News Releases

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

  • With Assist from UB, Tuscarora Students Preparing CD-ROM Focusing on Ancestors' 18th Century Journey
    3/8/01
    Middle school students at the Tuscarora Indian School in the Niagara-Wheatfield School District have been working since late September to produce "Skarooran Journey: A Tuscaroran Adventure," an educational journey that explores aspects of the history, language and culture of these ancient eastern woodlands people through a student-designed, multimedia, CD-ROM program.
  • UB Web Site Presents Literary Works in Many Languages and Helps You Read Them, Too!
    3/8/01
    You'd love to read a little Baudelaire in French or kick back with Polish writer Slavomir Mrozek's famous interrogative poem, "Ud Podrozy." Unfortunately, you can't tell a guy traversing forets de symboles (forests of symbols) from a peck of przydro?ne je?yn (roadside boysenberries). Help is here, or, to be absolutely accurate, here: .
  • PTSD Patients Damage Teeth Through Involuntary Grinding, Clenching, UB Study Finds
    3/8/01
    As if persons with posttraumatic stress disorder didn't have enough to worry about, research now shows their stress-related symptoms could be damaging their teeth. An oral health assessment of patients with long-term posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) conducted by periodontists from the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine revealed significant erosion of tooth surfaces among PTSD patients.
  • Doug Varone and Dancers Concludes 2000-01 KeyBank Dance Series at UB
    3/7/01
    The 2000-01 KeyBank Dance Series will conclude with a performance by Doug Varone and Dancers to be held at 8 p.m. on April 7 in the Mainstage Theatre located in the Center for the Arts on the North Campus.
  • UB School of Management Announces MBA Case Competition Winners
    3/6/01
    The University at Buffalo School of Management has announced the winners of its annual MBA Case Competition.
  • Department of Theatre and Dance to present the hit musical “Nine”
    3/6/01
    The University at Buffalo Department of Theatre and Dance will present the hit musical “Nine” March 29 through April 8 in the Drama Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
  • School-Shooting Tragedy Might Have Been Avoided If Threats Had Been Taken Seriously, UB Expert Says
    3/6/01
    A shooting at a suburban San Diego high school this week that left two students dead and 13 injured might have been prevented if a teen-ager's threats had been taken seriously and reported to authorities, a University at Buffalo forensic psychologist and law professor said today.
  • 15th Annual Wasserman Conference Set for March 25
    3/6/01
    Jewish foods, crafts, dance, arts and philosophy will be highlighted during "2001: A Spiritual Odyssey," the 15th Annual Wasserman Conference set for March 25 in the Student Union on the University at Buffalo North (Amherst) Campus.
  • “Uncrowned Queens” Web Site Focuses on Contributions of Unsung Heroines of African-American Community
    3/5/01
    African Americans in Western New York and beyond are coming together to pay homage to unheralded black women of the past 100 years, the unsung heroines whose legacy of self-determination speaks to a tradition of effecting change. "Uncrowned Queens" -- a Web site dedicated to recognizing those unsung heroines -- spotlights the accomplishments of African-American women who live or have lived in the Buffalo area.
  • Buffalo Education Community Comes Together in March for Serious Examination of Public-School Reform
    3/1/01
    The Buffalo educational community is taking a long, serious look at the challenges facing urban-education systems during Urban Education Month, a major program of events being held through March 31 and coordinated by the University at Buffalo Graduate School of Education (GSE) and its Urban Education Institute.