News Releases

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

  • UB School of Public Health and Health Professions Honors Graduates
    6/29/04
    Twenty-three new graduates of the School of Public Health and Health Professions at the University at Buffalo were honored with scholarships and awards during the school's recent commencement ceremony.
  • Large Abdomen Can Reduce Men's Lung Function By 15 Percent
    6/28/04
    Accumulating fat around one's middle can significantly impair lung function, new findings from the University at Buffalo show, in addition to increasing the risk of heart disease.
  • 2,000-Pound, Multi-Page Bronze Book Will Introduce Airport Travelers to Buffalo's History, Architecture and Points of Civic Pride
    6/28/04
    A two-thousand pound "operable" bronze book, the pages of which chart the history and physical development of the City of Buffalo and describe many points of its civic pride, will be installed in The Gallery at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport on June 29, where it will be exhibited through December.
  • Research on Mysterious Inner Hair Cells, New Hearing Drug Funded by NIH Grants to UB Center for Hearing and Deafness
    6/28/04
    Diagnosing damage to a special group of sensory cells in the ear that affects hearing and determining whether a new pharmaceutical compound can protect the inner ear against hearing loss will be the focus of two grants awarded by the National Institutes of Health to the Center for Hearing and Deafness at the University at Buffalo.
  • UB to Become "Pepsi Campus" on Aug. 1
    6/26/04
    Campus Dining & Shops/FSA at the University at Buffalohas entered into a five-year, exclusive-vendor agreement with Pepsi to provide soft drink products for UB.
  • First Biography of Searing, Visionary Writer Audre Lorde Considers Her Life as a "Warrior Poet"
    6/25/04
    Audre Lorde -- an American original who became a major figure in women's, African-American and lesbian literature -- is the focus of the biography "Warrior Poet" (Norton, 2004), written by Masani Alexis DeVeaux, professor and chair of the Department of Women's Studies at the University at Buffalo.
  • UB Professor Studies Ways to "Package" Proteins, Making them More Stable for Shipping as Drug Products
    6/25/04
    A University at Buffalo assistant professor is exploring ways to preserve proteins and other biomaterials so that they can be more widely used, primarily in pharmaceutical products, thanks to a $200,000 James D. Watson Investigator grant from the New York State Office of Science, Technology and Academic Research (NYSTAR).
  • Libraries' Virtual Exhibits Inform and Delight
    6/25/04
    A 24-hour virtual cafe of art, pop culture, history and scientific progress is just the tip of the iceberg of the University at Buffalo Libraries' digital universe, with 40 to 50 virtual collections/exhibits now available for viewing.
  • 32 Graduate from Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership Program
    6/25/04
    Thirty-two Western New York business owners, operators and high-level managers have graduated from the Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership (CEL) Core Program in the UB School of Management.
  • UB Art Gallery Presents "Arnold Mesches: FBI Files"
    6/24/04
    "Arnold Mesches: FBI Files," an exhibition of approximately 40 collages and 5 large paintings by artist Arnold Mesches, will be open to the public in the UB Art Gallery from June 28 through Sept. 13.