News Releases

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

  • To Understand Mars Better, Geologists to Visit Niagara Falls
    6/18/99
    What does Niagara Falls have in common with the planet Mars? Quite a lot, geologically speaking. In fact, on June 25-26, a group of leading planetary geologists will visit Buffalo and Niagara Falls to better understand the geology of Mars.
  • Nursing School Graduates Receive Awards
    6/18/99
    Eighteen students in the School of Nursing received awards and scholarships at the school's commencement ceremony last month.
  • Advances in Information Technology Are Not Likely to Replace Books in Libraries, UB Experts Say
    6/18/99
    One aspect of the rich and complex history of human knowledge -- its recording, transmission and preservation -- has been altered irrevocably by the advancement of information technology. But the replacement of a libraries' millions of bound volumes by electronic versions is no more than a twinkle in the eye of someone who is not a librarian, University at Buffalo librarians say.
  • $200 Scholarship Inspires $100,000 Gift to Management School
    6/16/99
    Robert and Jane Yendell of Hixson, Tenn., have given $100,000 to the School of Management for the establishment of an undergraduate scholarship fund. The gift was made in remembrance of a $200 scholarship that Robert Yendell received from UB more than 50 years ago
  • Founders of UB African American Studies Department Recall Difficult History as Unit Celebrates Its 30th Anniversary
    6/16/99
    The Black Studies Program at the University at Buffalo was established in 1969, a time that one of its founders, Jim Pappas, describes as "a heady and exciting time - a time that illustrated the best and the worst of academic life." The program evolved into the Department of African American Studies in 1973 as perhaps the first truly interdisciplinary academic field of study at UB, and will celebrate its 30th anniversary in the 1999-2000 academic year.
  • When the Driver Doesn’t Buckle Up, Neither Do the Passengers, UB Study Finds
    6/16/99
    "Friends don't let friends -- or their spouses or children -- drive unbelted." That should be the theme of a public-education campaign aimed at increasing seatbelt use, according to an industrial engineer who recently completed a study on the subject while pursuing graduate work at the University at Buffalo.
  • UB recognizes Architecture and Planning Students
    6/16/99
    Students in the School of Architecture and Planning recently received awards for excellence in their fields of study.
  • Poor Oral Health a Risk Factor for Stroke, UB Study Finds
    6/12/99
    The first national population-based cohort study of periodontal disease and cerebrovascular disease, conducted by University at Buffalo researchers, has shown that people with severe gum disease are twice as likely to have the type of stroke caused by blocked arteries than those with good oral health.
  • UB Historian Looks at Hollywood Movies to Study Post-World War II America
    6/11/99
    By studying post-World War II Hollywood movies, University at Buffalo historian David Gerber has made some important discoveries in his career-long exploration of the impact of drastic change on the lives of individuals in American social history.
  • Link Found Between Sedentary Lifestyle, Insulin Resistance
    6/11/99
    Getting off the couch and onto the jogging path, or the bicycle, or the treadmill after work may help prevent diabetes, a new University at Buffalo study has shown.