News Releases

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

  • New Book By UB Employment Expert Helps People With Disabilities Find Work
    12/17/99
    A new law that will allow millions of disabled people to work without losing health benefits has made a new book by a University at Buffalo career planning expert an especially valuable -- and timely -- resource for those with disabilities.
  • Three UB Psychologists Garner National Awards For Research In Personal Relationships
    12/15/99
    Three faculty members in the Department of Psychology in the UB College of Arts and Sciences have been recognized nationally for their research in the field of personal relationships.
  • $3.8 Million Grant From Howard Hughes Medical Institute Supports Development Of Two New UB Research Centers
    12/15/99
    The University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences has received a four-year, $3.8 million award from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to speed development of two new research centers.
  • Even Without An Eruption, Soft Spots On Volcanoes Can Trigger Deadly Mudflows, UB Scientists Find
    12/14/99
    Just because a volcano isn't erupting doesn't mean it poses no danger. In papers being presented today (Tuesday, Dec. 14) at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union, University at Buffalo volcanologists show how, in some cases, soft spots on volcanoes that simply collapse from the side may trigger mudflows that potentially can be more devastating than eruptions.
  • French Literary Theorist Gérard Bucher Named To Melodia Jones Chair At UB
    12/9/99
    Gérard Bucher, a scholar of international distinction in French and German literatures and philosophy anda professor in the UB Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, has been named to the university's Melodia Jones Chair in French through August 2002.
  • UB Will Guide Students Off The Beaten Track With Unique Summer Study Program In Jordan And Syria
    12/9/99
    An overnight stay in a Bedouin desert camp in Wadi Rum, where T.E. Lawrence was based during the Arab revolt, is just one of the many highlights of a new summer overseas program in Arabic languages and cultures sponsored by UB.
  • UB School Of Social Work, RIA Named University Partner For Northeast States Addiction Technology Transfer Center
    12/9/99
    The University at Buffalo School of Social Work, in collaboration with UB's Research Institute on Addictions (RIA), has been named the New York State university partner for the Northeastern States Addiction Technology Transfer Center (NSATTC).
  • Business Alliance Project Recognized By National Group
    12/9/99
    The Center for Industrial Effectiveness (TCIE) in the UB Business Alliance has been recognized for its outstanding work by the National Association of Management and Technical Assistance Centers (NAMTAC).
  • 20 UB Hillel Students To Visit Israel In January
    12/9/99
    Twenty UB students affiliated with Hillel of Buffalo will visit Israel Jan. 5-16 as part of Israel 2000, a pilot program funded through Birthright Israel, a group of philanthropists, Hillel and the Israeli government.
  • UB Teams Join SETI@Home Project Searching For Alien Life
    12/7/99
    At this moment, computers across the University at Buffalo campus are analyzing signals from the sky that could be indicators of alien intelligence.