News Releases

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

  • 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.
  • UB’s Mini-Med School Creates Special Health-Science Enrichment Program For High-School Students
    12/7/99
    Juniors and seniors studying advanced biology in Williamsville and Lockport high schools will be teaching classes this spring in cancer, infectious disease, cardiology and reconstructive surgery as part of an innovative, high-school science-enrichment program created by the popular mini-medical school at UB.
  • Jacobs Designates Newly Purchased Butler Mansion For Use By UB School Of Management
    12/7/99
    Jeremy M. Jacobs, Sr., chairman and chief executive officer of Delaware North Companies, today finalized purchase of the Butler Mansion and announced that he will make the building available for use by the University at Buffalo School of Management.
  • Environmental Audit Of Amherst High School By UB Students Reveals Ways To Save Money, Energy
    12/7/99
    A detailed "environmental audit" prepared for Amherst Central High School by students at UB is being applauded by high school and district officials for its incisiveness and for its environmentally friendly, often economical recommendations.
  • $1 Million Gift From Henry A. Panasci, Jr. To Establish Entrepreneurial Award At UB
    12/6/99
    A pharmacist and business executive turned venture capitalist, University at Buffalo graduate Henry A. Panasci, Jr. has given $1 million to the university to create a competition that encourages students to become entrepreneurs.
  • New Study In Pediatrics Shows Single Dose Of ADHD Medication Lasts Entire School Day
    12/6/99
    A new University at Buffalo study published in the December issue of Pediatrics comparing the effectiveness over time of Adderall and Ritalin -- two drugs for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) -- shows that a single dose of Adderall is effective for a full school day.
  • It’s Easy To Find Holiday Gifts For Children With Disabilities
    12/3/99
    Is there an infant or toddler with disabilities on your holiday gift list? If so, you might be interested in some advice from Susan Mistrett, director of the Let's Play! project at the University at Buffalo, which uses assistive technologies and interactive strategies to help disabled children to play.
  • Wells Drilled On Campus To Give Geology Students An Edge
    12/3/99
    For the University at Buffalo Department of Geology, "hands-on" in a lab apparently isn't hands-on enough. That's why excavators are drilling four, 50-foot wells on the North (Amherst) Campus so that students can learn about hydrogeology -- the study of how water and other liquids, such as pollutants, move through the shallow subsurface -- up close and personal.