News Releases

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

  • UB and Kinex Sign Agreement for Anti-Cancer Drug Development
    10/7/04
    Kinex Pharmaceuticals, a pharmaceutical company located in Buffalo, has signed an exclusive license with the University at Buffalo to develop drugs for the treatment of cancer, osteoporosis, and ischemic disorders.
  • The Friends of the Center for the Arts to Hold Sixth Annual Masquerade Ball
    10/5/04
    The Friends of the Center for the Arts will present "The Roaring 20s," the center's sixth annual Masquerade Ball, to be held from 6 p.m. to midnight on Oct. 30 in the atrium of the Center for the Arts on the University at Buffalo's North (Amherst) Campus.
  • Researchers Find Ongoing Changes in Latino Religious Affiliation May Be to the Detriment of the Democratic Party
    10/5/04
    A new study of Latino religion and politics has found that Latinos are much more diverse religiously and politically than previously thought, a fact that has important implications for the future of American politics.
  • Residents Living Near Most-Heavily Traveled Border Crossing Four Times More Likely to Suffer from Asthma
    10/4/04
    Increased truck traffic at the busiest U.S.-Canada border crossing in the Eastern U.S. is contributing to a clustering of asthma cases among residents who live nearby, according to University at Buffalo researchers.
  • Vice Presidential Debate Could Make or Break the Election, UB Expert Says
    10/4/04
    Vice presidential debates are not usually viewed as important in changing electoral outcomes, but according to a University at Buffalo political scientist, Tuesday's vice presidential debate has taken on greater importance because of the closeness of the race between President Bush and John Kerry.
  • Hubbard Street 2 to Perform in CFA as Part of KeyBank Dance Series
    10/1/04
    The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will present Hubbard Street 2 on Saturday, Nov. 6 at 8 p.m. in the Mainstage theater in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
  • Ruckenstein is Recipient of Founders Award from National Academy of Engineering
    10/1/04
    Eli Ruckenstein, Ph.D., SUNY Distinguished Professor at the University at Buffalo and the first full-time professor in the State University of New York system to be elected to the prestigious National Academy of Engineering, has been selected to receive the academy's Founders Award.
  • Zodiaque Dance Company to present "VOICES...that dance" Oct. 14-17, 21-24
    10/1/04
    The Department of Theatre and Dance at the University at Buffalo will present Zodiaque Dance Company: "VOICES...that dance," Oct. 14-17 and 21-24 in the Drama Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
  • UB Literary Series Events for October Include an Indie Lit Luau, Discussion of "Aural Embodiment" and a Balkan Poetry Festival
    9/30/04
    The University at Buffalo literary series, "Wednesdays at 4 PLUS," continues in October with a variety of events, including a presentation by three very distinguished Balkan writers, and one by the director of the internationally recognized UB Poetics Program.
  • The UB Department of Theatre and Dance and the Center for the Arts to present "Spinning Into Butter"
    9/30/04
    The Center for the Arts and the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University at Buffalo will present "Spinning Into Butter," October Oct. 14-17 and 21-24 in the Black Box Theater in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.