News Releases

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

  • UB Poetry Collection Will Help Illuminate International Literary Conference
    9/2/08
    Michael Basinski, Ph.D., curator of the Poetry Collection at the University at Buffalo, will discuss the university's significant Robert Graves holdings at the ninth annual international Robert Graves Conference to be held at St. John's College, Oxford University, Sept. 9-13.
  • Expert: Gustav Evacuations and Planning Going Well
    8/31/08
    So far, reports from the field suggest that the mandatory evacuation of New Orleans in advance of Hurricane Gustav is proceeding in a reasonable manner, says a University at Buffalo researcher who spent eight days in New Orleans in 2005 studying evacuation plans and decision making in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
  • UB and Riverrun Begin Salon Series at Albright-Knox
    8/29/08
    The Muse Restaurant at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery will serve as a scholarly salon on select Fridays at 4 p.m. beginning Sept. 5 when the University at Buffalo Humanities Institute and Riverrun present their lecture and discussion series "Scholars at Muse."
  • Premier Interpreter of American Popular Song Michael Feinstein to Perform Oct. 3
    8/28/08
    The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will present Michael Feinstein at 8 p.m. on Oct. 3 in the Mainstage theater in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
  • UB Anderson Gallery to present "Ode to Michael Goldberg: Selective Thievery and the Practice of Looking"
    8/28/08
    The University at Buffalo Anderson Gallery will present the memorial exhibition, "Ode to Michael Goldberg: Selective Thievery and the Practice of Looking" Sept. 13 to Jan. 18. The exhibition, which is free and open to the public, will open with a public reception to be held from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Sept. 13.
  • M&T Bank Dance Series to Present The Song and Dance Ensemble of West Africa
    8/28/08
    The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will present The Song and Dance Ensemble of West Africa at 8 p.m. on Oct. 2 in the Mainstage theater in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus. The performance is sponsored by M&T Bank.
  • Alcohol, Drugs and Gambling Are Featured in RIA Seminar Series
    8/28/08
    The University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions (RIA) will present a fall seminar series on addictions-related topics featuring national experts beginning in September.
  • Young Type-2 Diabetic Men Suffer Low Testosterone Levels, Study Shows
    8/27/08
    Young men with type 2 diabetes have significantly low levels of testosterone, endocrinologists at the University at Buffalo have found -- a condition that could have a critical effect on their quality of life and on their ability to father children.
  • UB Again Enrolls Most Academically Accomplished Freshman Class in Its History
    8/26/08
    The University at Buffalo has enrolled the most academically talented freshman class in its history, based on the average SAT scores of the 3,150 new students who begin classes this week.
  • UB's Large International Student Population an Economic, Cultural, Educational Boon
    8/26/08
    More than 15 percent of University at Buffalo students come from outside the United States -- 4,300-plus last year and about the same number expected for the new academic year, which began yesterday. It is a population UB is working hard to increase.