News Releases

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

  • Concert Featuring UB Alumna Laura Aiken Set for Dedication of Robert G. and Carol L. Morris Center for 21st Century Music
    10/12/07
    Artists, students, scholars, musicians and friends of the arts will gather on Oct. 17 to dedicate the Robert G. and Carol L. Morris Center for 21st Century Music and thank the generous donors for whom it is named.
  • Leo Curran, Retired Classics Professor
    10/12/07
    Leo C. Curran, associate professor emeritus in the Department of Classics, College of Arts and Sciences, died Sept. 29 in his Orchard Park home. He was 73.
  • Memorial Service Set for Hyman
    10/12/07
    A memorial service for Jacob D. Hyman, former dean and longtime faculty member in the UB Law School, will be held at 11 a.m. Oct. 13 in the Francis M. Letro Courtroom in the UB Law School, O'Brian Hall, North Campus.
  • MS that Runs in Families Appears More Severe than Non-Familial MS
    10/12/07
    Magnetic resonance images (MRI) of a large group of patients with multiple sclerosis has provided the first evidence that those with a history of MS in their families show more severe brain damage than patients who have no close relatives with the disease.
  • Protecting Essential Buildings and Their Contents during Earthquakes
    10/12/07
    A new testing facility at the University at Buffalo and MCEER is the world's first test apparatus specifically designed to subject costly equipment and mechanical systems in hospitals and other important structures to the precise floor vibrations that they experience during the strongest earthquakes.
  • Free Intensive Asian Studies Enrichment Program Open to Area Teachers
    10/12/07
    The Five College Center for East Asian Studies (FCCEAS) at Smith College will sponsor a free, intensive 30-hour, six-session seminar for middle and high school teachers in Western New York.
  • Business Leaders Chair UB Gala to Support Student Scholarships
    10/12/07
    The University at Buffalo will host its second Scholarship Gala on Nov. 10 to raise funds for undergraduate and graduate student scholarships across the university. The goal is to raise $200,000, a 33 percent increase over last year's total.
  • Regional Institute Marks 10 Years of Playing Major Role in Decision-Making
    10/12/07
    When a coalition of small municipalities from southern Erie County wanted to develop a plan to increase tourism in seven towns and villages, it turned to the Regional Institute at the University at Buffalo.
  • NYSTAR Grant Recruits Nanotech Expert to UB
    10/11/07
    The University at Buffalo has received a $750,000 grant from the New York State Foundation of Science, Technology and Academic Research (NYSTAR) to recruit an internationally known scientist in nanotechnology.
  • UB Researchers Studying 'October Surprise' Response Underscore Need for Expertise, Training
    10/11/07
    University at Buffalo researchers studying the response to the 2006 "October Surprise" storm have concluded that the effective coordination of emergency services played a critical role in decision making during the crisis.