News Releases

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

  • UB Provost Receives Honorary Degree from Institute in India
    10/31/06
    Satish K. Tripathi, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at the University at Buffalo, has received an honorary doctor of science degree (D.Sc.) from the Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad in Allahabad, India.
  • Smoking Research Specialist Heads New UB Department of Health Behavior
    10/31/06
    The School of Public Health and Health Professions at the University at Buffalo has established a Department of Health Behavior and recruited a leader in the field to chair it.
  • Ireland Architects Bucholz and McEvoy to Speak At UB
    10/31/06
    Ireland-based architects Merritt Bucholz and Karen McEvoy will present an illustrated lecture on their work at the Nov. 1 as part of the annual lecture series of the UB School of Architecture and Planning.
  • UB Archives Acquires Important Collections
    10/31/06
    The University at Buffalo has acquired three important archival collections that will facilitate a deep understanding of several aspects of the Jewish, medical, women's and academic history of the region and the United States.
  • Speed Kills, But on Interstates, Speed Variance Is More Deadly
    10/31/06
    Texas recently raised the speed limit on a portion of its interstate highway to 80 mph. Based on the mantra "Speed Kills," fatalities on that West Texas roadway should climb. "Not so fast," say emergency medicine researchers in the Center for Transportation Injury Research and Calspan University at Buffalo Research Center (CUBRC).
  • Rare but Harmless Jaw Anomaly Can Be Misdiagnosed as Serious Condition
    10/31/06
    When dentists see an unusual shadowy area of bone loss on an X-ray of the lower jawbone, they may be concerned and order a biopsy. In dental parlance, this strange formation may represent an "anterior variant of the mandibular lingual bone depression," a condition that may look serious, but actually is a harmless bone depression, a rare congenital anomaly that needs no further treatment.
  • New Program Will Address Suicidal and Other Harmful Behaviors
    10/31/06
    The Division of Student Affairs at the University at Buffalo has been awarded a three-year, $193,793 grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to address suicidal and other harmful behaviors through a comprehensive campus-wide approach to the subject.
  • UB Department of Theatre and Dance to present "She Loves Me"
    10/30/06
    The Department of Theatre and Dance at the University at Buffalo will present "She Loves Me" Nov. 15-19 in the Drama Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus. Performances will be held at 8 p.m. on Nov. 15-18 and 2 p.m. on Nov. 18 and 19.
  • Developing the Warm Heart: Lecture at the UB Anderson Gallery follows-up on the recent visit by the Dalai Lama
    10/30/06
    Frank Howard will present a lecture entitled "Developing the Warm Heart" at 7 p.m. on Nov. 9 in the University at Buffalo Anderson Gallery.
  • Discussion Group collectiveXchange to meet in UB Art Gallery on First Tuesday of Each Month
    10/30/06
    A new discussion group, collectiveXchange, has formed at the University at Buffalo. The group will meet from 5:30-7 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month to explore the intersections of contemporary art practice, politics and culture. For the inaugural fall 2006 season, collectiveXchange has invited three artist collectives to discuss their history, missions and current projects.