News Releases

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

  • New York State Approves UB's Bachelor of Science Degree in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
    11/14/03
    The New York State Education Department has approved the University at Buffalo's Bachelor of Science program in bioinformatics and computational biology, the university's first degree program directed at training undergraduates in bioinformatics and related fields.
  • Cosby Lecture On as Scheduled
    11/13/03
    Tonight's lecture by Bill Cosby, part of UB's Distinguished Speakers Series, will be held as scheduled, despite the weather.
  • WBFO 88.7 Records Most Successful Membership Drive
    11/13/03
    WBFO 88.7 FM, the National Public Radio affiliate operated by the University at Buffalo, recently completed its most successful fall membership drive, raising more than $250,000.
  • Bernice Noble, Noted UB Research Scientist and Union Activist, Dies at 63
    11/11/03
    Immunologist Bernice K. Noble, Ph.D., 63, of Eggertsville, professor of microbiology and immunology in the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, died unexpectedly Nov. 8 in the Veterans Administration Hospital of respiratory complications of a serious chronic illness.
  • Full Menu of Events Slated for International Education Week at UB
    11/11/03
    The University at Buffalo is joining schools, colleges and universities across the country in the celebration of International Education Week, being held Nov. 15-21.
  • At New UB Center, Scientists Will Tailor Unique Biometric Systems for Homeland Security, Public Health
    11/11/03
    The University at Buffalo has established the Center for Unified Biometrics and Sensors, a new, cross-disciplinary center that takes a unique approach to developing technologies in biometrics, the science of identifying individuals based on their physical, chemical or behavioral characteristics.
  • Antidepressants Decrease Chronic Pain by Inhibiting TNF Production in Brain, UB Researchers Find
    11/10/03
    Physicians have treated chronic pain with antidepressants for many years, knowing that the medications -- particularly the drug with the scientific name amitriptyline -- helped many sufferers, but they didn't know how it worked as a pain reliever.
  • UB Receives $3 Million Challenge Grant to Establish World-Class Institute for Vision Research and Care
    11/10/03
    The University at Buffalo has received a $3 million challenge grant from Elizabeth Pierce Olmsted, M.D., a 1939 graduate of its School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, to establish a center of excellence devoted to vision research, education and clinical care.
  • Scientific American Names UB Professor One of the World's Top Contributors to Science and Technology
    11/10/03
    Thomas Szyperski, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Chemistry in the University at Buffalo's College of Arts and Sciences, has been named one of the Scientific American 50, the magazine's annual list recognizing "outstanding acts of leadership in technology from the past year."
  • $255,648 Grant to School of Informatics Will Educate Minority Media Specialists for Buffalo and Rochester Schools
    11/7/03
    The Institute for Museum and Library Services has awarded a grant for $255,648 to help the University at Buffalo School of Informatics, in partnership with the Buffalo City School District and the Rochester City School District, recruit and educate minority candidates as school media specialists.