News Releases

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

  • Williams to Deliver Harrington Lecture At UB Conference
    5/9/97
    Redford B. Williams, M.D., internationally known for his work on anger, hostility, coronary-prone behaviors and life-skills training, will deliver a Harrington Lecture at on Thursday, May 29.
  • Anonymous Donor Gives Additional $800,000 to Ubfor Distinguished Honors Scholars Program Cumulative Cash Gifts of $3.2 Million to Benefit 57 Students
    5/8/97
    The University at Buffalo Distinguished Honors Scholars Program has seen its support from an anonymous donor reach $3.2 million, bringing to 57 the number of students who will have their expenses paid for four years.
  • UB Chemistry Professor Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship
    5/6/97
    Paras N. Prasad, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University at Buffalo and director of the university's Photonics Research Laboratory, has been awarded a 1997 Guggenheim Fellowship Award.
  • State Law Triples Use of Bicycle Helmets By Children, Helps Eliminate "Dorky" Factor, UB Study Shows
    5/6/97
    If you want kids to wear bicycle helmets, pass a helmet law because gentle persuasion doesn't work, according to a study headed by a pediatric emergency medicine specialist at the University at Buffalo.
  • UB Communication Students Land 'rajun Cajun,' Carville to Speak At May 16 Recognition Ceremony
    5/5/97
    James Carville, senior political advisor to President Clinton, will address a Department of Communication Recognition Ceremony on May 16 in Slee Hall on the North Campus.
  • Children With Ad/Hd Have Significant Functional Disabilities Related to Attention Deficit, UB Researchers Show
    5/5/97
    Researchers from the University at Buffalo and Children's Hospital of Buffalo have shown children diagnosed with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder have as much functional disability as those with mild mental retardation.
  • Two UB Students Awarded Goldwater Scholarships
    5/1/97
    Two UB students are among only 282 students nationwide who have been selected as recipients of a Goldwater Scholarship Award.
  • Noted Cancer Researcher, Former UB Professor to Present Harrington Lecture, Receive Honorary Degree
    4/30/97
    Internationally known cancer researcher James F. Holland, M.D. will deliver the Harrington Lecture on Monday, May 12, in Butler Auditorium in Farber Hall on the South Campus.
  • UB Parasitologist Appointed Chair of NIH Study Section
    4/29/97
    Philip LoVerde, professor of microbiology at UB, has been appointed chair of the Tropical Medicine and Parasitology Study Section, Division of Research Grants, of the National Institutes of Health.
  • UB Art Students to Receive Annual Departmental Awards
    4/29/97
    Six students in the UB Department of Art will receive 1996-97 departmental awards for their work.