News Releases

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

  • Smart Growth Plan for Porter Wins Top Award for UB Students
    7/11/03
    Work done by UB planning students to help the Town of Porter develop the initial phase of a master plan for future development has earned the students and their instructor the 2003 Award for Outstanding Student Project from the American Planning Association, Western New York Section.
  • Pilot Trial Confirms Insulin's Role in Inhibiting Leading Cause of Blindness in Adults
    7/7/03
    Endocrinologists from the University at Buffalo have shown for the first time that insulin suppresses production of vascular endothelial growth factor, a compound known to play a role in the development of blindness in persons with diabetes, a condition called diabetic retinopathy.
  • Wozniak Elected President of UB Alumni Association
    7/3/03
    Jennifer B. Wozniak of Buffalo, who received an MBA degree in 1996 from the University at Buffalo School of Management, has been elected to serve a one-year term as president of the UB Alumni Association.
  • It May Be 'The Summer of T3,' but at UB Robotics Workshop, 'Tickle Me Elmo' and his Sidekicks Have Center Stage
    7/3/03
    What can Tickle Me Elmo, the interactive toy for toddlers, teach high school students about robotics? Quite a lot, according to the instructors for a University at Buffalo workshop for high school students that runs July 7-11.
  • UB School of Public Health and Health Professions Honors Graduates
    7/3/03
    Thirty-two new graduates of 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.
  • Common Diabetes Drug Lowers Heart-Disease Risk by Inhibiting Proinflammatory Factor, UB Study Show
    7/2/03
    University at Buffalo endocrinologists have shown for the first time that the concentration of a proinflammatory compound known as MIF is increased in the blood plasma of the obese, and that metformin, a standard medicine prescribed for diabetes, suppresses its formation.
  • Capen Garden Walk to be Held July 12
    7/2/03
    The second annual Samuel P. Capen Garden Walk will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on July 12 in the Eggertsville and University Heights areas near the South (Main Street) Campus.
  • UB Dental Students Receive Awards
    7/2/03
    Twenty-six graduating seniors in the UBSchool of Dental Medicine recently received awards at the school's annual senior awards banquet.
  • Center for Computational Research Receives Donation of 3-D Virtual-Reality Equipment from SGI, Inc.
    7/2/03
    The high-end visualization capabilities of the Center for Computational Research (CCR) at the University at Buffalo have been expanded through the donation of a virtual-reality wall system and an Onyx300 system valued at $190,325 by SGI, Inc., and Rochester-based Clarix Technologies, Inc.
  • 12 at UB Receive SUNY Chancellor's Awards
    7/1/03
    Eight faculty members, one librarian and three professional staff members at the University at Buffalo have received 2003 SUNY Chancellor's Awards for Excellence from Chancellor Robert L. King.