News Releases

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

  • Ice Sheets Can Retreat "In a Geologic Instant," Study of Prehistoric Glacier Shows
    6/21/09
    Modern glaciers, such as those making up the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets, are capable of undergoing periods of rapid shrinkage or retreat, according to new findings by paleoclimatologists at the University at Buffalo.
  • Economic Empowerment Key to Aiding Domestic Violence Victims
    6/19/09
    One of the greatest challenges victims of domestic violence face when they decide to leave their abusers is finding the financial resources to start a new life. That's why The Allstate Foundation and the University at Buffalo Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership will co-sponsor a workshop on teaching economic empowerment skills.
  • UB Students Head to Hollywood to Learn "Tricks of the Trade" from Industry Insiders
    6/19/09
    Forty-two University at Buffalo students and recent graduates with dreams of making it in the entertainment industry will be in Los Angeles June 27-28 to attend the University at Buffalo's first "Coast to Coast Entertainment and Media Symposium" (UBC2C Hollywood) in the hopes of getting a foot in the door.
  • Salvador Dali Exhibition Slated for UB's Anderson Gallery, June-August
    6/18/09
    "Salvador Dali," an exhibition of works by the Spanish surrealist that coincides with the 20th anniversary of his death, will be presented June 27 to Aug. 9 by the University at Buffalo Anderson Gallery.
  • Minority High School Students Preview Accounting Careers
    6/18/09
    The University at Buffalo School of Management and the Foundation for Accounting Education of the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA) are collaborating to introduce minority high school students to career opportunities in the accounting profession during a five-day program.
  • UB 2020 Pushes Ahead, with $362 Million in Construction on 3 Campuses
    6/15/09
    The University at Buffalo is launching $362 million in construction projects this spring and summer in the first phase of a dramatic physical transformation of the university on a scale not seen since the North (Amherst) Campus was built during the 1970s.
  • Media Advisory: Media Invited to Attend Private Opening Reception of "Discovering James Joyce: The University at Buffalo Collection"
    6/12/09
    The University at Buffalo will kick off an exhibition of the works of one of the world's most iconic and idiosyncratic literary figures, James Joyce, at a private opening reception to be held at 5:30 p.m. tomorrow (Saturday, June 13, 2009) in UB's Anderson Gallery, One Martha Jackson Place, Buffalo.
  • Friedman Named Associate Vice President for Alumni Relations at UB
    6/12/09
    Jay R. Friedman of Amherst has been named associate vice president for alumni relations at the University at Buffalo.
  • UB Law Students Receive Awards at 120th Commencement
    6/12/09
    University at Buffalo Law School held its 120th commencement ceremony on May 23 where nearly 250 students received a J.D. degree and an additional 10 students received a LL.M. degree. Awards were presented to graduates.
  • Protecting Our New Millennium Oil: UB's Great Lakes Conference Takes on the Big Questions
    6/11/09
    Recognizing the profound importance of this region's most valuable resource -- its abundance of fresh water -- and solving the monumental task of protecting that resource heads the agenda of "Great Lakes Connecting Channels," an all-day conference open to the public to be held Friday (June 12, 2009) in the University at Buffalo's Center for the Arts, North (Amherst) Campus.