News Releases

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

  • Media Advisory: Future Doctors at UB Hear Personal Story on Medical Errors' Tragic Toll
    8/22/11
    Media are invited to attend Mary Brennan-Taylor's talk to UB medical students about her mother's death from multiple hospital-acquired infections at 2 p.m. in 250 Biomedical Education Building (BEB) on the UB South Campus. She and Dr. Ranjit Singh, associate director of UB's Patient Safety Research Center, will be available for interviews after the talk.
  • Clements' and Sarama's Early Childhood Education Research Spotlighted in Science
    8/22/11
    The research of University at Buffalo faculty members Douglas H. Clements, PhD, and Julie Sarama, PhD, is featured in a special section of Science magazine focused on the value of educational programs for the earliest of childhood learners -- children 2, 3 and 4 years old.
  • Media Advisory: UB's "Operation Doorhanger" to Remind Students, Neighbors about Safety
    8/22/11
    "Doorhanger" kits containing safety reminders and tips on how to be a good neighbor will be distributed to more than 2,700 homes surrounding the University at Buffalo's South Campus from 3-6 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 23.
  • UB Opens State-of-the-Art Residence Hall Named for its 13th President
    8/19/11
    Sustainable, Plyboo walls. Floor tiling made from recycled soda bottles. Man-made ponds designed to capture rainwater before it enters an overloaded sewer system. Electrical outlets high enough to be easily accessible to wheelchair users. Classrooms and lounges suitable for educational programs and social gatherings. These are just a few of the cutting-edge features that make the University at Buffalo's newest residence hall, Greiner Hall, a model for campus living.
  • Media Advisory: Greiner Residence Hall to Be Dedicated
    8/19/11
    The University at Buffalo will dedicate Greiner Hall, a new state-of-the-art residence hall reserved for sophomores, at an on-site ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 19.
  • UB Awards Five 2011-12 Civic Engagement Research Fellowships
    8/19/11
    The UB 2020 Civic Engagement and Public Policy strategic initiative has awarded five new Civic Engagement Research Fellowships for 2011-12.
  • Medical Errors' Tragic Toll
    8/18/11
    When Mary Brennan-Taylor lost her mother to a series of preventable medical errors, she wasn't interested in suing the hospital where the mistakes had been made. "I wasn't interested in a lawsuit because that wouldn't help anyone," she says, "I was interested in culture change." Now, Brennan-Taylor is bringing that culture change directly to students at the University at Buffalo.
  • Lafferty Elected President of UB Alumni Association
    8/18/11
    Tim Lafferty of East Aurora, N.Y., has been elected to serve a two-year term as president of the UB Alumni Association.
  • Media Advisory: Greiner Residence Hall to Be Dedicated
    8/18/11
    The University at Buffalo will dedicate Greiner Hall, a new state-of-the-art residence hall reserved for sophomores, at an on-site ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 19.
  • Teens Learn about Cybersecurity through UB Program
    8/18/11
    More than 1,100 students and teachers took part in interactive workshops introducing them to the growing and complex field of cybersecurity through programs conducted this past year by the University at Buffalo School of Management.