News Releases

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

  • Former Senator Bill Bradley to Speak at UB
    4/10/03
    Political visionary and former U.S. Sen. Bill Bradley will speak at 8 p.m. April 23 in the Mainstage theatre in the Center for the Arts on the University at Buffalo North (Amherst) Campus as the final participant in the UB Distinguished Speakers Series for 2002-03.
  • Study Proposes Interferon Beta-1A May Lessen Brain Atrophy in MS Patients by Minimizing Effects of Toxic Iron Deposits
    4/10/03
    Specialists in neuroimaging at the University at Buffalo have proposed a mechanism by which interferon beta-1a may limit brain atrophy in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients.
  • Study Predicts Boeing's Exit from Passenger Jet Manufacturing; Major Loss of Aerospace Jobs
    4/10/03
    The U.S. is on the verge of exiting from the passenger-aircraft industry, a market that it has led for more than half a century, according to a research paper by two University at Buffalo geographers. Authors of the study, focusing on Boeing Corp., the only remaining U.S. manufacturer of large commercial aircraft, predict that the company will cease making large passenger jets within the next 10 years.
  • UB Law Alumni to Honor Six at Annual Dinner
    4/10/03
    Five graduates of the University at Buffalo Law School will receive Distinguished Alumni Awards for their contributions to the legal profession and community at the 41st annual UB Law Alumni Association meeting and dinner, to be held at 6 p.m. April 30 in the Hyatt Regency Buffalo.
  • Librarians Develop an Extensive "Webliography" to Help Public Get Information on the War in Iraq
    4/8/03
    A "webliography" that helps answer questions about why the U.S. invaded Iraq and presents information about the region's history, geopolitics and what is occurring her now, has been developed by librarians at the University at Buffalo.
  • "Atelier 2003" Set by School of Architecture And Planning
    4/7/03
    The University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning will hold Atelier 2003, its annual exhibition of work by the school's students and faculty, Friday and Saturday on UB's South (Main Street) Campus.
  • Ashwill Receives Fulbright Grant to Vietnam
    4/7/03
    Mark Ashwill of Clarence Center, director of the World Languages Institute and Fulbright Program advisor at the University at Buffalo, is the first American scholar to be awarded a Fulbright Senior Specialists Grant to Vietnam.
  • UB Kensington Project Awarded $40,000 Grant from Allstate Foundation
    4/7/03
    The neighborhood surrounding Buffalo's Kensington High School and the Kenfield/Langfield Housing Development has its share of challenges, including gang activities and violence that have begun to invade the area's streets and school hallways. With the help of a $40,000 grant from the Allstate Foundation, the University at Buffalo is beginning a program to help younger students in the community avoid violent and other counterproductive behaviors.
  • Brain Atrophy, Lesions Found in Type 1 Diabetics; May Indicate Cognitive Impairment in Diabetics Begins Early
    4/7/03
    Cerebral atrophy is common in young persons with juvenile-onset diabetes, and there is evidence that small blood vessels within the brain's white matter are damaged in these patients, neurologists at the University at Buffalo and the University of Western Ontario have found.
  • UB Center for the Arts to Present Barry Manilow's Nationally Touring Musical "Copacabana"
    4/7/03
    The University at Buffalo Center for the Arts will present the nationally touring production of Barry Manilow's Copacabana at 8 p.m. on May 16 in the Mainstage theater in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.