News Releases

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

  • (Updated 7 p.m.) All UB Classes and Activities Cancelled Feb. 2; All Classes and Activities Expected to Resume Feb. 3
    2/2/11
    Because of inclement weather and poor driving conditions, the University at Buffalo has cancelled all day and evening classes and activities scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011. Essential employees should report to work. All classes and activities are expected to resume on Thursday, Feb. 3
  • UB Officials Monitoring the Weather
    2/1/11
    The University at Buffalo is closely watching the weather forecast. If the decision is made to cancel classes or activities, the university will use a variety of communication outlets to notify faculty, staff and students. Please do not contact University Police for updates on closing decisions.
  • UB Medical Alumni Association Presents Program on Heart Health
    2/1/11
    The University at Buffalo Medical Alumni Association will present a new program, "The Heart of Women's Health," to neighboring physicians, clinicians, patients and families at the Buffalo Niagara Marriott, 1340 Millersport Hwy., Amherst, on Saturday, Feb. 12.
  • President John B. Simpson Releases Message to Campus Community Regarding Gov. Cuomo's Executive Budget Proposal
    2/1/11
    University at Buffalo President John B. Simpson has released the following message to the campus community in response to this afternoon's state budget proposal announced by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo.
  • Media Advisory/Photo Op: "Give Kids a Smile Day" Set for Feb. 4
    2/1/11
    From the Teddy Bear clinic to Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown's proclamation, the University at Buffalo's 10th annual "Give Kids a Smile Day" will be in full swing from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 4, in the Squire Hall lobby and dental clinics on the first and third floors of the UB School of Dental Medicine on the South Campus.
  • UB is closed Wednesday, February 2.
    2/1/11
    Because of the weather and driving conditions, the University at Buffalo has cancelled all day and evening classes and activities Wednesday, February 2, 2011. This includes all programs, classes and offices on UB's North, South and Downtown campuses.
  • National Award Lets More UB Students Engage with Buffalo Community
    1/31/11
    Forget town versus gown: students at the University at Buffalo are not only interested in the community outside of UB, but through the university's innovative living/learning program called the Undergraduate Academies, more of them are now connecting with it.
  • The Levon Helm Band to Perform March 6 in CFA
    1/31/11
    The Center for the Arts, University at Buffalo, will present The Levon Helm Band on Sunday, March 6, at 7:30 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre, located at the Center for the Arts, North Campus.
  • Three Faculty Members Receive National Science Foundation CAREER Awards
    1/31/11
    Two University at Buffalo physicists and one engineer have received the National Science Foundation's (NSF) most prestigious award for junior investigators, bringing nearly $1.5 million in new research dollars to Buffalo.
  • If a Culture of Growth is Unsustainable, What Needs to Change?
    1/27/11
    The national mood rises and falls with the stock market. Business analysts lavish praise on companies that grow, and fret over the prospects of those that don't. The conventional view is that expansion is a sign of health. But is that assumption compatible with the finite resources of a finite planet?