News Releases

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

  • Post-Graduate Certificates in Clinical Supervision, Clinical Practice with Children to be Offered by UB
    7/29/03
    The University at Buffalo School of Social Work will offer two new, intensive training programs for mental-health and human-services professionals during the 2003-04 academic year.
  • UB Undergoing Survey to Assess ADA Compliance
    7/24/03
    A survey is under way to determine the University at Buffalo's overall compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
  • Michel Bruneau Named Director of Earthquake Engineering Research Center at UB
    7/24/03
    Michel Bruneau, Ph.D., a leading expert on earthquake-resistant design and retrofit of buildings and infrastructure, has been named director of the Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER) headquartered at the University at Buffalo. MCEER is a National Science Foundation "Center of Excellence" in earthquake engineering.
  • Antwone Fisher to Kick Off UB Distinguished Speakers Series
    7/24/03
    The 2003-04 Distinguished Speakers Series at the University at Buffalo will feature Antwone Fisher, author and Hollywood producer and screenwriter; UB alumnus, Kenmore native and CNN news anchor Wolf Blitzer; comedian and author Bill Cosby; Lockport native and acclaimed author Joyce Carol Oates, and Buffalo-born journalist Tim Russert.
  • Jazz Dance World Congress Returns to Buffalo Aug. 6-10
    7/23/03
    The University at Buffalo Center for the Arts and the internationally renowned jazz dance choreographer Gus Giordano will present the 12th annual Jazz Dance World Congress Aug. 6-10 on the UB North Campus.
  • Service Excellence Program Recognizes UB Staff for Providing, Improving Service
    7/22/03
    UB's Service Excellence Program began 15 years ago as a way of insuring that staffers in University Services were not losing sight of the unit's mission. Today Service Excellence, which recognizes staff for providing and improving services, has grown to include Student Affairs, Athletics and the Office of the Chief Information Officer.
  • UB Students Will Go Door-To-Door to Evaluate Incidence of Autoimmune, Respiratory Diseases
    7/21/03
    The University at Buffalo and the New York State Department of Health are teaming up to conduct a study to investigate the incidence of autoimmune and respiratory diseases in the Bellevue neighborhood of the Buffalo suburb of Cheektowaga.
  • Should Dad Still Be Driving? UB Law Professor Offers Guidelines on Evaluating Elder Driving Skills
    7/21/03
    An accident involving an elderly driver who killed 10 people shopping at a farmers' market in Santa Monica last week has focused a spotlight on whether the elderly should be retested on their driving skills after a certain age. But getting older does not necessarily mean driving worse, according to Anthony Szczygiel, professor of law at the University at Buffalo and a national expert in elder law.
  • UB's "Buffalo Film Seminars" Sets Fall Schedule
    7/21/03
    After a semester hiatus, Buffalo Film Seminars will return this fall with a lineup that includes such classics as Alfred Hitchcock's "Vertigo" and Martin Scorsese's "Taxi Driver."
  • Caps on Non-Economic Loss Damages Would Unfairly Penalize Women, Minorities, Elderly
    7/18/03
    Tort reform that would cap the non-economic damages that can be recovered in a health-care liability suit would have a significant adverse impact on women and the elderly, according to research conducted by a professor in the University at Buffalo Law School.