News Releases

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

  • Smith Receives Award From Society For Music Theory
    12/20/99
    Charles J. Smith, associate professor of music and coordinator of the Music Theory Program at UB, has received the Outstanding Publication Award from the Society for Music Theory.
  • Jarvis Named Director Of Employee Relations At UB
    12/20/99
    James Jarvis, director of labor relations for the City of Buffalo, has been named director of employee relations at UB.
  • Rosenthal Named Editor Of Journal Of Rural Health
    12/17/99
    Thomas C. Rosenthal, M.D., professor and chair of the Department of Family Medicine in the UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, has been named editor of The Journal of Rural Health, the peer-reviewed publication of the National Rural Health Association (NRHA).
  • 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).