News Releases

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

  • UB's Mugel Tax Moot Court Competition to Examine Debt Discharge Income, Capital Loss
    2/19/02
    The University at Buffalo Law School will host the 2002 Albert R. Mugel National Tax Moot Court Competition on Feb. 21-23.
  • Western New York's Three Congressmen to Discuss Church-State and Civil Liberties Issues at Public Forum
    2/19/02
    Western New York's three Congressmen will discuss church-state and civil liberties issues when the Buffalo Niagara Chapter of the American Jewish Committee (AJC) holds its fourth annual "On the Issues" community educational program.
  • UB Domestic Violence Task Force to Sponsor Performance of "Father Knows Best"
    2/19/02
    The Domestic Violence Task Force in the University at Buffalo Law School will sponsor a performance of "Father Knows Best," presented by the Theater for Change, at 7 p.m. on March 19 in the Student Union Theatre on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
  • Habitually Sleeping More Than 8 Hours, Need for Daytime Nap Signal Increased Risk of Death From Stroke, Study Finds
    2/15/02
    Daytime nappers and people who routinely sleep more than eight hours a night have a greater chance of dying from stroke than those with more standard sleep habits, a study by stroke researchers at the University at Buffalo has shown.
  • Work Progressing on Master Landscaping Plan for UB
    2/15/02
    The development of a master landscaping plan for the University at Buffalo's two campuses is moving forward, with the consultant now preparing detailed designs for two high-profile areas on each campus.
  • Workshop in Havana Lays Groundwork for Master's Degree with Emphasis in Caribbean Studies
    2/15/02
    The University at Buffalo is working with the University of Havana on a collaborative effort through which students will be able to obtain from UB an interdisciplinary Master of Arts in humanities degree with a specialty in Caribbean studies.
  • UB Opera Workshop to Present Rarely Performed Work, Dido and Aeneas
    2/14/02
    The University at Buffalo Opera Workshop will present Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas, at 8 p.m. March 8 and 2:30 p.m. March 9 in the Drama Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
  • UB Law School to Hold Program to Help Minority High School Students Learn About Law School
    2/14/02
    As part of National Minority Law Student Recruitment Month, the University at Buffalo Law School will hold a visitation luncheon and program for minority high school students who are interested in learning more about attending law school.
  • Scholar, Author Stephen Carter to Speak at UB at 25th Martin Luther King, Jr., Commemoration
    2/14/02
    Stephen L. Carter -- scholar, author and William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale University -- will speak at the University at Buffalo on March 13 at the 25th Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration.
  • In Nature, UB Team Reports Infrared to Visible Upconverted Stimulated Emission
    2/13/02
    A team of University at Buffalo researchers reports in the current issue of Nature the first observation of a phenomenon called stimulated emission by direct three-photon excitation, which occurs when three photons of lower energy are simultaneously absorbed to reach a higher energy state.