News Releases

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

  • 'Physics for (Future) CEOs' Will Provide UB Students with a More Pragmatic Approach to Newton's Science
    4/3/03
    OK, "Physics for Poets." Move over. In what is perhaps a sign of the times, University at Buffalo students will be able to fulfill their undergraduate science requirement by taking "Physics for CEOs and Other Decision Makers: the Energy Perspective," a new course focusing on energy issues that will debut in the fall.
  • UB 'Next Generation Scientists' Project Receives $50,000 Grant from Verizon
    4/2/03
    To help today's high school students become tomorrow's scientists and technologists, Verizon is supporting with a $50,000 grant a project offering students at three area high schools the opportunity to build small computer clusters.
  • UB Geologist Studies How to Manage Precious Water Amid Volatile Middle-East Politics
    4/2/03
    Middle East oil may have center stage right now, but because many scientists and policymakers fear that water will be at the center of future regional disputes, a University at Buffalo professor is studying the environmental impact of the region's hydrology resources and projects.
  • WBFO Announcer Wins Local "Muddy" Award
    4/1/03
    Blues host Jim Santella of WBFO 88.7 FM, the National Public Radio affiliate operated by the University at Buffalo, has received the 2003 Muddy Award for Special Achievement from the Blues Society of Western New York.
  • WBFO Breaks Fund-Raising Records with Spring Drive
    4/1/03
    WBFO 88.7 FM, the National Public Radio affiliate operated by the University at Buffalo, recently completed its most successful spring membership drive, raising more than $215,000.
  • UB Dental School to Offer Free Oral Cancer Screening
    3/28/03
    The University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine will offer its annual free oral cancer screening from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on June 14 in Squire Hall on the UB South (Main Street) Campus.
  • Gray Matter Structure Shrinks in Brains of MS Patients, UB Neuroimaging Scientists Find
    3/28/03
    A brain structure called the caudate nucleus, which plays an important role in cognition, emotions, mood, and motor function, may shrink by nearly 20 percent in persons with multiple sclerosis (MS), researchers from the University at Buffalo have shown.
  • Students to See Leadership in Action as Part of Program Sponsored by Leadership Development Center at UB
    3/27/03
    Students at the University at Buffalo will have the chance to see leadership in action on April 2 when they take part in the 5th annual Leadership Experience and Achievement Program (LEAP), sponsored by the Leadership Development Center.
  • Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund Gives $50,000 for Study of Successful Leaders in High-Poverty Schools
    3/26/03
    There are leaders to be found, working at schools in the poorest communities, who have helped students succeed amid the challenges that surround them. Stephen L. Jacobson, Ph.D., of the University at Buffalo Graduate School of Education (GSE), with the support of the Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund, hopes to identify such leaders and learn from their strategies, their efforts and their victories.
  • 30 High School Students to be Honored as Part of Poetry Contest Held by UB College of Arts and Sciences
    3/26/03
    Colin Stricklin of Amherst, a senior at Amherst Central High School, has been named the first-prize winner in the poetry contest for high school students sponsored by the University at Buffalo College of Arts and Sciences (CAS). Initiated by CAS Dean Uday Sukhatme, the poetry contest was held as part of the college's increased efforts to introduce high school students to UB and its College of Arts and Sciences.