News Releases

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

  • Louisa May Alcott -- Her Life Was No Children's Book
    5/6/11
    The University at Buffalo Libraries will present a series of five reading, viewing and discussion programs designed to re-introduce audiences to author Louisa May Alcott and give them new understanding of her place in American culture.
  • In an Extreme Year, Extreme Events Researchers Gather at Quake Summit 2011 to Discuss Resilience Against Earthquakes, Multiple Hazards
    5/5/11
    The 2011 earthquakes that struck New Zealand and Japan, research on improving nuclear power plant design, earthquake engineering research in the U.S. in the next quarter century and improving resilience of buildings, bridges and critical infrastructure are all on the agenda at Quake Summit 2011, Earthquake & Multi-Hazards Resilience: Progress and Challenges, in Buffalo, NY, June 9-11.
  • Sustainable Transportation is Focus of IBM Grant Won by UB Professor
    5/5/11
    Each year, American drivers waste an estimated 3.7 billion hours, or the equivalent of five days, sitting in traffic, burning 2.3 billion gallons of fuel. Students at the University at Buffalo will soon be learning how to reduce that waste, creating less congestion and cleaner air, thanks to an IBM grant to Adel Sadek, PhD, UB associate professor of civil, structural and environmental engineering.
  • UB to Hold 165th Commencement on May 15
    5/5/11
    More than 5,500 students are candidates to receive degrees during the University at Buffalo's 165th general commencement and 14 other commencement ceremonies to be held through May 21.
  • Good News from Albany: New Program Provides Initial Funding for First Phase of UB 2020 Plan
    5/4/11
    Following Monday's announcement by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Chancellor Nancy Zimpher of the NYSUNY 2020 Challenge Grant program, University at Buffalo President Satish K. Tripathi has announced that UB will submit a plan to build a new home for the UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences downtown on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus.
  • UB Department of Theatre and Dance to Present 2011 UB Summer Dance Program
    5/4/11
    The University at Buffalo Department of Theatre and Dance will present the UB Summer Dance Program this summer. Classes will be held in the Dance Studio (Room B82) in the Center for the Arts, North Campus. All members of the dance community are welcome.
  • ASCE Awards UB's Bruneau with the 2011 George Winter Award
    5/4/11
    The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has selected Michel Bruneau, PhD, professor of civil, structural and environmental engineering at the University at Buffalo and former director and deputy director of UB's MCEER, as the recipient of the 2011 George Winter Award.
  • Pregnancy in Women with Two Types of MS May Mitigate MS Progression
    5/3/11
    Pregnancy appears to have a positive effect on long-term disability in women with two types of multiple sclerosis, indicating that reproductive hormones may play a protective role in MS progression, neurology researchers at the University at Buffalo have found.
  • UB's School of Social Work to Honor Field Educators Guiding Its Students
    5/3/11
    The University at Buffalo School of Social Work will hold its annual Field Educator Reception to honor the hundreds of professional social workers who volunteer to mentor students at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 5, at the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society, 25 Nottingham Ct.
  • ASCE Awards UB's Reinhorn with the 2011 Nathan M. Newmark Medal
    5/3/11
    The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has chosen Andrei M. Reinhorn, PhD, Clifford C. Furnas Professor of Structural Engineering at the University at Buffalo, to receive the 2011 Nathan M. Newmark Medal.