News Releases

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

  • 36th UB Athletics Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Set for Oct. 17
    8/20/08
    Seven University at Buffalo alumni will be inducted into the Dr. and Mrs. Edmond J. Gicewicz Family UB Athletics Hall of Fame during the 36th annual ceremony to be held Oct. 17 in Alumni Arena on the UB North (Amherst) Campus. Another individual will be honored for his ongoing support to the university's athletics program.
  • UB Police Officers to Ride in Memory of Those Who Died in 9/11 Attacks
    8/19/08
    Ever since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, Dale Hohl says he has wanted to help those who lost their lives to save others on that day. Hohl and Amy Pedlow, who are both University at Buffalo police officers, soon will get that chance when they participate in the 2008 Tour De Force, a bike ride started in 2002 as a memorial to the police officers who gave their lives on 9/11.
  • Operations Returning to Normal After Buildings on North Campus Evacuated Due to Gas Leaks
    8/19/08
    (August 19, 2008, 12:45 p.m.) -- Three buildings on the North Campus were evacuated as a safety precaution this morning following two separate natural gas leaks. The evacuation orders have been lifted and repairs are underway.
  • UB to Expand Its Social Work Internship Program
    8/18/08
    The University at Buffalo School of Social Work this fall will expand a multi-year prestigious national grant program designed to transform how graduate social work students learn how to serve older adults.
  • Fighting Back: Winning the Struggle Against Eating Disorders
    8/14/08
    In eating disorders, the "battleground is the body," says University at Buffalo researcher Catherine P. Cook-Cottone, who is examining ways to win those battles using conventional as well as less-common solutions.
  • Orange, Sullivan County Residents Named to Dean's List at UB
    8/14/08
    Residents of Orange and Sullivan counties attending the University at Buffalo have been named to the Dean's List for the spring 2008 semester for achieving a grade-point average of 3.6 or higher.
  • Universal Gene Signaling Mechanism Identified by UB Molecular Researchers
    8/14/08
    A novel gene signaling mechanism that controls whether a stem cell develops into its destined tissue or fails to differentiate and becomes cancer has been identified by researchers in the multi-laboratory Molecular and Structural Neurobiology and Gene Therapy Program based at the University at Buffalo.
  • New York City Residents Named to Dean's List at UB
    8/14/08
    Residents of New York City attending the University at Buffalo have been named to the Dean's List for the spring 2008 semester for achieving a grade-point average of 3.6 or higher.
  • UB Names New Head of Pharmacology and Toxicology
    8/14/08
    Margarita L. Dubocovich, Ph.D., an internationally recognized expert in molecular pharmacology and drug discovery, has been named chair of the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology at the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
  • Quality of Life Study Finds PCI Has Slight Advantage Over Medication for CVD
    8/13/08
    The latest findings on the comparison of medication versus percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), the term currently used for angioplasty and stenting, for stable coronary artery disease -- this time assessing quality of life -- have shown that while both groups' health status and quality of life improved, PCI had a slight advantage over medical treatment alone during the first two years.