News Releases

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

  • Investiture of John B. Simpson to be Held on Oct. 15
    9/2/04
    John B. Simpson will be recognized officially as the University at Buffalo's 14th president in an investiture ceremony at 3 p.m. Oct. 15 in the MainStage theater in the Center for the Arts (CFA) on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
  • Lisa Freeman Joins UB as ACE Fellow
    9/2/04
    Lisa C. Freemen, Ph.D., associate professor of pharmacology and director of mentored training at the College of Veterinary Medicine at Kansas State University, will spend the 2004-05 academic year at the University at Buffalo as part of the American Council of Education (ACE) Fellows Program.
  • UB Education Professor Will Hold Distinguished Fulbright Chair at the National College of Ireland in 2004-05
    9/1/04
    Thomas J. Shuell, Ph.D., of Niagara Falls, professor in the Department of Counseling, School and Educational Psychology, University at Buffalo Graduate School of Education, has received a 2004-05 Fulbright Scholar Award from the J. William Fulbright Foundation.
  • Improving Airport Security Is Goal of New Research Institute
    9/1/04
    A research institute to examine ways to improve security systems at airports and other transportation hubs is being established at the University at Buffalo under a $538,000 grant from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to a UB engineering professor who is an expert in human factors that affect aviation inspection.
  • Embargo Changed for Study in Pediatrics
    8/31/04
    Because of the Labor Day holiday, the embargo on the study by University at Buffalo researchers on social adjustment in children of short stature that will be reported in the September issue of Pediatrics has been moved to 12:01 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2004.
  • "Citizen Kane" Among Films to Be Screened in "Buffalo Film Seminars"
    8/31/04
    "Citizen Kane," considered by many to be one of the greatest films ever made, will be among the offerings in the ninth edition of "Buffalo Film Seminars," the semester-long series of screenings and discussions sponsored by UB and the Market Arcade Film and Arts Center.
  • Parents of ADHD Children Should Consider Behavioral Therapy before Medication, Says Leading Authority on ADHD Treatment
    8/31/04
    Teachers nationwide say about five percent of children in their classrooms have been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and they estimate another 5 percent have ADHD but are undiagnosed, according to a survey conducted by University at Buffalo researchers.
  • UB Co-Sponsors Global Bio Pharma Conference
    8/31/04
    The University at Buffalo and the Global Bio Pharma Conference Group is sponsoring "Global Bio Pharma Conference -- 2004," a gathering of biopharmaceutical industry leaders, academicians, scientists, entrepreneurs and representatives from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to discuss "emerging issues, challenges and opportunities in the new millennium for biologicals, pharmaceuticals, clinical trials and diagnostics."
  • New Radio Station to Provide UB Travel, Weather Advisories
    8/30/04
    The University at Buffalo has received FCC licensing to operate UBAlert, its own low-power campus advisory and parking radio station to broadcast commuter, safety, weather, traffic directions/detours and event information.
  • Warsaw Village Band to Bring to UB Its Fresh Approach to Pure Polish Folk Music
    8/30/04
    The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo, in collaboration with the UB Polish Studies Program, the Polish Arts Club of Buffalo and the Kosciuszko Foundation, Western New York Division, will present Warsaw Village Band at 8 p.m. on Sept. 14 in the Drama Theatre located at the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.