News Releases

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

  • UB Executive MBA Graduate Wins $25,000 in Annual Entrepreneur Competition
    3/21/03
    Scott Carter, a 2002 graduate of the University at Buffalo Executive MBA program, has won the $25,000 first-place prize in UB's third annual Panasci Entrepreneurial Competition, which awards seed money to UB students and recent alumni who devise and present the best plans for launch of a viable new business in Western New York.
  • Lt. Governor Donohue Announces University at Buffalo is Largest Purchaser of Wind Power in New York State
    3/20/03
    Lt. Governor Mary Donohue today praised the University at Buffalo for its commitment to become the state's largest purchaser of wind-generated electricity. The university was the first campus in the State University of New York system to purchase a portion of its power from a commercial supplier of wind-generated electricity.
  • Program to Examine Why Free Markets Flourish in Some Parts of the World, But Not in Others
    3/20/03
    Writers and researchers from the fields of philosophy, economics, geography, geoinformation, psychology and other disciplines will gather at the University at Buffalo on April 12-15 for a multidisciplinary workshop, "The Mystery of Capital and the Construction of Social Reality," at which they will discuss ways of drawing underdeveloped countries into the arena of capitalist development
  • UB Alumni Association Sets Annual Awards Dinner for April 4
    3/19/03
    A retired vice president of General Electric Co. who has had an extensive impact on the nation's nuclear energy and electrical power programs will receive the University at Buffalo Alumni Association's most prestigious award at the UB Alumni Association's Celebration of Excellence Dinner on April 4. Nine other individuals, including 6 UB alumni, also will receive awards at the dinner.
  • UB Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership Introduces New Executive Education Breakfast Sessions
    3/18/03
    The Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership (CEL) in the University at Buffalo School of Management will offer a series of executive-education breakfast sessions to be held monthly beginning March 27.
  • UB School of Management Alumni Association to Present Forum on Global Opportunities for WNY Businesses
    3/18/03
    The University at Buffalo School of Management Alumni Association will host a forum entitled "Global Opportunities for Western New York Businesses" from 7:30-9 a.m. on March 26.
  • Treatment Regimen for Gum Disease in Diabetics Improves Glucose Status Along with Oral Health, UB Study Shows
    3/15/03
    Diabetics with gum disease who were treated for 12 weeks with a medication aimed at stabilizing collagen and improving their immune response completed the three-month trial with better blood-sugar levels, as well as significantly improved oral health, a study conducted by dental researchers at the University at Buffalo has shown.
  • Niagara County Environmental Fund Invites Proposals
    3/13/03
    The Niagara County Environmental Fund is seeking proposals for its 2003 funding cycle. The maximum funding level for any one project is $5,000. A minimum of $25,000 is available for all projects funded in this last cycle.
  • Members of UB Presidential Search Committee Named, Jeremy M. Jacobs to Lead Search Committee
    3/13/03
    The members of the committee that will conduct the national search to identify the next president of the University at Buffalo have been named by Jeremy M. Jacobs, chair of the UB Council and chair of the UB Presidential Search Advisory Committee.
  • UB Study Links Gum Disease with Oral Cancer Risk
    3/13/03
    Dental researchers from the University at Buffalo have found a significant association between one measure of periodontal disease and oral pre-cancerous lesions and tumors.