News Releases

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

  • UB Management Students Receive Commencement Awards
    5/13/08
    Fourteen graduates of the University at Buffalo School of Management received awards during the school's commencement ceremony on May 10.
  • New York Council for the Humanities Grant Supports WBFO
    5/13/08
    WBFO 88.7 FM, a major public service of the University at Buffalo, has been awarded a grant from the New York Council for the Humanities to help support the station's "Meet the Author" series.
  • Pharmacy School Names New Home in Honor of Alumnus John N. Kapoor
    5/9/08
    An alumnus of the University at Buffalo considered a visionary leader in the pharmaceutical industry is giving back once again to the institution that three decades ago provided a fellowship that helped him to earn a doctoral degree and begin his highly successful career.
  • Makau Mutua Named Dean of UB Law School
    5/7/08
    Makau W. Mutua, recognized as one of the world's foremost authorities in the area of human rights law, has been named dean of the University at Buffalo Law School.
  • County Executive Chris Collins to Kick Off 'Pre-Seed' Workshop
    5/6/08
    Erie County Executive Chris Collins will make opening remarks at a dinner to kick off a 'pre-seed' workshop for Western New York researchers and entrepreneurs considering the launch of a technology-based business.
  • UB Athletics Shows Major Improvements in APR
    5/6/08
    With the results of the fourth year of the NCAA's mandated Academic Progress Rate comes proof positive that the University at Buffalo Athletic Department has made giant strides in the areas of both retention and academic progress of its student-athletes. The APR measures the eligibility, retention and graduation of student-athletes competing on every Division I sports team in the nation.
  • Estimated 750,000 Problem Gamblers Among America's Youth
    5/6/08
    Gambling activity is widespread among U.S. adolescents and young adults ages 14 through 21, according to a study conducted by researchers at the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions (RIA).
  • Policy Makers, Media Blamed for U.S., World Food Insecurity Problem
    5/5/08
    A food security expert at the University at Buffalo says the worldwide food crisis is a direct result of the choices made by policy makers and the lack of attention paid to the food system and its relationship to global warming and fossil fuels.
  • New WBFO Tower, Antenna Improve Quality, Audience Reach
    5/5/08
    WBFO 88.7 FM, a major public service of the University at Buffalo, has completed installation of a new tower and antenna that will improve significantly the quality of its signal to all of its listeners and extend its reach to new audiences that currently do not receive public radio services.
  • Math, Science Summer Camp Set for Top-Performing Buffalo Students
    5/5/08
    The University at Buffalo will conduct a mathematics and science summer camp in August for 50 high-achieving eighth graders in the Buffalo Public Schools, funded through a $100,984 grant from the New York State Education Department's Excelsior Scholars Program.