News Releases

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

  • Wall Street Journal Ranks UB School of Management as One of the World's Top Business Schools
    4/30/01
    The Wall Street Journal has ranked the University at Buffalo School of Management as one of the "top business schools" in the world, according to a report released today within the newspaper's domestic and international editions.
  • Investigator of Neurotransmitters' Role in Male Sexual Functioning Receives $1.5 Million NIMH Grant
    4/30/01
    New understanding of the mechanisms of sex differentiation could result from research in the neuropharmacology of sexual behavior being conducted at the University at Buffalo.
  • New Book by UB Management Professor Shows Businesses How to Implement "Strategic" Human Resources
    4/27/01
    A new book co-authored by a University at Buffalo School of Management professor shows how "human resources" can be transformed from its traditional administrative-support role into a powerful source of competitive advantage for a company or organization.
  • Intern-to-Intern Program Pairs At-Risk High School Students with College Students from UB
    4/27/01
    As a high school senior, Tim Sullivan disliked school, and the thought of going on to college was the farthest thing from his mind. That's before he participated in the Intern-to-Intern Program -- a joint effort between Buffalo's Alternative High School and the University at Buffalo School of Management that pairs at-risk high school students with UB business students.
  • UB to Hold 155th General Commencement Ceremony May 13
    4/27/01
    Some 6,000 students are candidates to receive degrees during the University at Buffalo's 155th general commencement ceremony, to be held at 10 a.m. May 13 in Alumni Arena on the North (Amherst) Campus, and during 13 other ceremonies May 11-13 and May 18.
  • Book by UB Sociologist Explores the Function and Dysfunction of Modern Air Travel
    4/26/01
    A University at Buffalo sociologist has written a new book, "Life in the Air: Surviving the New Culture of Air Travel," which explores the myriad issues troubling airports and passengers today, from overcrowding and abusive passengers, to delays, cancellations and how travelers spend inordinately long periods of time while waiting to make their next connection.
  • UB Pharmacy School to Hold Symposium on Rheumatologic Conditions
    4/26/01
    An update on research and treatment for rheumatologic conditions, including rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis, will be the topic of a symposium on May 11 sponsored by the University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
  • Mary Harley Gresham Named Dean of Graduate School of Education at UB
    4/26/01
    Mary Harley Gresham, Ph.D., vice president for public service and urban affairs, has been named dean of the Graduate School of Education.
  • "Ed" Powell, UB Emeritus Sociology Professor, Dies at 75
    4/25/01
    Elwin H. "Ed" Powell, emeritus professor in the Department of Sociology in the University at Buffalo College of Arts and Sciences and a legendary figure on campus for his fierce defense of academic freedom, human rights, drug legalization and self- expression, died suddenly Friday, April 20, 2001. He was 75.
  • College of Arts and Sciences Names First Recipients of Excellence in Teaching Award
    4/25/01
    The University at Buffalo College of Arts and Sciences has announced four recipients of its first annual Arts and Sciences Faculty Teaching Award. They are Huw Davies, Thomas Ralabate, Christopher Mele, and James Holstun.