News Releases

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

  • UB Provides Showcase for Local Musicians, Artists
    12/1/06
    Local musicians and artists are getting invaluable exposure and networking opportunities through the highly successful Music Is Art Live @ The Center program hosted by the Center for the Arts (CFA) at the University at Buffalo.
  • Psychologist Receives $4.1 Million in Grants from NIH
    12/1/06
    Understanding of the transition into adolescence and what may promote or mitigate substance abuse in adolescents will be advanced by research conducted by a University at Buffalo psychologist that is being funded by two grants totaling more than $4.1 million from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).
  • Reorganization of Human Resources Underway at UB
    12/1/06
    Faculty and staff soon will see a dramatic change in the way human resources are delivered to the University at Buffalo community as recommendations of the Human Resources Transformation Team are implemented as part of the UB 2020 strategic planning process.
  • Synthetic Cannabinoid May Aid Fertility in Smokers
    12/1/06
    A reproductive medicine specialist at the University at Buffalo has shown that a new compound may improve the fertility of tobacco smokers who have low sperm count and low percentage sperm motility.
  • UB Carnival to Celebrate University's Diversity
    12/1/06
    You know Christmas and Kwanzaa, Hanukkah and Ramadan. But do you recall those other holidays not-so-famous at all? The UB community is invited to celebrate all winter holidays -- including Boxing Day, Rosa Parks Day, Diwali and Junkanoo -- at the first annual UB Holiday Carnival on Dec. 4.
  • The Legends of Motown, Starring The Temptations and The Marvelettes, to Perform
    11/28/06
    The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo welcomes The Legends of Motown starring The Temptations and The Marvelettes at 8 p.m. on Feb. 14 -- Valentine's Day -- in the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
  • Jean Brown Named Interim Dean of UB School of Nursing
    11/28/06
    Jean K. Brown., Ph.D., professor and associate dean of the University at Buffalo School of Nursing, was named interim dean of the nursing school Nov. 14 following the resignation due to illness of Mecca S. Cranley, Ph.D.
  • UB Moves Up to No.10 in International Enrollment
    11/22/06
    The University at Buffalo has moved up to No. 10 among 2,700 accredited U.S. universities in international enrollment, according to an annual report released by the Institute of International Education.
  • Mecca S. Cranley, Dean of School of Nursing, Dies at 67
    11/22/06
    Mecca S. Cranley, Ph.D., dean of the University at Buffalo School of Nursing since 1991, died Nov. 20 in the hospice unit at Sister's Hospital in Buffalo, surrounded by her family. The cause was multiple myeloma, cancer of the bone marrow. She was 67.
  • Lasers Let Scientists Test Gene Function in Butterfly Wings
    11/20/06
    The University at Buffalo team that developed the world's first transgenic butterfly now has developed an innovative tool that will allow scientists studying "non-model" organisms to test directly the function of certain genes, even in the absence of genome sequencing information.