News Releases

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

  • New Speaker, Topic Set for Aug. 10 UB Lecture
    7/5/06
    The topic of the Aug. 10 lecture in the UBThisSummer Lecture Series presented by the University at Buffalo has been changed due to the death of scheduled lecturer Paul Senese, associate professor of political science. The new lecture for that date is entitled "From Caring to Care-Giving: How Families Cope with Chronic Illness" and will be presented by Deborah P. Waldrop, associate professor in the UB School of Social Work.
  • UB Faculty Member Receives Engineering Award
    6/30/06
    John L. Crassidis of Clarence Center, associate professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in the University at Buffalo School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, has been selected to receive SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) International's Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award.
  • Barnes Recognized by Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society
    6/30/06
    Robert Barnes of Amherst, associate dean for external affairs and adjunct associate professor of industrial engineering in the University at Buffalo School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, has been named 2006 National Outstanding Advisor of Tau Beta Pi.
  • New Virtual Reality Psychodrama Is a Rigged Game
    6/28/06
    "Human Trials" is a unique virtual reality psychodrama in which duplicitous characters try to disempower a human participant on a journey to the "liminal portal of the unconscious" in a quest for her "Heart's Desire." The project is the work of an interdisciplinary team of media artists, computer scientists and dramatists at the University at Buffalo.
  • Morris Gift Creates New Sports Performance Center at UB
    6/28/06
    A new sports performance training facility offering twice the space for physical training by University at Buffalo student-athletes will open this fall thanks to a $500,000 gift from UB alumnus Robert G. Morris and his wife, Carol L. Morris.
  • A Car's Middle Back Seat May Be Least Desirable, but It's the Safest
    6/27/06
    In a full car, some poor soul is relegated to the middle of the back seat, the least desirable, most uncomfortable, most "un-cool" spot in the vehicle. It also happens to be the safest.
  • 'Expatriates' Focus on Boosting Life Sciences in Buffalo
    6/27/06
    As part of the grand opening of the University at Buffalo's New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences, a group of Buffalo "expatriates" are spending time this week in the city they love to help boost the Center of Excellence and the life sciences industry it is generating.
  • 13 UB Faculty, Staff Members Receive SUNY Chancellor's Awards
    6/26/06
    Six faculty members, five professional staff members and two librarians from the University at Buffalo have received 2006 State University of New York Chancellor's Awards for Excellence from Chancellor John R. Ryan.
  • Study Focuses on Maternal Cocaine Use
    6/20/06
    A study conducted by researchers at the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions has found cocaine-using mothers to be more insensitive during feeding interactions with their infants than non-cocaine-using mothers.
  • Newman Centers Lecture Series Spotlights UB Faculty
    6/20/06
    The Newman Centers at the University at Buffalo are sponsoring their fourth annual summer lecture series, "The Bridge," which will feature talks by nine UB faculty members,