News Releases

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

  • Nils Olsen to Step Down as Law School Dean for Personal and Family Health Reasons
    4/16/07
    Nils Olsen announced today that he will step down in December as dean of the University at Buffalo Law School to attend to personal and family health issues.
  • UB Regional Institute Member of Macarthur Foundation Network on Building Resilient Regions
    4/13/07
    Kathryn A. Foster, director of the University at Buffalo Regional Institute, will serve as co-investigator for the Network on Building Resilient Regions, a recently launched initiative funded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
  • Podcasts Focus on Law and Society
    4/13/07
    As a conversation starter, legal research may seem too esoteric of a topic. But add to the discussion a little atmosphere -- lunch at an Italian cafe, the chattering of fellow diners, a touch of jazz music in the background -- and now you have the makings of an Internet talk show. More specifically, you have a podcast on important ideas in law and society.
  • Gift to UB Will Promote Economic Development
    4/13/07
    A major gift from Frederick J. Kogut, who earned undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University at Buffalo in 1960 and 1965, respectively, will help promote rural development in third world countries, especially on the African continent, as well as helping rural communities in upstate New York.
  • Construction Projects Will Create a "Learning Landscape"
    4/12/07
    A handful of key construction projects are proposed to begin this spring and summer as the University at Buffalo prepares to undergo a vast physical transformation in keeping with the objectives of UB 2020 and UB's comprehensive physical plan.
  • UB Will Hold Reflective Service in Memory of Mohawk
    4/12/07
    The University at Buffalo will hold a retrospective and reflective memorial service for the late John C. Mohawk on April 30 from 3:30-7 p.m. in the Drama Theater and Atrium, Center for the Arts, North Campus. The service will be open to the public.
  • Oracle/RF Business System to be shut down April 20-30
    4/12/07
    In conjunction with an upgrade of the Oracle/Research Foundation (RF) Business System, the system will be shut down from the close of business on April 20 through April 30.
  • Simpson Receives Honorary Degree in Japan
    4/12/07
    University at Buffalo President John B. Simpson received an honorary doctorate degree from Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology last week during a ceremony welcoming freshman students to the university in Tokyo.
  • Lee Receives Award from American Educational Research Association
    4/11/07
    The American Educational Research Association today bestowed its Early Career Award on Jaekyung Lee, an associate professor of counseling, school and educational psychology in the University at Buffalo Graduate School of Education whose research focuses on educational equity and achievement.
  • UB Events Devoted To Pulitzer Playwright Suzan-Lori Parks
    4/10/07
    The work of African-American playwright Suzan-Lori Parks, one of the most acclaimed and exciting playwrights working today, will be the focus of two free public events at the University at Buffalo on April 26 and 27.