News Releases

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

  • Do Elections Sway Political Opinion?
    5/21/09
    A new book on the role American elections play in shaping how its citizens arrive at political opinions -- written by nationally known University at Buffalo Law School election expert James A. Gardner -- looks at the expectations shared by many Americans that political campaigns should shape what people think about the major political issues in the election.
  • Senate Committee Approves UB 2020 Bill
    5/20/09
    The UB 2020 Flexibility and Economic Growth Act moved closer to passage today when the bill was approved by the New York State Senate Higher Education Committee.
  • UB Scientists Develop Novel Method to Stimulate Growth of New Neurons in Adult Brain
    5/20/09
    University at Buffalo researchers have identified a new mechanism that plays a central role in adult brain stem cell development and prompts brain stem cells to differentiate into neurons.
  • Media Advisory: Kenyan Prime Minister to Speak at Niagara Falls, Gives UB Law School Commencement Speech
    5/19/09
    Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Amolo Odinga will make his first trip to the U.S. since the election of President Barack Obama on Saturday, May 23, when he will make remarks and answer questions from the media from 9-11 a.m. at the Top of the Falls Restaurant on Goat Island in Niagara Falls, N.Y., and then give the University at Buffalo Law School commencement address 3 p.m. that day.
  • To Boost Efficiency, Cut Costs, Businesses Can Enroll in Certified Lean Practitioner Training at UB's Center for Industrial Effectiveness
    5/19/09
    Businesses that want to boost efficiency and cut costs are invited to enroll in Certified Lean Practitioner training this summer at the University at Buffalo's Center for Industrial Effectiveness (TCIE).
  • UB Division of Continuing and Professional Studies to Hold "Career Connection Expo" May 19
    5/18/09
    The University at Buffalo Division of Continuing and Professional Studies will host a "Career Connection Expo" from 3-8 p.m. May 19 in Allen Hall on the UB South (Main Street) Campus.
  • A Message from Buffalo Mayor Byron W. Brown and UB President John B. Simpson
    5/15/09
    Over the past two years, the City of Buffalo and the University at Buffalo have been working with residents and students to enhance the quality of life in the University Heights neighborhood. Last Sunday's tragic death of Javon Jackson reminds us of the importance of this collaborative approach.
  • University Community Farmers Market to Open May 16 on UB South Campus
    5/15/09
    The third season of the University Community Farmers Market will open May 16 on the University at Buffalo South (Main Street) Campus featuring a variety of new and old vendors and wineries selling fresh food and local products.
  • Media Advisory: How Can Green Energy Bring More Green -- the Other Kind -- to Buffalo Niagara?
    5/14/09
    Dozens of investors and venture capitalists from around the state will learn about pioneering clean energy technologies being developed in Buffalo Niagara by researchers at the University at Buffalo and local companies when they attend the Explore Buffalo Niagara 2009 Investor and Entrepreneur Energy Forum to be held today (Thursday, May 14, 2009) in UB's New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences, 701 Ellicott Street, Buffalo.
  • NYSERDA Awards $1.5 Million to UB to Establish Clean Energy Business Incubator Program
    5/14/09
    The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) today announced an award of $1.5 million to the University at Buffalo Office of Science, Technology Transfer and Economic Outreach to establish a clean energy business incubator program that will provide business support to accelerate the successful development of early-stage, clean energy technology companies in Western New York.