News Releases

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

  • 2004 Lecture Series to Open With a Discussion of Urban Vitality in an Era of Urban Decline
    9/14/04
    Preoccupied as we are with the end of urbanism, Buffalonians ought to chuck the chicken wings and gobble up some Douglas Rae. With his arresting new book, "CITY: Urbanism and Its End" (Yale University Press, 2003), Rae has excited the moribund national discussion about whether or not fading urban centers can evolve again into lively and exciting places to live.
  • Watching and Being Watched
    9/10/04
    Concerns about privacy, surveillance and censorship are not new to the world stage. With the passage of the USA Patriot Act, however, members of the art and legal communities have begun to raise new questions about the chilling effect of government policy on artistic expression. The University at Buffalo Art Gallery and UB Law School collaborate today in a unique way to discuss the impact of government policies on cultural production and personal privacy, and the art community's response to censorship.
  • Special Holiday Concert by the Celebrated Singer Linda Eder to be Held Dec. 11
    9/10/04
    The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will present Linda Eder at 8 p.m. on Dec. 11 in the Mainstage theater in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus. The concert is sponsored by Different Strokes -- Paint Your Own Pottery Studio.
  • Popular SNL/Comedy Central Performer Colin Quinn to Bring his Stand-Up Comedy to UB's CFA
    9/10/04
    The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will present Colin Quinn at 8 p.m. on Nov. 12 in the Mainstage theaterin the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus. The performance is sponsored by the undergraduate Student Association.
  • Tears For Fears to Perform Oct. 4 in UB's Mainstage Theater
    9/10/04
    Star 102.5, Mercedes Benz, and the Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will present Tears For Fears at 8 p.m. on Oct 4 in the Mainstage theater in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
  • UB's "Gender Matters 3" to Help Students, University Community and Public to Examine the World Through a "Gender Lens"
    9/10/04
    More than 25 programs and events highlighting issues involving women and gender will be on tap during "Gender Matters 3," the third annual Gender Week to be held Sept. 17-24 at the University at Buffalo.
  • "Boiling Point" Author to Speak at UB about How Energy Industry Drives U.S. Policy, Worsens Global Warming
    9/10/04
    Pulitzer-prize winning journalist Ross Gelbspan, will talk about global warming and climate change at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 21 in Allen Hall on the University at Buffalo South (Main Street) Campus.
  • UB Presidential Inaugural Event to Feature Soprano Kathleen Battle and Pianist Ted Taylor
    9/10/04
    The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will present Kathleen Battle at 8 p.m. on Oct. 14 in the Mainstage theater in the Center for the Arts on the UB North Amherst Campus. This performance is made possible by the Bernice Poss Memorial Fund.
  • UB Poetics Program Continues with Readings and Talks by Three of America's Most Influential Writers: Howe, Federman and Filreis
    9/9/04
    The University at Buffalo Poetics Program will continue its Fall 2004 series of literary readings and lectures, "Wednesdays at 4 PLUS," with a reading of works in progress by graduate students in the UB Poetics Program at 4 p.m. on Sept. 15, followed by additional readings and talks by Alan Filreis, Susan Howe and Raymond Federman.
  • Center for the Arts to present "Adventures of the Monkey King: A Beijing Opera" on Oct. 8
    9/9/04
    The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will present "Adventures of the Monkey King: A Beijing Opera" at 8 p.m. on Oct. 8 in the Mainstage theater in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.