News Releases

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

  • Inaugural Gala to Aid Student Scholarships
    8/31/06
    The inaugural University at Buffalo Scholarship Gala will be held on Nov. 4. to raise funds for undergraduate and graduate student scholarships across the university.
  • Tibetan Buddhist Monks to Construct Mandala Sand Painting in CFA
    8/30/06
    Tibetan Buddhist monks from Drepung Loseling Monastery will construct a Mandala Sand Painting Sept. 16-19 in the UB Art Gallery in the Center for the Arts on the University at Buffalo's North (Amherst) Campus.
  • Chronic Alcohol Exposure Can Affect Brain Protein Expression
    8/29/06
    Researchers at the University at Buffalo studying the effects of alcohol on the brain, using zebrafish as a model, have identified several novel central nervous system proteins that are affected by chronic alcohol exposure.
  • Law and Karma
    8/28/06
    In his very first visit to a U.S. law school conference, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama will publicly share for the first time his thoughts on how religion, particularly Buddhism, can influence law and bring about social change.
  • Experts to Speak at University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions
    8/28/06
    The University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions (RIA) will host national experts on addictions and substance abuse during a fall seminar series that will begin Sept. 29.
  • Online Engineering Program Is Accepting Fall Applications
    8/23/06
    State University of New York Chancellor John R. Ryan has announced that the world's first completely online Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering (BEE) program is being offered this fall by the University at Buffalo's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and by the engineering schools of Binghamton University and Stony Brook University.
  • Ohio Teachers Get UB Online Program
    8/23/06
    This fall, teachers in Ohio won't have to drive across state lines in order to earn a master's degree in education from the University at Buffalo. The UB Graduate School of Education's 33-credit online program, which has been offered to New York State teachers for more than five years, will be available to Ohio educators starting with the fall 2006 semester.
  • New Policy Brief Series on Regional Issues Launched by Institute for Local Governance and Regional Growth
    8/23/06
    The inaugural issues of a new Institute Policy Brief series, prepared by the University at Buffalo Institute for Local Governance and Regional Growth, contain key findings on two important regional issues -- youth demographics and the binational economy.
  • Costello Named Vice President for Development
    8/22/06
    Kathryn R. Costello has been appointed vice president for development at the University at Buffalo. Her appointment is effective Sept. 1.
  • Libraries' Exhibits to Coincide with Dalai Lama Visit
    8/21/06
    University at Buffalo Libraries will host a wide range of exhibits in September to coincide with the visit by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama to UB. All exhibits will be free and open to the public.