News Releases

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

  • Van Valin Awarded Humboldt Research Award
    3/31/06
    Robert D. Van Valin Jr., professor in the Department of Linguistics in the University at Buffalo's College of Arts and Sciences, has been awarded a Humboldt Research Award by Germany's Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in recognition of his lifetime research achievements in the field of linguistics.
  • Midori to perform "new music" on April 19
    3/31/06
    World-renowned violinist Midori will perform at the University at Buffalo on April 19 as part of her first U.S. tour completely devoted to a new music repertoire.
  • Wellness Awareness Day to be held April 6
    3/31/06
    It's important to take care of your health, but scheduling check-ups, exercising and eating right, and simply taking the time to find the health and wellness resources that are available locally, are tasks busy professionals often struggle to fit into their daily routines. The seventh annual Wellness Awareness Day, sponsored by the Professional Staff Senate, sets out to address this issue.
  • Dalai Lama to Receive SUNY Honorary Degree at UB
    3/31/06
    His Holiness the Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso will receive a State University of New York honorary doctorate in humane letters during his three-day visit to UB in September.
  • Study Targets Childhood Urinary Condition
    3/30/06
    Optimum treatment for vesico-ureteral reflux, in which urine flows from the bladder back up the ureter to the kidneys, is the focus of a clinical trial being conducted by pediatric urologists at the University at Buffalo with a five-year, $2.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.
  • Sukhatme leaving for position in Indianapolis
    3/30/06
    Uday P. Sukhatme, who has served as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences since August 2002, has been named executive vice chancellor and dean of the faculties at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.
  • Award-Winning Journalist to Present UB Lecture
    3/30/06
    Award-winning journalist Laurie Garrett will speak at 8 p.m. April 6 in the Center for the Arts on the University at Buffalo North (Amherst) Campus as part of the Univesity at Buffalo's Distinguished Speakers Series.
  • Freudenheim Named Department Chair
    3/30/06
    Jo L. Freudenheim, Ph.D., has been named chair of the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine in the School of Public Health and Health Professions at the University at Buffalo following a national search.
  • Open Music Ensemble to Perform "Sound Action"
    3/27/06
    The University at Buffalo Art Gallery in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus will host "Sound Action," a musical performance by the Open Music Ensemble, on March 30 at 5 pm.
  • IBM Selects UB Engineer for Faculty Award
    3/24/06
    Ismael Regis de Farias, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering in the University at Buffalo School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, has received a prestigious 2005 IBM Faculty Award.