News Releases

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

  • 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.
  • PointSmart Mouse Software Helps Children and Adults with Disabilities 'Point and Click'
    12/8/04
    A new software application, developed with assistance from the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Technology Transfer at the University at Buffalo, promises to ease the frustration of using a mouse -- and provide greater computer access-- for people who suffer from cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury or other disabilities that make it very difficult to point and click.
  • New System Reduces Risk of Burns during Interventional X-Rays
    12/3/04
    University at Buffalo researchers, working with an Amherst, N.Y., startup company called Esensors have developed a unique, real-time patient dose-tracking system, which lets physicians know when the accumulated radiation dose is approaching a dangerous threshold.