News Releases

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

  • Visiting Photographer to Give Lecture At UB
    3/16/99
    Visiting photographer Jeffrey Hoone will give a lecture and slide presentation on his photography series titled "Hook Line & Sinker" March 25 in the Center for the Arts on the North Campus.
  • Center For Entrepreneurial Leadership Offers Program For Valuing Businesses
    3/16/99
    A six-week course that details theory and procedures for valuing closely held stock is being offered by the Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership (CEL) in the School of Management.
  • UB Plans Third Student Apartment Complex
    3/15/99
    The University at Buffalo has announced plans for a third new complex of student apartments, tentatively set for occupancy in August 2000.
  • First Evidence Found of Link Between Gum Disease And High Alcohol Consumption, Low Dietary Antioxidants
    3/13/99
    Oral biologists from the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine have shown for the first time that heavy alcohol consumption or a diet low in antioxidant vitamins can increase the risk of developing gum disease.
  • Bacteria From Gum Infections Associated With Diabetes, Chronic Lung Disease, UB Studies Find
    3/13/99
    Diabetes and chronic lung disease can be added to the growing list of systemic diseases and conditions associated with bacteria from infected gums, new studies from the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine have shown.
  • "Female Offenders" to Be Featured In Art Gallery Exhibit to Open March 19
    3/12/99
    The historical merit of “female offenders” such as Tonya Harding, Amy Fisher and Susan Smith is recognized in "Offending History," a multi-media exhibit that cleverly uncovers outdated gender-biased values embedded in the media portrayal of female criminals.
  • UB Oral Biologists Find Link Between Gum Disease And Passive Exposure to Tobacco Smoke
    3/12/99
    Passive smoking, implicated in middle-ear infections and asthma in children, also may be a major cause of periodontal disease in adult non-smokers, according to research conducted by oral biologists at the University at Buffalo.
  • UB Researchers Identify Specific Oral Bacteria Most Likely to Increase Risk of Heart Attack
    3/12/99
    Oral biologists from the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine, among the first researchers to report a relationship between gum disease and risk of heart attack, now have identified the specific types of bacteria that are most damaging to the cardiovascular system.
  • Cokie Roberts Lecture Canceled
    3/12/99
    The UB Distinguished Speaker Series lecture featuring Cokie Roberts scheduled for Wednesday, March 24, has been canceled.
  • UB's "Ice Man" Takes Time From Classroom to Study Lake Freeze, Thaw Dates As Indicators of Climate Change
    3/10/99
    At the University at Buffalo, the "ice man" cometh with an ice auger, an ice spud, a meter stick and a couple of screwdrivers that hang from a string around his neck. Kenton Stewart, Ph.D., professor of biological sciences in the UB College of Arts and Sciences, is UB's iceman.