News Releases

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

Statement from the University at Buffalo regarding the University at Heights Collaborative meeting
9/30/13
“The university is very aware that residents of University Heights are very concerned about quality of life issues in the Heights, particularly those issues involving loud and disruptive behavior. Over the past five years, UB -- working with the City of Buffalo and the community -- has implemented several initiatives to improve quality of life in the Heights.
UB Office of Global Health Initiatives continues its 2013 seminar series
9/26/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The University at Buffalo School of Public Health and Health Professions will continue its seminar series, “Women’s Health is Global Health: The 2013 Global Health Initiatives,” with three programs in October and November. All are free of charge and welcome public participation and discussion.
Top legal experts will address the need for counsel for the poor
9/26/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Most people are familiar with the made-popular-by-TV phrase “you have a right to a lawyer.” Fifty years ago this year, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Gideon v. Wainwright that criminal defendants had the right to counsel, at government expense, if they couldn’t afford one.
Study of skin disease reveals clues to autoimmune conditions
9/26/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Researchers studying a rare, blistering skin condition have made a novel discovery: they have identified a protective mechanism among genetically susceptible individuals who nevertheless remain healthy. The research is providing new clues to why some individuals who carry genetic risk factors for developing autoimmune diseases, do not go on to develop them.
UB brings award-winning novelist Laird Hunt to Buffalo Oct. 10
9/26/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Exhibit X Fiction Series presented by the University at Buffalo Department of English, which brings internationally renowned writers to Buffalo every year, will sponsor a free public reading by award-winning American novelist and translator Laird Hunt at 7 p.m. on Oct. 10 at the Hallwalls Cinema, 341 Delaware Ave., Buffalo.
Media advisory: 35 early-stage high-tech companies will pitch to investors at Bright Buffalo Niagara venture forum
9/26/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Bright Buffalo Niagara, Western New York’s premier venture forum, will feature 35 promising young companies in the life sciences, energy, software and other high-tech industries who will pitch to potential investors in 10-minute or one-minute sessions.
Sustainability Academy launches at UB
9/26/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Students from the University at Buffalo’s new Sustainability Academy will join fellow undergraduates in touring Love Canal, the Buffalo waterfront, Silo City and other locations this Friday to learn about the region’s history of industrial pollution and how the community is turning this legacy around to create a more sustainable Buffalo Niagara.
UB Architecture and Planning dean receives American Institute of Architects education award
9/26/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Robert G. Shibley, professor and dean of the University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning, has received the American Institute of Architects New York State (AIANYS) 2013 Educator Award.
Sculpture of folded steel rises in the shadow of Buffalo’s grain elevators
9/25/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. — In a classically Rust Belt workspace, University at Buffalo architecture faculty members Nick Bruscia and Chris Romano have been designing — and fabricating — structures that explore new uses for textured steel.
Chief judge to solicit testimony on unmet legal needs in UB’s Letro Courtroom Oct. 3
9/24/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – New York State’s chief judge, Hon. Jonathan Lippman, will be at the University at Buffalo Law School on Oct. 3 to hear testimony about the unmet needs for civil legal services in the state, and what it will take to meet those needs.