News Releases

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

  • UB's "A Greener Shade of Blue & You Expo" to Highlight Green Products and Services in WNY
    9/16/10
    Sustainability at home and on campus is the theme of the University at Buffalo's second annual "A Greener Shade of Blue & You" to be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 21 in the Student Union, on UB's North Campus.
  • Media Advisory: Huffington, Matalin to kick off 24th season of UB Distinguished Speakers Series
    9/16/10
    The University at Buffalo's Distinguished Speakers Series will open its 2010-11 season with a left vs. right exchange between two of the most widely recognized women in political media today: Arianna Huffington, co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post, and Mary Matalin, Republican strategist and CNN contributor.
  • Merchants of Bollywood Coming to CFA Oct. 12
    9/16/10
    The University at Buffalo Center for the Arts will present Merchants of Bollywood on Oct. 12 at 7:30 p.m. in the Mainstage theatre in the Center for the Arts on the UB North Campus. The performance is sponsored in part by Triveni.
  • Expert says Paladino victory should raise a red flag for NYS Democrats
    9/15/10
    University at Buffalo political scientist James Campbell, a veteran political forecaster, says "The frustration of conservatives and the power of the Tea Party movement was demonstrated once again in the victory of Carl Paladino over the GOP's establishment-backed candidate Rick Lazio."
  • International Guitar Duo Sensation Rodrigo y Gabriela to Perform at UB Oct. 11
    9/15/10
    The University at Buffalo Center for the Arts will present Rodrigo y Gabriela on Oct. 11 at 7:30 p.m. in the Mainstage theatre in the Center for the Arts on the UB North Campus. The concert is sponsored in part by Starbucks.
  • UB Neurosurgery Department Ranks 7th in North America in Academic Impact
    9/15/10
    BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The University at Buffalo Department of Neurosurgery is ranked 7th in North America in academic impact, based on an analysis of 25 neurosurgery and neurology journals published in the September issue of the Journal of Neurosurgery.
  • UB's Kids Voting Western New York Leads the Polls in Student Elections Involvement
    9/15/10
    If the University at Buffalo's thriving Kids Voting Western New York Project were running for office, the polls would clearly indicate a landslide victory. With several innovative initiatives ready to begin this fall, the program that has already engaged 400,000 Western New York students would be an uncontested re-election. Its list of accomplishments would make any career politician proud.
  • World's First Geologic Hazards Facility Being Planned Near Buffalo, N.Y.
    9/15/10
    To simulate earthquakes, engineers have shake tables. To simulate sub-atomic collisions, physicists have synchrotrons. Until now, though, there has been no effective way to simulate full-scale volcanic eruptions. But this weekend, the University at Buffalo's Center for Geohazards Studies will convene a National Science Foundation-funded workshop to plan the world's first international user facility where scientists will be able to test large-scale geologic hazards.
  • Construction to Begin for UB's New Educational Opportunity Center in Downtown Buffalo
    9/14/10
    The University at Buffalo broke ground today, Sept. 14, on its new $46 million downtown Educational Opportunity Center (EOC), the university's foremost initiative for training urban community member for jobs and preparing them for higher education.
  • American Institute of Architects Gold Medal Recipient to Kick Off UB Architecture and Planning Lecture Series
    9/14/10
    Peter Bohlin, the 2010 recipient of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Gold Medal, will open the University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning Fall Lectures series with a Sept. 15 talk on campus.