News Releases

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

  • UB Informatics Students Help Roll Out Wi-Fi Zones in Buffalo
    7/23/04
    Work by a faculty member and graduate students in the University at Buffalo's School of Informatics has resulted in new, interconnected Wi-Fi zones in downtown Buffalo.
  • High-Performance Swimsuits Covering Shoulder to Knee or Ankle Reduce Drag, Provide Competitive Edge, UB Researchers Show
    7/23/04
    Be sure to pay attention to the suits that male swimmers wear when they compete in this year's Olympic Games. Swimmers wearing a suit covering their torso from shoulder to knee or ankle should have a performance edge over competitors wearing suits that provide less body coverage, a study conducted at the University at Buffalo has shown.
  • Provost Announces New Organization Structure
    7/22/04
    A reorganization of the administrative leadership in the Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs designed to better serve the university's students and faculty was announced on Monday by Satish K. Tripathi, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs.
  • Researchers to Study Alcohol-Related Victimization of Women During Their Four-Year College Experience
    7/22/04
    In conjunction with the arrival of a new crop of freshmen on college campuses across the U.S., researchers at the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions will begin a study of the alcohol-related victimization experienced by female college students.
  • Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation Awards $100,000 for Cancer Vaccine Research at University at Buffalo
    7/22/04
    A promising new technique for developing a cancer vaccine has earned researchers in the University at Buffalo's School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences the university's first grant from the Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation.
  • Donald Trump, Bob Woodward, Salman Rushdie, Janet Reno to Headline UB's 2004-05 Distinguished Speakers Series
    7/15/04
    The University at Buffalo's 2004-05 Distinguished Speakers Series will kick off on Sept. 30 with Donald Trump, chair and president of The Trump Organization and producer and star of NBC-TV's "The Apprentice," appearing as Undergraduate Student Choice Speaker.
  • Simpson Announces Reorganization
    7/15/04
    A reorganization of the administrative leadership of the university that will better support UB's planning process and better align the university's core functions and academic mission "in order to best position our institution for long-term success and growth" has been announced by UB President John B. Simpson.
  • UB Anderson Gallery to Present "Walter Prochownik: In Retrospect, 1965-1995" from July 23 through Sept. 5
    7/14/04
    "Walter Prochownik: In Retrospect, 1965-1995," on exhibit from July 23 through Sept. 5 in the UB Anderson Gallery, is the first comprehensive survey of paintings and works on paper to highlight the long and productive career of Walter Prochownik (1923-2000), one of Western New York's most beloved artists.
  • Fiber-Optic Network Is Finished, Boosting Data Transmission 1,000-Fold between UB and Research Partners
    7/13/04
    Approximately 12 miles of new fiber-optic cable has been constructed by the University at Buffalo and over the next few weeks will be "lit," enhancing high-speed data links between UB's campuses and with affiliated research institutions, an essential step toward creation of a life-sciences economy for the region.
  • 'Virtual Clay' Brings the Act of Sculpting to the Virtual World
    7/12/04
    Researchers from the Virtual Reality Lab at the University at Buffalo have developed a new tool for transmitting physical touch to the virtual world. Their virtual clay sculpting system enables users to replicate in real time on a personal computer the physical act of sculpting a block of clay or other malleable material.