News Releases

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

  • Homes for 'Wounded Warriors' Designed with Help of UB Architect
    11/11/11
    Architect Danise Levine of the University at Buffalo has completed design work with the Wounded Warrior Home Project, which will finish construction on two houses for wounded veterans today (Nov. 11) in Fort Belvoir, Va., that fit the unique physical and emotional needs of the soldiers who will move in. The dwellings are universally designed to be accessible to people of diverse abilities and ages.
  • Minority and Women Emerging Entrepreneurs Honored
    11/11/11
    Maria Pascucci, president and founder of Campus Calm, has been named "Protege of the Year" by the Allstate Minority and Women Emerging Entrepreneurs (MWEE) program.
  • Media Advisory: UB Students to Conduct Nov. 12 Census Blitz of Perry Street, First Ward Neighborhoods
    11/11/11
    University at Buffalo undergraduates will conduct a one-day house-to-house survey of the Commodore Perry neighborhood and part of the Old First Ward on Saturday, Nov. 12, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
  • Tripathi and Zemsky to Discuss Economic Strategy on 'Capitol Pressroom' Radio Show
    11/10/11
    University at Buffalo President Satish K. Tripathi and business leader Howard A. Zemsky will be guests on "Capitol Pressroom,"the statewide one-hour public radio news magazine, to be broadcast at 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11, on WBFO-FM 88.7.
  • MercyMe to Perform Christmas 2011 Tour with Special Guest Bebo Norman
    11/10/11
    The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will present MercyMe on Sunday, Dec. 11, at 7:30 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts, North Campus. Bebo Norman will open the show.
  • Media Advisory: UB to Hold Celebration Recognizing Veterans in WNY and Beyond
    11/10/11
    The University at Buffalo will hold a celebration on Friday, Nov. 11, recognizing the work and sacrifices of veterans in Western New York and beyond.
  • Potential Risk Factors for Painful Jaw Disorders are Identified in the First Large-Scale Clinical Study of Pain
    11/10/11
    Millions of Americans are affected by painful jaw problems known as TMD, temporomandibular disorders, but predicting who is at risk has been extremely difficult. Now, for the first time, researchers in the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine are publishing a comprehensive set of clinical characteristics that they say will lead to the ability to identify individuals at risk for developing the painful conditions. Published in the November issue of the Journal of Pain, the UB research results are part of the Orofacial Pain Prospective Evaluation and Risk Assessment (OPPERA) study.
  • UB Media Advisory: Hate Crimes Prevention Advocate Judy Shepard to Speak at UB Nov. 9
    11/9/11
    Activist and author Judy Shepard, the mother of University of Wyoming Matthew Shepard, whose 1998 murder led to passage of national hate crime legislation, will speak at the University at Buffalo at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 9, in Alumni Arena on the North Campus as part of UB's 25th annual Distinguished Speakers Series.
  • UB Media Advisory: UB's Anti-Bullying Center Director to Discuss Strategies for Prevention and Intervention
    11/9/11
    Effective strategies for preventing and intervening in bullying abuse will be the topic of a public presentation on Wednesday, Nov. 9, by Amanda B. Nickerson, director of the University at Buffalo's Jean M. Alberti Center for the Prevention of Bullying Abuse and School Violence.
  • Social Workers in Cyberspace: School of Social Work Pursues a Vision for the Profession's Digital Future
    11/8/11
    From text messages to making appointments online to the mysterious avatar alter egos in Second Life, Nancy Smyth would like to see social workers comfortable with all the tools in cyberspace in order to do their real work -- making a difference in people's lives -- in a digital age.