News Releases

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

  • Stimulus Funding to Update Patient Simulation Center at School of Nursing
    10/14/10
    The University at Buffalo School of Nursing has received a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant of $297,491 to fund enhancements within its Patient Simulation Center (PSC).
  • From Handwritten Captchas to "Smart Rooms," Tech Solutions Start With Pattern Recognition
    10/14/10
    Buy something online, enter your credit card number and mailing address. Simple. Then you come to the box with the CAPTCHA, the Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart. Here, the website attempts to confirm that you're a human, not some robot about to commit a cybercrime. You dutifully copy down the warped, watery-looking letters.
  • Classic Rolling Stones Album Sticky Fingers to be Recreated Live on Stage at UB
    10/14/10
    The University at Buffalo Center for the Arts will present Classic Albums Live: The Rolling Stones -- Sticky Fingers on Nov. 12 at 8 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts, UB North Campus.
  • Rescue of Chilean Miners Provides Lesson in Human Resilience, Psychologist Says
    10/13/10
    While many people might assume that the men rescued from the mine in Chile might suffer from psychological problems that require therapy, the miners' survival of the ordeal may actually provide a worldwide lesson on the remarkable strength of human resilience, says a University at Buffalo researcher.
  • Media Briefing: Chilean geologist and UB psychologist to discuss rescue of miners
    10/13/10
    A University at Buffalo geologist from Chile and a UB psychologist and stress expert will be available to discuss the rescue of Chilean miners at a media briefing to be held at 11 a.m. today in 209 Park Hall on the UB North Campus.
  • UB MBAs Chosen for National APICS Program
    10/13/10
    MBA students from the University at Buffalo School of Management were among only eight individuals in the United States chosen by APICS, The Association for Operations Management, to participate in the APICS Future Leaders Program.
  • School of Architecture and Planning Announces Fall Lecture Series Lineup
    10/13/10
    The University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning has announced its fall lecture series lineup, with speakers including Jeanne Gang, designer of Chicago's award-winning Aqua tower, and a representative of Pugh + Scarpa, winner of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) 2010 Architecture Firm Award.
  • Emmylou Harris, with Special Guest The Low Anthem, to Perform at UB Nov. 10
    10/13/10
    The University at Buffalo Center for the Arts will present Emmylou Harris with special guest The Low Anthem on Nov. 10 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 & Music Center.
  • Media Advisory: TIME Magazine's "Hero for the Planet" Sylvia Earle to Speak at UB Oct. 13
    10/13/10
    Oceanographer Sylvia Earle, who TIME magazine named its first "hero for the planet" in 1998, will speak at the University at Buffalo at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13, in the Center for the Arts as part of UB's Distinguished Speakers Series.
  • Media Briefing: Chilean miners' psychological state to be discussed by UB expert this morning
    10/13/10
    University at Buffalo psychologist and stress expert Michael Poulin will be available to discuss the psychological state of the rescued Chilean miners and the effect this positive news story could have on people worldwide at a media briefing to be held at 11 a.m. today in 209 Park Hall on the UB North Campus.