News Releases

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

  • "Lessons from Homicides: The Buffalo Story" Premiers Oct. 19
    10/15/07
    "Lessons from Homicides: The Buffalo Story," a new documentary that explores the lessons learned by individuals, families, communities and organizations with direct experience of those homicides, will premiere at the Buffalo Museum of Science, 1020 Humboldt Parkway at 6 p.m. Oct. 19.
  • Cigarette Smoking May Accelerate Disability in Those with MS
    10/13/07
    Persons with multiple sclerosis who smoke risk increasing the amount of brain tissue shrinkage, a consequence of MS, and the subsequent severity of their disease, new research conducted at the Buffalo Neuroimaging Analysis Center (BNAC) at the University at Buffalo has shown.
  • Alumna Aikin Returns to UB for Two Concerts
    10/12/07
    World renowned soprano and UB alumna Laura Aikin will return to her alma mater next week to perform a concert marking the official naming of UB's Center for 21st Century Music as the Robert and Carol Morris Center for 21st Century Music.
  • 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.