News Releases

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

  • Study On UB South Campus Neighborhood Receives Support From Alumnus
    11/20/98
    A closer look at housing and economic issues in the neighborhood surrounding the UB South Campus is the focus of a new UB study, partially funded by a $25,000 gift from a 1967 alumnus, in the hopes of uncovering alternatives for revitalizing the neighborhood.
  • UB's Role In Advancing Internet Technologies Made Possible Through Equipment Donation
    11/20/98
    To support UB's efforts to partner with academic institutions across the country to take the lead in developing the next generation of Internet technology, Bay Networks, a Nortel Networks line of business and leader in the world-wide networking market, has donated Internet network equipment to the university.
  • Embedded Information Systems Will Make Cars Talk, Anticipate Shoppers' Needs And Track Our Every Move <!-- First_para: The Next Area of Explosive Growth In Information Technology Will Be In The Field of Embedded Information Systems That More Or Less Read Your Mind, Predicts Joseph D. Woelfel, Professor of Communication At The University At Buffalo.
    11/19/98
    The next area of explosive growth in information technology will be in the field of embedded information systems that more or less read your mind, predicts Joseph D. Woelfel, professor of communication at the University at Buffalo.
  • New Student Housing Going Up "Live" On The Web
    11/19/98
    Construction of new apartment-style housing for undergraduate students at the University at Buffalo is becoming a world-wide event, thanks to a new live Webcam that captures -- and displays online -- up-to-the-second progress on the housing site from a window of a nearby academic building.
  • Palya Named Assistant Dean In UB School of Social Work
    11/19/98
    Janet Palya, director of field education in the School of Social Work, has been named assistant dean for field education and off-campus programs.
  • UB Expert Advocates Combining Behavior Therapy With Medication For Treatment of ADHD
    11/17/98
    A University at Buffalo psychologist has told a national meeting called to prepare a consensus statement on treatment recommendations for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder that these children need to receive behavior modification therapy along with medication if treatment for the disorder is to be long-lasting.
  • UB Professor Honored By Philosophy Community
    11/12/98
    Kah Kyung Cho, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Department of Philosophy, has been honored with a festschrift on the occasion of the 16th anniversary of the founding of the Korean Society for Phenomenology.
  • UB President's Medal Awarded to Lawrence P. Castellani
    11/12/98
    Lawrence P. Castellani, former chair of the UB Council and the Board of Trustees of the UB Foundation, Inc., received the UB President's Medal in recognition of extraordinary service to UB at the annual University Founders Dinner held on Nov. 9.
  • Mini-Veterinary School Provides Information For Pet Owners
    11/11/98
    The first "mini-vet school" for lay people in the U.S. is being offered by the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences as an offshoot of the its popular mini-medical school.
  • First Xerox Fellowship Recipient Selected At UB
    11/11/98
    Stephanie Argentine of Buffalo has been selected as the first recipient of the Xerox Fellowship for Recruiting Excellence, funded by a $25,000 gift to the School of Management school from the Xerox Foundation.