News Releases

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

  • Pinsky, Rothenberg, Lauterbach to Headline Fall "Wednesdays at 4 PLUS" Series at UB
    8/15/01
    The fall lineup for the University at Buffalo's biannual poetry and prose series, "Wednesdays at 4 PLUS," promises an eclectic mix of both up-and-coming writers and those entrenched in the literary scene for decades -- a group whose collective work cuts across lines of race, ethnicity, gender, language and politics. The series, presented by the UB Poetics Program, will run from Sept. 12 through Nov. 30.
  • UB Engineering Dean Says Some Parents Unwittingly 'Help' Their Children Do Poorly in Math
    8/15/01
    The alarming shortage of engineers throughout the U.S. has spurred numerous proposals on teacher training, curriculum and special programs, all geared toward boosting the sagging interest of American schoolchildren in science and mathematics. But one of the most important factors in shaping children's interest in science and math -- the attitudes of their parents -- is rarely mentioned, according to an engineer at the University at Buffalo.
  • UB Law School Offering New Concentration in Labor and Employment Law
    8/14/01
    The University at Buffalo Law School has added a new concentration in labor and employment law to its curriculum for the fall semester in response to increased demand in the job market for lawyers who are knowledgeable in this burgeoning field.
  • UB Graduate School of Education and Buffalo Schools Awarded $1.3 Million Federal Technology Grant
    8/9/01
    The U.S. Department of Education has awarded a $1.3 million three-year grant to a consortium composed of the University at Buffalo's Graduate School of Education, the UB Center for Applied Technologies in Education, the Buffalo Public Schools and WNED-TV, Channel 17.
  • Rockin' Rally 2001 To Kick Off Bulls' Football Season
    8/9/01
    The 2001 University at Buffalo football season will kick off on Friday, August 24 with Rockin' Rally 2001, Buffalo's largest pep rally featuring classic rock artists Loverboy, the 2001 UB Bulls football team, the UB marching band and the UB cheerleaders.
  • UB Center for Management Development Adds New Programs for Fall
    8/9/01
    The Center for Management Development in the UB School of Management has added several new programs to its roster of professional development seminars for the fall.
  • Long-Term Care Issues to be Focus of Alumni Luncheon
    8/9/01
    A consumer's guide to the issues related to long-term care will be presented by Anthony H. Szczygiel, UB law professor, at the UB Alumni Association's Senior Alumni luncheon program at noon, Sept. 13 in the Center for Tomorrow on the North Campus.
  • Scholar, Researcher Blasts Bush Education Plan
    8/8/01
    Nationally prominent education scholar and researcher Jeremy Finn has blasted what he calls the "test and punish" education plan put forth by President George Bush in the White House report "No Child Left Behind." Finn, professor in the University at Buffalo Graduate School of Education, says that in his eagerness to restructure funding priorities, Bush has ignored the importance of the one strategy that empirical studies have consistently proven to optimize student learning in virtually all educational settings -- small classes in the elementary grades.
  • In First Human Trial, Insulin Shows Ability to Reduce Components that Inflame Vessel Walls
    8/8/01
    Insulin, the hormone used to treat diabetes, also may have potential as a treatment for heart disease, a study conducted by endocrinologists at the University at Buffalo has shown.
  • British Virgin Islands Taps UP School of Nursing to Train New Breed of Nurses
    8/7/01
    BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Fourteen nurses from the British Virgin Islands(BVI) have spent the summer in Buffalo-area hospitals and clinics completing their requirements for bachelor's degrees in nursing from UB, which will be conferred in January commencement ceremonies in Tortola, BVI.