News Releases

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

  • Adjusting to Campus Life May Contribute to Freshman Weight Gain UB Dietitian Offers Students Advice On Avoiding Unwanted Pounds
    8/4/98
    The "Freshman 15" -- the notorious excess pounds dreaded by first-year college students -- can be attributed to behavioral changes that come with a new, drastically different lifestyle, according to Janice Cochran, a registered dietitian and nutritionist at the University at Buffalo.
  • "Vinyl And CD Madness" Sale to Benefit WBFO
    7/31/98
    Thousands of records and CDs will be on sale at WBFO's final "Vinyl and CD Madness," to be held on Aug. 29-30 in Allen Hall on the South Campus.
  • Rucki Elected President of Management Alumni Association
    7/29/98
    Judith A. Rucki of Cheektowaga has been elected president of the School of Management Alumni Association.
  • Method Takes Holistic Approach to Teen Violence, Teaching Youths to Recognize, Diffuse Trigger Points
    7/28/98
    A classroom-based program that teaches youngsters and teens to understand, recognize, acknowledge and positively rechannel destructive emotions is the focus of a new book by a husband-and-wife team of University at Buffalo researchers.
  • Sociologist Warns That "Hot Spots" of Inequality In The U.S. Military Need to Be Addressed
    7/28/98
    Noted military sociologist Brenda Moore today warned that major problems are on the horizon for the U.S. Armed Forces if they don't take steps to reduce racial inequities.
  • 4 New UB Studies Suggest Ways Gum Disease Contributes to Development of Heart Disease
    7/23/98
    New studies by researchers in the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine have identified several possible pathways gum disease may contribute to the development of heart disease.
  • 7 Honored During UB School of Social Work Commencement
    7/22/98
    Seven students were honored during commencement ceremonies held recently by the Graduate School of Social Work.
  • Shechner to Head UB English Department
    7/22/98
    Literary scholar Mark Shechner, Ph.D., a member of the UB faculty for 28 years, has been named chair of the Department of English.
  • Powers Elected President of UB Alumni Association
    7/21/98
    Jean C. Powers of Williamsville, a 1979 graduate of the University at Buffalo School of Law, has been elected to a two-year term as president of the UB Alumni Association.
  • UB Faculty, Staff, Librarians Receive Chancellor's Awards
    7/21/98
    Six UB faculty members, two librarians and four professional staff members have received 1998 State University of New York Chancellor's Awards for Excellence.