News Releases

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

  • Media Advisory: UB Law School Mitchell Lecture Features International Law Scholar Henry J. Richardson III on Oct. 27
    10/25/10
    Henry J. Richardson III, a leading international law scholar with special interest in Africa, will deliver the 2010 Mitchell Lecture at the University at Buffalo's Law School from 2-4 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 27.
  • 'Fracking' Mobilizes Uranium in Marcellus Shale, UB Research Finds
    10/25/10
    Scientific and political disputes over drilling Marcellus shale for natural gas have focused primarily on the environmental effects of pumping millions of gallons of water and chemicals deep underground to blast through rocks to release the natural gas. But University at Buffalo researchers have now found that that process -- called hydraulic fracturing or "fracking"-- also causes uranium that is naturally trapped inside Marcellus shale to be released, raising additional environmental concerns.
  • Shibley Named Dean of the School of Architecture and Planning
    10/25/10
    Robert G. Shibley, long-time faculty member and a lead developer of both the University at Buffalo and City of Buffalo's comprehensive plans, has been named dean of the UB School of Architecture and Planning.
  • UB's Millard Fillmore College to Hold Open House
    10/25/10
    The University at Buffalo's Millard Fillmore College -- the university's division for continuing education -- will hold its annual Open House 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 28, in 128 Parker Hall on the South Campus.
  • Ed Morrison: Coming Home to Make a Difference
    10/22/10
    When Ed Morrison took his position as chief marketing officer for the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine in August 2010, there was no slow, getting-to-know-you period of adjustment. The dental school was in the middle of the accreditation process and Morrison had to jump in to help with preparation and assessment.
  • Trick or Eat: UB Students to Participate in Annual Halloween Food Drive to Scare Up 140,000 Meals
    10/22/10
    When the door opens this Halloween, people may find a 20-year-old goblin on their doorstep who is definitely not your typical trick-or-treater. Underneath that costume is a student from the University at Buffalo, and he's not asking for candy. He's asking for a donation of non-perishable food to help Buffalo families who struggle to put food on the table.
  • 158 Years of YMCA Records and Documents Find a Home in the UB Archives
    10/21/10
    YMCA Buffalo Niagara, the second oldest YMCA branch in the United States, has presented to the University at Buffalo Archives a collection of records and documents dating to its founding in 1852.
  • Cabaret to be Performed at UB Nov. 17-20
    10/21/10
    The University at Buffalo Department of Theatre and Dance will present Cabaret Nov. 17-21 in the Center for the Arts' Drama Theatre, UB North Campus. Performance times are Wednesday through Saturday at 8 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. The musical, with music and lyrics by John Kander and Fred Ebb, will be presented in a full production with orchestra and newly designed and executed sets, lights and costumes.
  • Media Advisory: New York Fed President William Dudley to speak at UB on Oct. 27
    10/21/10
    William C. Dudley, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, will speak at the University at Buffalo from 4-5 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 27, in the Student Union Theater on the UB North Campus.
  • Radioactivity from Groundwater will be Filtered for Decades by Volcanic Rocks at Western New York Nuclear Waste Site
    10/21/10
    A massive treatment wall under construction this week at a Western New York nuclear waste cleanup site will stop radioactive contamination in its tracks for literally decades, according to University at Buffalo engineers who modeled and tested the wall's material.