News Releases

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

  • 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.
  • Alumni to Offer Students Career Guidance at "Reality Check"
    3/26/03
    University at Buffalo seniors, juniors and sophomores are invited to learn about life after graduation at "Reality Check," a program sponsored by the University Student Alumni Board (USAB) to be held April 5 on UB's North (Amherst) Campus.
  • Gene Responsible for Mammalian Tooth Root Formation Identified
    3/25/03
    University at Buffalo scientists have identified a gene responsible for initiating the normal development of tooth roots in mammals.
  • Arab-American Civil Liberties to be Topic of Lecture
    3/25/03
    Jean AbiNader, managing director and chief operating officer of the Arab American Institute in Washington, D.C., will discuss "Arab Americans: At the Edge of the National Security Debate" during the fifth installment of the "Global Perspectives: Seeing the World Differently" lecture series at the University at Buffalo.
  • Conference to Address Health Care Disparities
    3/25/03
    A conference addressing the issue of "AccessHealth: Collaborative Solutions for Health Care Disparities" will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 4 in the Screening Room in the Center for the Arts on the University at Buffalo North (Amherst) Campus.
  • HPCwire Picks Miller as One of Its 'Top People to Watch' in Global High-Performance Computing
    3/25/03
    HPCwire, the top Web publication dedicated to news in high-performance computing, has named Russ Miller, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University at Buffalo, as one of its 2003 "top people to watch" in the field.
  • UB Students Called to Serve in Active Duty
    3/24/03
    Any day now, University at Buffalo student and National Guard reservist Mark Costa expects to be called to duty in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He doesn't know where he'll be assigned, but he knows he'll go very soon. When Costa departs, postponing the final semester of his graduate studies in library and information sciences, he'll join approximately 25 UB students already called to duty by all branches of the U.S. military.
  • UB Medical School Wins Reaccreditation for Eight Years; New Initiatives on Curriculum, Fiscal Management Lauded
    3/24/03
    The School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo has earned reaccreditation for eight more years from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME).