News Releases

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

  • UB's Annual Impact On WNY Economy Set At $1.41 Billion
    9/12/94
    The University at Buffalo pumps $1.41 billion a year into the Western New York economy, a report by the University's Center for Regional Studies has found.
  • UB Anthropologist to Travel to Micronesian Island to Interview Veterans of Bloody World War II Battle
    9/9/94
    An archaeologist from the University at Buffalo will interview veterans of the World War II Battle of Peleliu during its 50th reunion ceremonies as part of a larger research project to study the remains of Japanese -- and possibly American -- soldiers buried in caves on the Micronesian island.
  • New High TC Superconductors Show No Weak-Links Effect, UB Scientists Report
    9/8/94
    The weak-links effect, a major obstacle to the development of superconducting materials for many industrial applications, has been eliminated in new high-quality superconducting films synthesized by University at Buffalo researchers.
  • UB to Receive $1.5 Million to Help Regional Businesses Remain Competitive In Global Marketplace Program Expected to Serve As Model For Small-Business Product Development
    9/6/94
    The University at Buffalo will receive a $1.5 million appropriation from the federal government to lead a demonstration project to help area businesses develop new products in cooperation with regional research universities.
  • "Abuse Excuse" In Court Wearing Thin, UB Law Professor Says
    9/1/94
    Attorneys' use of the "abuse excuse" and insanity defenses claiming circumstances beyond their clients' control for their sometimes violent criminal acts is beginning to wear thin with an increasingly skeptical public, a University at Buffalo law professor says.
  • At New York State Superfund Site, UB Engineers Help Test 'green' Treatments For Hazardous Waste
    8/31/94
    Environmental engineers at the University at Buffalo are playing a leading role in one of New York State's first efforts to clean up a state Superfund site using bioremediation, an environmentally friendly and cost-effective technology.
  • University At Buffalo Opens Spectacular New Center For The Arts
    8/30/94
    University at Buffalo officials have announced the grand opening of the university's Center for the Arts, a vast, $50-million structure designed by the award-winning New York City architectural team of Gwathmey and Siegel.
  • UB Becomes A Smoke-Free University; Smoking to Be Allowed Only In Selected Residence-Hall Bedrooms
    8/29/94
    The University at Buffalo has become a smoke-free university, effective today (Monday, Aug. 29), with smoking prohibited in all university-owned and operated buildings, stadiums, vehicles, and at all outdoor events.
  • UB No. 27 On Money Magazine's National "Best Buys"
    8/26/94
    The University at Buffalo has been ranked 27th in Money magazine's annual ranking of the Top 100 college and university best buys in the United States.
  • New 'antisense' Complexes Pack Catalytic Punch, UB Team Reports
    8/25/94
    New metal complexes that stay intact while catalytically destroying ribonucleic acid (RNA) have been synthesized by University at Buffalo researchers.