News Releases

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

  • Important Scientific and Technological Advances to be Topic of Series Sponsored by UB Libraries
    9/11/03
    Western New Yorkers will have the opportunity to learn about and discuss some of the important scientific and technological advances of our time during "Research Revolution: Science and the Shaping of Modern Life," a free video and discussion series to be offered during October by the University at Buffalo Libraries.
  • McLernons to be Honored for Support of UB School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
    9/11/03
    James W. McLernon, B.S. '50, and his late wife, Nancy A. McLernon, will be honored for their extraordinary support of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) at a ceremony at 11 a.m. Sept. 18 in the Jeannette Martin Room, 567 Capen Hall, North Campus.
  • Linda Yalem Run Set for Sept. 28 at UB
    9/11/03
    More than 1,100 runners, walkers and joggers are expected to participate in the Linda Yalem Safety Run, scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Sept. 28 on the University at Buffalo North (Amherst) Campus.
  • UB to Train Local Delphi Thermal Suppliers in Principles of Lean Manufacturing
    9/11/03
    The Center for Industrial Effectiveness (TCIE) at the University at Buffalo is administering a 20-month program to deliver lean manufacturing training and implementation support to 16 Western New York companies that are suppliers to Delphi Thermal's Plant in Lockport.
  • Greiners to Receive UB Newman Centers' Highest Honor
    9/11/03
    University at Buffalo President and Mrs. William R. Greiner will receive the Newman Award, the highest honor bestowed by the Newman Centers, UB Catholic Campus Ministry, at the 27th annual Convocation and Liturgy of the Holy Spirit to be held at 11:30 a.m. Sept. 21 in St. Joseph University Church, 3269 Main St.
  • Molecular Biology Software Aims to do for Biotech Scientists what Word Processing Accomplished for Writers
    9/10/03
    A new software package under development by Virmatics, LLC., a spin-off company formed by researchers at the University at Buffalo and the Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute, will provide molecular biologists with the tools they need to design successful experiments, potentially boosting the pace of new drug discoveries.
  • PDAs Are as Indispensable as Stethoscopes at UB as Medical School Mandates Them for All Students
    9/5/03
    At the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, all medical students have added something new -- and high-tech -- to their list of must-have school supplies: a personal digital assistant, more commonly known as a PDA.
  • Flag-Raising Ceremonies Set for UB's 9/11 Remembrance Program
    9/5/03
    The University at Buffalo will conduct two flag-raising ceremonies on Thursday as part of the university's second annual 9/11 Remembrance Program.
  • UB to Join Research Initiatives of New Regional Center of Excellence in Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Disease in Albany
    9/5/03
    The University at Buffalo has been selected to partner in the research initiatives of the new Regional Center of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Research (RCE) to be established at the New York State Department of Health in Albany.
  • UB Begins Groundbreaking Study on 'Net Effect' on Patients of HIV Treatments, Other Drugs and Substances of Abuse
    9/3/03
    An antiretroviral drug for HIV, methadone for heroin addiction, a birth control pill and an antidepressant. For some AIDS patients, this is a daily medication regimen. How do all of these substances affect how HIV drugs work and how do HIV drugs, in turn, affect the other drugs a patient takes? That question is at the heart of research being conducted by the University at Buffalo's Laboratory for Antiviral Research, where researchers are developing innovative new methods of testing the blood and cells of HIV patients for these interactions.