News Releases

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

  • "UBThisSummer" to Offer Activities for Entire Community
    5/6/03
    Summer usually is quiet at the University at Buffalo, with most students taking off from classes, and faculty members spending much of their time pursuing their research interests. The campus usually is nearly empty. But not this summer, when the university will present "UBThisSummer," a series of workshops, lectures, summer camps and programs designed to showcase UB faculty and facilities to the wider community.
  • UB's Summer Education Institute -- "Reinventing Education" -- Will Look at Practical Strategies for Improving Schools
    5/6/03
    Workshops, discussions and keynote presentations by three nationally renowned education reformers will distinguish "Reinventing Education," a week-long summer institute to be held July 15-18 by the University at Buffalo Graduate School of Education.
  • UB Workshop to Focus on X-Ray Diffraction Method that Reveals the Nature of Drug-Substrate Interactions
    5/5/03
    A new, more powerful method of determining the details of molecular structure will be the topic of an international workshop to be held May 12-17 at the University at Buffalo.
  • Residency Training Programs Receive Maximum Reaccreditation
    5/5/03
    The Buffalo Graduate Medical/Dental Education Consortium, responsible for all of the medical specialty training in Western New York, has been reaccredited for five years, the maximum length of time, by the American Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).
  • 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.