News Releases

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

  • Expert Witness in Ten Commandments Lawsuit to Speak at UB
    2/10/05
    University at Tulsa law professor Paul Finkelman, the chief expert witness in the lawsuit that forced the removal of a 5,500-pound Ten Commandments monument from the rotunda of the Alabama Supreme Court building, will discuss observations about that case and similar ones during a lecture at the University at Buffalo Law School, to be held from 12:30-2 p.m. Feb. 18 in 104 O'Brian Hall on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
  • The Search for Absolute Order Through Tourism and Travel
    2/10/05
    Excerpts from a book by a University at Buffalo professor of sociology are included in an anthology of writing about travel, tourism and globalism that accompanies a major exhibition mounted by Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art.
  • Environmental Engineer Is Named Associate Dean at UB
    2/8/05
    John E. Van Benschoten, Ph.D., professor of civil, structural and environmental engineering at the University at Buffalo, has been named associate dean for undergraduate education in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
  • $1 Million "Wellness Works" Initiative Set to Distribute Funds
    2/4/05
    Companies interested in receiving matching grants from the $1 million Western New York Wellness Works Initiative should watch their mailboxes this week. The University at Buffalo's School of Public Health and Health Professions is calling for proposals from any company or business interested in developing a new wellness program for employees.
  • First U.S. Use of Revolutionary Technique for Spinal Fusion Performed by UB Neurosurgeons
    2/3/05
    Surgeons at the University at Buffalo have carried out the first minimally invasive spinal surgery in the U.S., using a new technique to stabilize the lumbar spine called axial lumbar interbody fusion, or AxiaLIF.
  • UB to Offer Undergraduates Summer Research Program
    2/2/05
    Undergraduates from Western New York will have an opportunity this summer to participate in the inaugural session of a new biomedical-research training program at the University at Buffalo funded by a $600,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
  • Ancient Statue of Hermes Fitted for Earthquake Protection
    2/1/05
    The world-renowned statue Hermes with the Infant Dionysos has been equipped with innovative seismic protective devices that will help the 7-foot-high marble statue of the Greek god withstand powerful earthquakes. The protective devices were custom made for the statue based on analysis and tests conducted at the University at Buffalo's earthquake engineering laboratory.
  • "Rent" to be Performed at UB Feb. 22-23
    2/1/05
    The Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning landmark American musical "Rent," written by Jonathan Larson and directed by Michael Greif, is coming to the Mainstage theater at the Center for the Arts on the University at Buffalo North (Amherst) Campus for two performances at 8 p.m. on Feb. 22 and 23.
  • Finley Named Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
    1/31/05
    The appointment of Lucinda M. Finley, Frank Raichle Professor of Trial and Appellate Advocacy in the University at Buffalo's Law School, as UB's vice provost for faculty affairs was announced today by Satish K. Tripathi, the university's provost and executive vice president for academic affairs.
  • New Non-Hormonal Hot Flash Treatment Set for Clinical Trial
    1/31/05
    A novel non-estrogen-based therapy for hot flashes will be tested for effectiveness in a clinical trial conducted by researchers at the University at Buffalo that is set to begin in February.