News Releases

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

  • Arkeilpane Leaving UB Athletics to Become Associate Vice President at University of Cincinnati
    5/5/03
    Robert J. "Bob" Arkeilpane, director of athletics at the University at Buffalo for the past four years, has announced that he will become an associate vice president with the University of Cincinnati Foundation effective June 2.
  • Microbes Related to Infant Lung Infections Reduced by Two-Thirds Using Specialized Ventilation System Device in ICU
    5/3/03
    Pediatric researchers at Women and Children's Hospital here have shown that the incidence of disease-producing microorganisms in the lungs of its infants on life support can be reduced markedly by installing an ultraviolet germicidal irradiation device in the ventilation system of its neonatal intensive care unit.
  • Obesity in Preschool? It's Not Unusual, UB Study Finds
    5/3/03
    Children are becoming obese as young as 3 years old, and obese 10-year-olds are showing abnormal liver function and abnormally high insulin levels, which may lead to type 2 diabetes, analysis of data from a group of children referred to University at Buffalo pediatric endocrinologists has shown.
  • Anti-Psychotic Drugs May Reduce -- Not Increase -- Risk of Diabetes in Mentally Ill Patients, UB Studies Show
    5/2/03
    Two related University at Buffalo studies examining the incidence of diabetes and related conditions among patients suffering from schizophrenia or bipolar disorder indicate that it is the illness -- not the atypical antipsychotic medications used to treat the disorders -- that contributes to the increased incidence of diabetes in these patients.
  • Norton Medal, UB's Highest Award, to be Presented to UB President William R. Greiner at Commencement
    5/1/03
    The University at Buffalo's highest award, the Chancellor Charles P. Norton Medal, will be presented to UB President William R. Greiner at the university's 157th general commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. May 11 in Alumni Arena.
  • Creator, Host of "America's Most Wanted" to Receive Honorary Degree at UB's 157th Commencement May 11
    5/1/03
    State University of New York Chancellor Robert L. King will speak at the University at Buffalo's 157th general commencement ceremony, to be held at 10 a.m. May 11 in Alumni Arena on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
  • Music Legend Ray Charles to Perform at UB on July 17
    5/1/03
    The University at Buffalo Center for the Arts will present an evening with Ray Charles at 8 p.m. on July 17 in the Mainstage theater in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
  • UB Seeks Input from Campus Community on Reaccreditation Self-Study
    4/29/03
    The University at Buffalo has finished a draft of its self-study report for reaccreditation by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, and is seeking input from the campus community.
  • Study Shows Taste is Key Factor in Low-Fat Snacks
    4/29/03
    Health-oriented consumers are more likely to purchase a snack if they think it tastes good, even if they perceive it to be high in fat, according to a study c-authored by Kalpesh Desai, assistant professor of marketing in the University at Buffalo School of Management.
  • SARS Could 'Collapse in Two Months' or Continue into Winter as a Flu-Like Illness, Says UB Virologist
    4/28/03
    Though there is much still to learn about the cause and spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), a University at Buffalo virologist says the behavior of other respiratory viruses suggests that SARS could either "collapse" within the next two months or continue into the winter as a flu-like illness of moderate severity.