News Releases

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

  • Noted UB Linguistics Scholar Wolfgang Wolck Honored by European Research Center
    9/20/02
    Wolfgang Wolck , emeritus SUNY Distinguished Service Professor in the UB Department of Linguistics, has been named the first honorary member of the European Research Center for Multilingualism.
  • UB's Catherine Norgren Serving as National Chair of Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival
    9/20/02
    Catherine Norgren of the University at Buffalo's Department of Theatre and Dance is the new national chair of the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, which has given more than 400,000 college students in 10,000 festival productions the opportunity to have their work critiqued, improve their dramatic skills and receive national recognition for excellence.
  • Oct. 10 is National Depression Screening Day; Help Is Available at UB's Psychological Services Center
    9/19/02
    The Psychological Services Center at University at Buffalo will reach out on Oct. 10 -- National Depression Screening Day -- to help those experiencing symptoms of depression, manic-depression, generalized anxiety disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder.
  • 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.