News Releases

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

  • U.S. Economic Recovery Will Continue to Outpace Europe, says UB Economist
    4/6/12
    An independent monetary policy and aggressive fiscal policy during the recent financial crisis are among the factors contributing to an economic recovery in the U.S. that is outpacing the other G7 nations, according to a University at Buffalo economics professor.
  • Zukoski Named UB Provost and Executive Vice President
    4/6/12
    Charles F. Zukoski has been named provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at the University at Buffalo, following an international search launched in September. A member of the National Academy of Engineering, Zukoski is an internationally recognized scholar in chemical engineering. His appointment was announced today by UB President Satish K. Tripathi. He will be joining UB this summer.
  • Two to Receive SUNY Honorary Degrees at UB Commencement
    4/5/12
    One of the nation's most accomplished leaders in higher education and a Nobel Prize-winning economist will each receive honorary doctorate degrees in humane letters from the State University of New York as part of the University at Buffalo's 166th general commencement ceremony on May 13.
  • Coveted Udall Scholarship Awarded to UB Junior Esther Buckwalter
    4/5/12
    University at Buffalo junior Esther Buckwalter has won the nationally coveted Morris K. Udall Scholarship, awarded to outstanding students who have demonstrated a commitment to careers in the environment, health care or tribal public policy.
  • Shale Resources and Society Institute to Analyze Shale's Potential as an Energy Resource
    4/5/12
    A new Shale Resources and Society Institute based in the University at Buffalo College of Arts and SCiences, Department of Geology, will serve as a resource to help the public, policymakers and other stakeholders understand shale's potential as an energy resource.
  • UB Student Daniel Salem Receives Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship
    4/5/12
    Every year a select few students are awarded the nationally renowned Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship. Daniel Salem, a junior chemical engineering major at the University at Buffalo, has now joined that prestigious group.
  • Media Advisory: Outstanding Students Display Research at Celebration of Student Academic Excellence
    4/4/12
    The University at Buffalo will celebrate the scholarly, research and creative achievements of outstanding students on Thursday, April 5 at the eighth annual Celebration of Student Academic Excellence.
  • 'Bully' Movie Triggers a Valuable Dialogue, but Shows the Need for More Training, says UB Expert
    4/3/12
    The new documentary "Bully" starts a valuable conversation about bullying, but illustrates how many schools lack adequate training to cope with this all-too-common problem, according to the director of the University at Buffalo's Jean M. Alberti Center for the Prevention of Bullying Abuse and School Violence.
  • Lippes Speaker Series to Feature Renowned Harvard ethicist Lawrence Lessig
    4/2/12
    Award-winning ethicist and Harvard Law School professor Lawrence Lessig will deliver a lecture entitled "Institutional Corruption and the Financial Crisis."
  • Media Advisory: Making Deals in Western New York and Beyond
    4/2/12
    Business Leader Stacey Davis of Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, part of Johnson & Johnson, will be in Buffalo April 4 talking with entrepreneurs, investors and business professionals about making deals through corporate investment.