News Releases

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

  • 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.
  • Zodiaque Dance Company Marking 30th Anniversary with Reunion, Two-Weekend Concert
    11/7/03
    The Zodiaque Dance Company will celebrate its 30th anniversary with a two-weekend concert -- on Nov. 13-16 and Nov. 20-23 -- that will showcase the work of some of UB's finest dance alumni.
  • Rath Receives 2003 J. Warren Perry Health Leadership Award
    11/7/03
    Sen. Mary Lou Rath today was presented the 2003 J. Warren Perry Health Leadership Award by the University at Buffalo School of Public Health and Health Professions in recognition of her efforts to improve health in Western New York.
  • War and News Media to be Focus of Conference at UB
    11/6/03
    The relationship between war and the media as seen from a variety of perspectives will be the focus of an international conference to be held at the University at Buffalo on Nov. 17 and 18.
  • Emerging Entrepreneurs Mentoring Program Seeks Applications from Minorities and Women
    11/6/03
    Minority and women entrepreneurs from the Buffalo-Niagara region are encouraged to apply for the Minority and Women Emerging Entrepreneurs Mentoring Program, sponsored by the Office of Urban Initiatives, Inc., the University at Buffalo School of Management Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership and the UB Center for Urban Studies.