News Releases

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

  • 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.
  • Brazilian Symposium Honors UB Inventor and His Life-Saving Stent
    1/31/05
    A device that saves lives of patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms and its University at Buffalo inventor will be the stars of The International Symposium of Endovascular Treatment of Aortic Diseases being held in Brazil Feb. 1-2.
  • KeyBank Dance Series to Present Doug Varone and Dancers on Feb. 25
    1/27/05
    The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will present Doug Varone and Dancers at 8 p.m. on Feb. 25 in the Mainstage theater in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus. A pre-performance talk will be held at 7 p.m. The performance is sponsored by KeyBank. Media sponsors are WJYE-FM and WGRZ-TV.
  • UB Department of Theatre and Dance to Present "We Tell the Story: The Songs of Ahrens and Flaherty"
    1/27/05
    The Department of Theatre and Dance at the University at Buffalo will present "We Tell the Story: The Songs of Ahrens and Flaherty" Feb. 16-20 in the Black Box Theater in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
  • UB Department of Theatre and Dance to Present Zodiaque Dance Company in "Voices...that dance on"
    1/27/05
    The Department of Theatre and Dance at the University at Buffalo will present Zodiaque Dance Company in "Voices...that dance on" Feb. 24-27 and March 3-6 in the Drama Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus. Media sponsor is WBFO-FM.
  • UB Architect Receives AIA Award for her Revolutionary Method of Teaching Structural Analysis to Architecture Students
    1/25/05
    Shahin Vassigh, an architect and structural engineer on the faculty of the University at Buffalo, has received international recognition over the past two years for her revolutionary approach to teaching structural analysis and building technology to architectural students.