News Releases

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

  • Why We Create Monsters
    10/21/11
    Experts in various aspects of the macabre include several University at Buffalo faculty members who specialize in what many cultures find horrible and terrifying.
  • Alberti Center Director to Give Keynote at Oct. 26 Dignity for All Conference
    10/20/11
    The director of the University at Buffalo's anti-bullying center will share her knowledge of promoting a bully-free school with fellow educators at a "Dignity for All" daylong conference on Wednesday, Oct. 26, at Michael's Banquet Facility, 4885 Southwestern Blvd., in Hamburg.
  • MacHomer: One man as 50 characters from The Simpsons performs a hilarious interpretation of Shakespeare's Macbeth
    10/20/11
    The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will present MacHomer on Saturday, Nov. 19, at 8 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts, North Campus.
  • UB Researchers Investigate Ways to Reduce College Drinking and Risky Sex
    10/20/11
    In a recent study conducted by scientists at the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions involving 154 heavy-drinking college students whose sexual behavior put them at risk for HIV infection and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), there were two expected findings and one surprise.
  • Media Advisory: UB School of Architecture Offers a Rare Look and 'Sensory' Experience Inside Buffalo's Giant Grain Elevators
    10/20/11
    Hundreds of architectural and history enthusiasts will experience the haunting majesty of Buffalo's mammoth grain elevators during an afternoon tour on Friday, Oct. 21, beginning in downtown Buffalo, giving electronic and print journalists rare access to some of Buffalo's signature architectural monuments.
  • Media Advisory: Local Company to Pilot "SipSmart" Breathalyzer Kiosk
    10/20/11
    Local company Ladybug Teknologies will host a party on Friday, Oct. 21 to launch the SipSmart Network, a system of breathalyzer kiosks that enables bar patrons to stay safe by checking their level of intoxication before they drive. The firm's U.S. headquarters is in the University at Buffalo Technology Incubator.
  • Media Advisory: Actor, Parkinson's Research Advocate Michael J. Fox to Speak at UB
    10/19/11
    Popular actor, author and advocate for Parkinson's disease research Michael J. Fox will present the University at Buffalo's Distinguished Speakers Series lecture at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 19, in Alumni Arena on the UB North Campus.
  • UB's Srihari Wins Major International Computer Science Award
    10/19/11
    Sargur N. Srihari, director of the University at Buffalo's Center of Excellence in Document Analysis and Recognition (CEDAR) and SUNY Distinguished Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, has won the 2011 International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR) Outstanding Achievements award.
  • UB Law's 2011 Desmond Moot Court Competition Attracts a Distinguished Panel of Judges
    10/19/11
    A distinguished panel of judges is slated to sit on the bench for the final round of the 2011 Charles S. Desmond Moot Court Competition, the most prestigious appellate advocacy competition at the University at Buffalo Law School.
  • National Student Conference on Green Tech to be Hosted by UB
    10/18/11
    The University at Buffalo will host the 2011 Engineers for a Sustainable World (ESW) national conference Oct. 20-23 on the UB North Campus. The conference theme is "Green Tech: Sustainable Cities in the 21st Century."