News Releases

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

  • 'Pink Glove Dance Video' Premiere Hopes to Generate Funds for UB Breast Cancer Research
    10/11/12
    It's a win-win: a "star-studded" video premiere and the opportunity to generate enough votes to win $10,000 for University at Buffalo School of Nursing breast cancer research.
  • UB to Host Intellectual Property Seminar on Nov. 15
    10/10/12
    The University at Buffalo TCIE is hosting a new seminar for business professionals interested in learning the fundamentals of intellectual property (IP).
  • UB Symposium: The Changing Landscape of Architectural Patronage
    10/10/12
    Once the exclusive purview of private clients and the fabulously wealthy, architectural patronage is changing as architects increasingly cultivate partnerships with nonprofits, community organizations and other public entities.
  • Media Advisory: Former First Lady Laura Bush to Speak at UB Wednesday
    10/9/12
    Former first lady Laura Bush, known as a champion of children's education, human rights and health-care initiatives here and abroad, will speak in the University at Buffalo's Alumni Arena at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 10, as part of UB's Distinguished Speakers Series.
  • On-the-Spot Mammograms and Breast Cancer Education Are Highlights of Oct. 13 Event on East Side
    10/8/12
    A free breast cancer awareness walk and wellness event will be held Saturday, Oct. 13 at 10 a.m. in Masten Park by the Patient Voices Network. The network is a patient empowerment partnership between the University at Buffalo Department of Family Medicine, and patients from UBMD Family Medicine at Jefferson and Jericho Road Family Practice.
  • High School Research Program Wins National Award for Investigating Niagara County Waters
    10/5/12
    University at Buffalo Professor of Chemistry Diana Aga, PhD, and Lewiston-Porter High School teachers Michelle Hinchliffe and Colleen Glor have won a national science education award for their efforts to train student scientists to measure pharmaceutical contamination in Niagara County waterways.
  • Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership Celebrates Global Entrepreneurship Week
    10/4/12
    Aspiring entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to network, listen and learn as the Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership (CEL) in the University at Buffalo School of Management celebrates Global Entrepreneurship Week, Nov. 12-18.
  • The Brief but Violent Life of Monogenetic Volcanoes
    10/3/12
    A new UB-led study in the journal Geology is shedding light on the brief but violent lives of maar-diatreme volcanoes, which erupt when magma and water meet in an explosive marriage below the surface of the earth.
  • UB Ranked One of the World's Best Universities by Times Higher Education
    10/3/12
    Times Higher Education has named the University at Buffalo as one of the world's top 200 universities. UB is ranked 198th in the 2012-13 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, up from last year's ranking among the top 201 to 225 universities worldwide. The assessment uses 13 performance indicators to analyze how well a university is doing in core missions including teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook.
  • UB Names Executive Director of Institute for Healthcare Informatics
    10/2/12
    Peter Winkelstein, MD, professor of pediatrics at the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, chief medical informatics officer for UB/MD and former chief of the division of general pediatrics, has been appointed executive director of the UB medical school's Institute for Healthcare Informatics.