News Releases

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

  • Emergency Rescues, Pain Control, Genetics Among Topics Set for UB Mini-Medical School Spring Program
    2/21/01
    Medicine as portrayed in the media, emergency rescues and trauma, pain control, and advances in genetics and psychiatry are among the major topics of discussion slated for the UB Mini-Medical School's spring program, "Current Topics in Clinical Medicine."
  • Pulp Fiction to Be Topic of UB Senior Alumni Luncheon
    2/21/01
    The golden age of pulp fiction -- the popular, cheap, sleazy, sensational novels that played a role in American pop culture -- will be the topic of the University at Buffalo's Senior Alumni Luncheon to be held at noon on March 1 in the Center for Tomorrow on the UB North Campus.
  • UB School of Management to Host Entrepreneurship Summit for African-Americans
    2/16/01
    The Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership in the UB School of Management will host a summit on African-American entrepreneurship, "Using Entrepreneurship to Remake Black History," on Feb. 28 from 8:30 a.m. to noon.
  • Study Shows Concurrent Use of Alcohol, Cigarettes By Adolescents a Serious Public-Health Issue
    2/16/01
    Researchers at the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions have released results of a study showing that adolescents who use both alcohol and cigarettes are at increased risk of personal and social problems, poor grades in school, and delinquency, compared to adolescents who do not use both substances.
  • Those Who Are Regularly Sleepy During the Day May Be at Increased Risk of Stroke
    2/15/01
    If you sleep more than eight hours a night, snore or regularly are drowsy during the day, you may be at an increased risk of stroke, UB researchers have found.
  • UB Staff Member Celebrates Black History Month with Exhibit of African-American Memorabilia, Autographs
    2/15/01
    A collection of memorabilia and autographs commemorating African-American history is on display in the University at Buffalo's Lockwood Library in celebration of Black History Month.
  • UB, Hauptman-Woodward Agree on Long-Term Collaboration; Establish UB Department of Structural Biology at HWI
    2/14/01
    The University at Buffalo and the Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute, Inc. (HWI) have agreed to establish a UB Department of Structural Biology at HWI, initiating a 10-year collaboration that positions Buffalo to play a lead role in this critical field.
  • Poetry Reading, Bazaar, Concert Planned in Conjunction with Black History Month
    2/13/01
    UB will celebrate Black History Month with a reading of poetry penned by the African-American writer Paul Lawrence Dunbar; a bazaar featuring African crafts, culture and fashions, and a concert that blends the meaning of survival and desire for freedom as told through music from the African and Jewish cultures.
  • UB’s Mugel Tax Moot Court, Largest and Oldest Tax Moot Court in U.S., Sets 30th Anniversary Competition
    2/13/01
    The Honorable Richard C. Wesley, associate judge on the New York State Court of Appeals, will be among the experts sitting on the bench for the final round of competition when law students from around the nation come to Buffalo on Feb. 22-24 to compete in the Law School's national Mugel Tax Moot Court, the largest and longest-running tax moot court in the United States.
  • International Financier, UB Alumnus Brun Pledges $1 Million to UB School of Social Work
    2/13/01
    An international investment advisor who used his University at Buffalo degree in social work to build a $32 billion business, Leslie A. Brun is pledging $1 million to the UB School of Social Work.