News Releases

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

  • Seven to be Honored at UB’s Annual Alumni Awards Dinner
    3/28/01
    A retired, small-town physician who has been an active and generous University at Buffalo alumnus, an internationally known authority on autism and a leader for change in his native Nigeria are among the seven individuals who will be honored on April 20 at the UB Alumni Association's annual awards dinner in celebration of excellence.
  • Former Basketball Player Pledges $250,000 to UB
    3/28/01
    Ronald W. Schlenker Sr., a University at Buffalo alumnus and former basketball player, has pledged $250,000 to the Division of Athletics for a scholarship fund for student athletes.
  • Technology Works Resource Center to Hold Open House
    3/26/01
    The TECHnology WORKS Resource Center, the first program of its kind to provide Buffalo urban residents access to the information superhighway through a range of services and programs, will host an open house from 5-8 p.m. March 28 in the University at Buffalo's Educational Opportunity Center (EOC), 465 Washington St., Buffalo.
  • New Study By UB Marketing Professor Uncovers Peculiar Online Bidding Behavior
    3/26/01
    Consumers bidding for items on eBay or other online auction sites exhibit a peculiar shopping behavior that actually hinders their ability to get a good deal on a desired item, according to a new study of digital consumer behavior by a University at Buffalo researcher.
  • UB’s School of Information Studies Receives $200,000 Curriculum Grant from AT&T
    3/20/01
    AT&T has awarded the University at Buffalo's School of Information Studies (SIS) a two-year, $200,000 grant to support the curriculum for a 36-credit-hour interdisciplinary master's degree in information and communication that will prepare students to enter the information workforce by mixing theory with practical experience.
  • Childhood Obesity Has Doubled in a Generation; Too Much TV, Too Little Activity Are to Blame, Study Shows
    3/16/01
    A study in the current (March 15) issue of Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, authored by a University at Buffalo epidemiologist, found that obesity among children between the ages of 8 and 16 has more than doubled in one generation. The findings also showed that children who watched the most television were the fattest.
  • Stress, Cardiac Health to be Discussed at Luncheon
    3/16/01
    Stress and cardiac health in our hectic 21st-century lives will be the topic of a University at Buffalo Senior Alumni Luncheon to be held at noon April 25 in the Center for Tomorrow on the UB North Campus.
  • UB School of Architecture and Planning Features Work of Local Firm in Spring Exhibit
    3/16/01
    The University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning is hosting a spring exhibit of work by Wendel-Duchscherer Architects & Engineers P.C. in the James G. Dyett Gallery in Room 335 of Hayes Hall on the UB South Campus.
  • Pulitzer Prize-Winner Doris Kearns Goodwin to Speak at UB on April 26
    3/16/01
    Doris Kearns Goodwin, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, historian and television commentator, will speak at 8 p.m. April 26 in the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the University at Buffalo North (Amherst) Campus.
  • Social Activist, Author Paul Loeb to Speak at UB April 6
    3/16/01
    Author Paul Loeb will bring his recipe for social activism to Buffalo April 5-7 at the invitation of the University at Buffalo's UB Green Office.