lecture Series, to be held at 7:30 p.m., Oct. 2, in the Screening Room in the Center for the Arts on the North Campus.
  • Diabetic Women on Hormone Replacement Therapy Have Better Glycemic and Lipid Profiles
    9/26/02
    Diabetic women who use hormone replacement therapy (HRT) were more likely to have their blood glucose under control, and have lower cholesterol levels than women who never used hormone therapy, a study by University at Buffalo epidemiologists has found.
  • Graduate Students Win Scholarships to Train as Specialists to Fight Cyberterrorism
    9/26/02
    Two University at Buffalo graduate students have received coveted scholarships from the federal government that are designed to train specialists in the task of rooting out hackers, cyberterrorists and insider threats to the nation's information superhighway.
  • $50,000 Gift to Fund Study of DNA Regulation
    9/26/02
    UB's School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences has received a gift to fund DNA research from a donor who heard about UB's work in that area from his physician, who is an alumnus of the medical school.
  • With $2 Million Grant, UB Team to Launch a "Transparent" Virtual Community for Protein-Structure Scientists
    9/26/02
    University at Buffalo scientists have been awarded a $2 million National Science Foundation grant to use new technologies, such as grid computing, data mining and collaborative environments, to enhance protein-structure determination, a key tool in the rational drug-design process, where the discovery of new pharmaceuticals is based on precise knowledge of protein structures.
  • Management Professor, Consultant to Fire Companies, Says Fire Service Holds Lessons for Businesses in Crisis
    9/26/02
    A volunteer firefighter and consultant for the Gainesville (Fla.) Fire and Rescue, Natalie Simpson, associate professor of management science and systems in the University at Buffalo School of Management, says fire services have developed procedures and practices that can benefit businesses in crisis.
  • 4 UB Faculty Members Named SUNY Distinguished Professors
    9/25/02
    Four faculty members in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University at Buffalo have been named SUNY Distinguished Professors by the State University of New York Board of Trustees.
  • "Ode to Joy" to Open Oct. 5 at UB Anderson Gallery
    9/24/02
    The University at Buffalo Anderson Gallery is ready to premiere its renovated spaces and never-before exhibited pieces from the collection of David K. Anderson in the exhibition "Ode to Joy," which will open Oct. 5 in the gallery on Martha Jackson Place.
  • Family Violence Clinic to Cosponsor Domestic Violence Training Conference
    9/24/02
    The UB Law School's Family Violence Clinic will cosponsor a training conference for professionals who work with the victims of abuse and domestic violence.
  • Learning with Computer Chip That's Inside Portable Devices Designed to Give UB Students Competitive Edge in Job Market
    9/24/02
    Faculty at the University at Buffalo say they were "in the right place at the right time" when two years ago UB became one of the first universities in the U.S. to select the ARM Ltd. microprocessor for introductory microprocessor courses that are required for junior computer-engineering majors.