News Releases

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

June in Buffalo: 40 years at the forefront of new music
5/20/15
As it celebrates a special anniversary, the festival and conference has gained international recognition for pushing the boundaries of music.
Smoking and drug abuse could more than triple annual ER visits
5/19/15
A new UB study has found that smokers are four times more likely than non-smokers to become frequent visitors of emergency rooms.
UB’s Warm Weather Wednesdays are back with more seasonal fun
5/19/15
Warm Weather Wednesdays, the summer series of activities designed to provide members of the UB community – and the public – a chance to get outside and have some fun, is back for a second year.
UB anthropology student receives prestigious Fulbright to UK
5/18/15
A UB anthropology student just finishing her freshman year will take her passion for the “connections through time” to Durham University in Great Britain as one of three 2015 UB Fulbright Scholars.
UB School of Management students honored at commencement
5/18/15
Fourteen UB School of Management graduates received awards during the school’s graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremonies on May 15 and 16.
UB’s Educational Opportunity Center honors its ‘greatest legacy’ at annual graduation
5/18/15
A community leader who moved “beyond the falsehood” after being placed incorrectly in special education classes and an Eritrean refugee who exemplifies the storybook “American Dream” will be honored at theUB Educational Opportunity Center’s graduation ceremony on May 20.
Tsarnaev death sentence “easily a decade away” from being carried out, UB expert says
5/15/15
It could easily be a decade before Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's death sentence is carried out, according to law professor Charles Ewing.
Ambitious plans unveiled for UB Law School’s Advocacy Institute
5/15/15
A longtime UB Law School professor who has spent a lot of time in courtrooms throughout the nation is unveiling ambitious plans for the school’s Advocacy Institute.
UB to hold 169th commencement on Sunday
5/15/15
More than 1,300 students are candidates to receive degrees during UB’s 169th University Commencement to be held at 10 a.m. May 17 in Alumni Arena, North Campus.
UB and Roswell Park receive $1.85M grant to launch stem cell research program
5/15/15
The grant will support eight graduate students per year for five years.