News Releases

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

  • Increasing University at Buffalo's Impact
    2/15/07
    "Good research universities are good business" for their surrounding communities, and UB, with its plan to grow by 40 percent in the next 13 years, is no exception, President John Simpson told members of the Western New York legislative delegation Feb. 8 at a meeting to discuss state support of UB programs.
  • Explorer, Environmentalist Cousteau to Speak at UB
    2/15/07
    Jean-Michel Cousteau, ocean explorer and environmentalist, will speak at the University at Buffalo at 8 p.m. March 1 in the Mainstage theater in the Center of the Arts on the North (Amherst) Campus, as part of the university's Distinguished Speakers Series.
  • Science, Mathematics Mentoring Program for Teachers Expands
    2/15/07
    A University at Buffalo program that exemplifies the university's commitment to creating a pipeline to public higher education for kindergarten through high school students has expanded from one to two Buffalo schools, thanks to a $485,000 grant from the John R. Oishei Foundation.
  • Auction to Benefit Law Student Fellowships
    2/15/07
    The Buffalo Public Interest Law Program (BPILP) will host its 12th annual auction at 6 p.m. Feb. 23 in the Lafayette Tap Room, 391 Washington St. Organized by University at Buffalo Law School students, the event is the primary fundraiser for fellowships allowing UB law students to accept unpaid public interest summer positions. BPILP provided 16 summer
  • UB to Celebrate Girls and Women in Sports Day
    2/15/07
    The University at Buffalo will celebrate its 17th annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day (NGWSD) before the UB women's basketball game versus Ohio on Feb. 21.
  • Nevergold Receives State's MLK Humanitarian Award
    2/12/07
    Barbara Nevergold, Ph.D., is one of five individuals to be honored this year by the State of New York with a 2007 Dr. Martin Luther King Humanitarian Award. The award is one of the state's highest honors for humanitarian service and pays tribute to New Yorkers who have made major contributions to human and civil rights.
  • Hess Transportation Study Wins "Best Paper Competition"
    2/12/07
    Daniel Hess, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning in the University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning, has won the 2006 Best Paper Competition sponsored by the University Transportation Research Center (UTRC) at City University of New York.
  • Bequest Gift Provides Scholarships for Social Work Students
    2/12/07
    Future students who are seeking a degree from the University at Buffalo School of Social Work will have access to more scholarship assistance, thanks to a bequest gift for $423,701 from alumna Jean Schumacher Cook.
  • Psychologist Says Neurochemical Processes Explain Romantic Attraction
    2/10/07
    A University at Buffalo psychologist says it's a series of neurochemical processes and external stimuli that that have to come together in a precise way -- not aphrodisiacs and other elements --that explain the beginning of a romantic relationship.
  • Community Input Sought on UB Athletics Programs
    2/9/07
    A committee studying the future of the University at Buffalo's intercollegiate athletics programs has scheduled two meetings -- on Feb. 22 and Feb. 27 -- to obtain input from the community.