News Releases

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

  • The Industrial Heritage of Buffalo's Grain Elevators Will Be Topic of October Conference
    9/18/02
    Many city residents and architectural groups have been concerned for more than 40 years with the preservation and reuse of the elevators, calling them prime examples of the city's history and industrial heritage. On Oct. 12, they will present a public symposium, "The Industrial Heritage in the Working Landscape," at which they plan to reintroduce the grain elevators to the larger community in a new context and help organize a "rescue party."
  • UB to Present Missoula Children's Theatre Production of "Red Riding Hood"
    9/18/02
    The UB Center for the Arts will present Missoula Children's Theatre's production of "Red Riding Hood" at 7 p.m. Oct. 5 in the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus. Part of the Family Adventure Series, the production is sponsored by Tops Friendly Markets. Media sponsors are WGRZ-TV and WJYE-FM.
  • 13th Annual Linda Yalem Run Set for Sept. 29
    9/13/02
    More than 1,600 runners, walkers and joggers are expected to participate in the 13th annual Linda Yalem Memorial Run, scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Sept. 29 on the UB North Campus.
  • UB Architect Honored for Producing One of the Year's Hottest Industrial Designs
    9/13/02
    Abir Mullick of Buffalo, professor of architecture in the UB School of Architecture and Planning, is one of 174 international recipients of the 2002 Industrial Design Excellence Awards presented by the Industrial Designers Society of America and Business Week magazine.
  • A Date with "Spidey" Reduces Loathing for Little Buggers, Gentles the Trembling Heart
    9/13/02
    Juliana Read, a doctoral candidate in the University at Buffalo who previously was a genuine arachnophobe, is conducting research to determine whether an hour of treatment can produce clinically significant reductions in anxiety among those afraid of spiders.
  • Linking Patients to Family Doctor, Intensive Follow-up Studied as Alternative for Psychiatric Emergencies
    9/13/02
    University at Buffalo family-medicine researchers, in a new four-year study, are testing whether linking people in a psychiatric emergency to a primary-care physician and then following them closely will improve patients' mental and physical health care and save money in the process.
  • UB to Present Theater Production as Part of International Exchange Program with Costa Rica
    9/12/02
    The UB Center for the Arts, the UB Department of Modern Languages and Literatures and the International Artistic and Cultural Exchange Program (IACE) of the UB Department of Theatre and Dance will present "La Mujer Que Cayo del Cielo" ("The Woman Who Fell from the Sky") at 7 p.m. on Sept. 26 in the Drama Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
  • Tony Award-Winning Choreographer to Bring Garth Fagan Dance to Center for the Arts
    9/12/02
    The UB Center for the Arts will open the 2002-03 KeyBank Dance Series with a performance by Garth Fagan Dance at 8 p.m. Oct. 12 in the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus. Media sponsors for The KeyBank Dance Series are WGRZ-TV Channel 2 and soft rock favorites-96.1, WJYE-FM.
  • MTV Cameras Focusing on Members, Pledges in UB Sorority and Fraternity
    9/11/02
    The University at Buffalo and several dozen of its undergraduate students will have a "starring" role on two MTV series, "Sorority Life" and "Fraternity Life," for 13 weeks beginning in February.
  • Action of Critical Component in Immune System Activation Described for First Time by UB Scientists
    9/10/02
    Immunologists from the University at Buffalo are the first to describe a human immune system component known to be essential to controlling the activation of T-cells, the first line of defense against foreign antigens.