News Releases

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

  • Researchers Invent Novel Way to Synthesize Quantum Dots
    8/3/04
    A University at Buffalo research team has invented a new way to synthesize quantum dots -- luminescent nanocrystals made from semiconductor material that have the potential to be used to build exciting new devices for biological and environmental sensing, quantum computing, lasers and telecommunications.
  • 12 Faculty Members, Librarian and 2 professional staff members receive 2004 SUNY Chancellor Awards for Excellence
    7/30/04
    Fifteen employees of the University at Buffalo have received 2004 SUNY Chancellor's Awards for Excellence from State University of New York Chancellor Robert L. King.
  • Smyth Named Interim Dean of School of Social Work
    7/29/04
    Nancy J. Smyth has been named interim dean of the School of Social Work effective Aug. 1 by UB Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Satish K. Tripathi.
  • Introductory Biology Course Features Labs that Students Attend Whenever, Wherever They Want
    7/29/04
    An introductory course in biological sciences at the University at Buffalo that introduces non-science majors to the scientific method makes the sometimes dreaded laboratory experience more palatable by allowing them to decide where and when they want to do their required labs.
  • States Should Develop Procedures Now to Deal with Potential Terrorist Disruption of Presidential Election
    7/29/04
    Though the law is somewhat ambiguous on the subject, the power to postpone November's presidential election as a result of terrorist threat or attack lies mostly with individual states, according to an election-law expert at the University at Buffalo School of Law.
  • China's Consul General Presents 500 Chinese Texts to UB Libraries
    7/28/04
    Ambassador Liu Biwei, consul general of the People's Republic of China, led a delegation from his New York City office that today presented a gift of 500 Chinese texts to the University at Buffalo Libraries.
  • Two UB Professors Receive Coveted International Fellowships from Canadian Centre for Architecture
    7/26/04
    In an unprecedented decision, the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CAA) in Montreal, one of the most distinguished interdisciplinary architectural research centers and museums in the world, will present prestigious annual visiting fellowships to two faculty members at the same school -- the University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning.
  • 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.