News Releases

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

  • UB Will Open Polish Academic Center During National Conference On Polish Studies
    3/25/97
    The University at Buffalo will open its new Polish Academic Information Center during the Second National Conference on Polish Studies in the United States, to be held at UB on April 12 and 13.
  • UB to Hold Sesquicentennial Symposium On Hispanic Studies
    3/24/97
    Several graduates of the UB doctoral program in Spanish who are now highly respected scholars in their field will join UB faculty on April 11 and 12 for a symposium on Hispanic studies.
  • Raymond Jackson to Perform In UB Piano Festival
    3/24/97
    Internationally acclaimed concert pianist and music educator Raymond Jackson will participate in UB¹s eighth Piano Festival, to be held on April 17 and 18 on the North (Amherst) Campus.
  • Multi-Center Trial Shows Common Antibiotic Halts Progression of Gum Disease, Puts It In "Holding Pattern"
    3/24/97
    A University at Buffalo dental researcher has reported that a multi-center study has shown that daily low doses of a common antibiotic can halt the progression of adult periodontal disease.
  • Study Implicates Smoking In New Cases of Periodontal Disease
    3/24/97
    People who have healthy gums are highly likely to develop gum disease within two to five years if they smoke cigarettes, dental researchers from the University at Buffalo have found.
  • Study Among Native Americans Shows Gum Disease Increases Risk of Future Heart Disease Researchers Suspect Oral Bacteria Damage Heart Valves, Vessels
    3/23/97
    ORLANDO, FLA. -- Persons with gum disease are at high risk of developing heart disease in the future, particularly if they also are diabetic, researchers in the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine have found.
  • Microbial Pathogenesis Conference Set For April 23
    3/21/97
    Four authorities on the molecular and cellular mechanisms that microbes use to cause disease will speak at the annual Buffalo Conference on Microbial Pathogenesis on Wednesday, April 23.
  • Oozfest, UB Mud Volleyball Tourney, to Be Held On April 26
    3/21/97
    UB's 13th annual Oozfest, billed as the "largest volleyball tournament played continuously in the mud in North America," will be held on Saturday, April 26, on the North (Amherst) Campus.
  • Toni Morrison to Speak At UB On April 24
    3/21/97
    Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Toni Morrison will speak at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 24, in the Mainstage theater in the Center for the Arts on the North (Amherst) Campus.
  • UB Study Indicates Routine Dental X-Ray May Be A Valuable Tool In Stroke Prevention
    3/21/97
    Researchers at the University at Buffalo are the first to show in a general population that a standard dental X-ray can detect potentially dangerous calcium deposits in the carotid arteries that increase the risk for a stroke.