News Releases

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

  • UB Department of Theatre and Dance to present Hedda Gabler Oct. 26-30
    10/6/11
    The University at Buffalo Department of Theatre and Dance will present Henrik Ibsen's masterpiece Hedda Gabler from Wednesday, Oct. 26 through Sunday, Oct. 30. Performance times are Wednesday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Black Box Theatre in the UB Center for the Arts, North Campus.
  • Alumni to Co-chair 2011 UB Scholarship Gala, Set for Nov. 4
    10/5/11
    Four University at Buffalo alumni will serve as co-chairs for the sixth annual UB Scholarship Gala, which will take place from 6-11 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4, in the Edward Wright Practice Facility on the UB North Campus.
  • In Yosemite, a New, High-Tech Tool for Mapping Changing Vegetation Patterns
    10/5/11
    Researchers from three universities have partnered to create a new, high-tech tool for mapping changing plant patterns at Tuolumne Meadows, a mountain meadow in Yosemite National Park.
  • UB to Offer 1,500 Free Tickets to Area High Schools for Nov. 9 Lecture by Judy Shepard
    10/3/11
    University at Buffalo will offer 1,500 free tickets to area high schools for a November lecture by gay rights activist and author Judy Shepard, the mother of University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard, whose 1998 murder provoked the passage of national hate crime legislation.
  • Bela Fleck and The Flecktones Coming to CFA on Nov. 3
    10/3/11
    The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will present Bela Fleck and the Flecktones on Thursday, Nov. 3, at 7:30 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts, UB North Campus. The concert is sponsored in part by Monaco's Violin Shop and Music Center.
  • Surgeons, Start Tweeting! Embrace Social Media, UB Professor Tells Peers
    9/30/11
    Surgeons should add their voices to social media and online discussions, while taking care to fully understand the potential security and medical-legal implications. That's the message from two surgeons -- and avid Twitter fans -- in the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, who recently co-authored "Making Social Media Work for Surgeons and Patients," an article published in the Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons.
  • Can Magnetism Help Us Control the Brain, Remotely?
    9/30/11
    Scientists at the University at Buffalo have received $1.3 million from the National Institute of Mental Health to test how tiny, magnetic particles can be used to remotely control neurons in the brains of mice. If the work is successful, the research team will have given neuroscientists a powerful, new tool: a non-invasive technique for triggering activity deep inside the brain.
  • Home Modifications: UB-Designed Renovations Are Changing Lives, One Home at a Time
    9/29/11
    Even the smallest of home renovations can change the life of someone with a disability. Widening a doorway or adding grab bars around a toilet can mean the difference between independence and dependence -- between comfort and discomfort in one's own home.
  • Campus Traffic Alert: Lee Road Adjacent to UB's New Greiner Hall Dorm Goes Two-way
    9/29/11
    Lee Road, the campus road adjacent to University at Buffalo's recently opened Greiner Residence Hall has a new look: It's now a two-way street.
  • Enhanced Security Measures Extended on UB Campuses
    9/28/11
    The University at Buffalo has upgraded security measures on its North Campus in Amherst, extending a strategy of more emergency phones, security cameras and better lighting that has been employed successfully at its South Campus in North Buffalo.