News Releases

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

  • UB Education Expert Says Longer School Hours Alone Will Not Solve Educational Crisis
    10/5/09
    President Barack Obama's plan to extend the school year to increase achievement among American students would only help bridge the gap between American students and those in other countries if the extra time was used wisely, says the University at Buffalo's Suzanne Miller, a national expert in learning and instruction and former secondary school English teacher.
  • Two robberies reported Sunday night on North Campus
    10/5/09
    University Police received a report at 10:10 p.m. on Oct. 4 from a student who stated he was robbed at gun point on Lee road near Jarvis B Parking Lot. A second student also reported being robbed between Ketter Hall and Putnam Way shortly after the first incident was reported.
  • Media Advisory: You don't have to be a scientist to get a life sciences job in WNY
    10/5/09
    The University at Buffalo will formally introduce a powerful new workforce development program at a news conference schedule for 10 a.m. tomorrow (Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009) at UB's New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences, 701 Ellicott Street (2nd floor), Buffalo.
  • New Legal Skills Program Will Produce Practice-ready Attorneys
    10/2/09
    The University at Buffalo Law School is reinventing the way it prepares students for Day One of practicing law. By integrating innovative and practical legal skills immediately into the curriculum, graduates will be better equipped immediately after they graduate to file a brief, cross-examine a witness or make a special pleading.
  • M&T Bank Dance Series to Sponsor New Irish Dance and Music Production The StepCrew
    10/2/09
    The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will present The StepCrew on Nov. 4 at 8 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus. The performance is sponsored by M&T Bank.
  • Letterman's admission of sex with female staffers insensitive, arrogant, says UB media critic
    10/2/09
    Thursday night's acknowledgement by "Late Show" host David Letterman that he has had sexual relations with members of his staff was more than a "little story" he had to share with his audience. It was an offensive and tacky write off of his sexual dalliances, says a nationally known media critic and expert on women's issues at the University at Buffalo.
  • Women & Children's Hospital, The Children's Guild Foundation and UB Create the Autism Spectrum Disorder Center of Excellence
    10/2/09
    Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo and The Children's Guild Foundation, along with the University at Buffalo, have announced the formation of the Autism Spectrum Disorder Center of Excellence, funded by a $585,000 grant from the foundation.
  • Comedian Jim Breuer to Perform Oct. 24 in CFA
    10/1/09
    The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will present comedian Jim Breuer on Oct. 24 at 8 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
  • Kung Fu Masters Shaolin Warriors to Present Theatrical Production Oct. 29
    10/1/09
    The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will present Shaolin Warriors on Oct. 29 at 8 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
  • UB Awarded Nearly $19 million in Stimulus Funding to Date
    9/30/09
    The University at Buffalo has been awarded $18.7 million so far in federal stimulus funding for 58 research grant awards since February, when Congress enacted the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).