News Releases

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

  • "Not By the Chair of My Hinny-Hin-Hin" -- Groundbreaking Research on Kids' Slips of the Tongue Documents Language Development
    12/13/04
    Freudian claims about the "meaning" of slips of the tongue not withstanding, when it comes to children, such errors reveal much more about what they know about the structure of language than they do about repressed thoughts, according to a University at Buffalo psycholinguist who is the author of a groundbreaking book on the topic.
  • Quick Gifts for the Odd or Academic -- Librarians Know Everything
    12/10/04
    Librarians in the Arts and Sciences Libraries at the University at Buffalo have constructed a Holiday Gift Web Site that is heavily academic and a little weird, but a lot of fun, and will satisfy the peculiar cravings of those cell biologists, mathematicians and other academics or students on your holiday shopping list.
  • When It Comes to Giving Children "Educational Toys," Education Expert Says Parents Should Leave No Child Behind
    12/10/04
    Parents considering purchase of "must-have" electronic educational toys for their children this holiday season are reminded to include an extra component that's much more important than batteries: themselves.
  • Nancy J. Smyth Named Dean of UB School of Social Work
    12/9/04
    The appointment of Nancy J. Smyth as dean of the University at Buffalo School of Social Work was announced today by UB President John B. Simpson.
  • UB Minority and Women Emerging Entrepreneurs Program Names "Protege of the Year"
    12/9/04
    Buffalo resident Laurice A. Vance of Vance Insurance Agency has been named "Protege of the Year" and received a $1,000 prize from the Minority and Women Emerging Entrepreneurs Mentoring Program, a joint venture by the University at Buffalo School of Management Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership (CEL) and UB's Center for Urban Studies and Office of Urban Initiatives.
  • UB Faculty Members Receive Fulbright Awards
    12/9/04
    Five University at Buffalo faculty members have received prestigious Fulbright Scholar Awards for 2004-05.
  • Special Collections Unit is Reorganized
    12/9/04
    The University at Buffalo Libraries have announced the reorganization and technological updating of their Special Collections Unit, which includes the University Archives, Rare Books Collection and world-famous Poetry Collection.
  • Maurizio Trevisan Named Dean of UB School of Public Health and Health Professions
    12/9/04
    University at Buffalo President John B. Simpson today announced the appointment of Maurizio Trevisan as dean of the University at Buffalo School of Public Health and Health Professions.
  • Drinking Without Food May Set You Up For High Blood Pressure
    12/9/04
    Research conducted at the University at Buffalo has shown that consuming alcohol mostly without food is a significant risk factor for developing hypertension. The effect was present even in people with light-to-moderate alcohol intake, according to a report in the current issue of the journal Hypertension.
  • Rinck Bequest Will Help Needy Dental Students Complete Education
    12/8/04
    A bequest from the late Lois Mae Rinck is benefiting the UB School of Dental Medicine and the first dental student selected to receive the financial assistance it provides.