News Releases

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

  • UB's e-Business Japanese Course Takes to the Road
    11/13/02
    Most Americans doing business in Japan face some unusual obstacles: a language completely unlike their own, complex and apparently inexplicable modes of interaction evolved from ancient traditions and a general lack of familiarity with Japanese culture -- in particular, its business culture. For business people who need to get up to speed, the University at Buffalo World Languages Institute has announced plans to offer its pioneering online e-Business Japanese program next spring in cooperation with the University of New Orleans Critical Languages Program.
  • Algorithm Predicts Interactions Between Proteins Whose Structures Are Unsolved
    11/11/02
    A promising new algorithm that can predict interactions between proteins whose structures are unsolved has been developed by Jeffrey Skolnick, Ph.D., University at Buffalo Distinguished Professor and director of the Buffalo Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics.
  • Psychologist Says Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Common and Serious Problem for Accident Victims
    11/11/02
    Working with survivors of serious car accidents, psychologists at the University at Buffalo are evaluating the use of group therapy to provide effective treatment to individuals experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder.
  • El Reventador Volcano, Which Closed Quito, Deserves More Study, UB Scientist Says
    11/8/02
    Ecuador's El Reventador volcano awoke from a 35-year slumber last Sunday with an eruption that makes other volcano eruptions of recent years look "pale" in comparison, according to a University at Buffalo geologist.
  • Allowing Pharmacists to Give Shots Would Improve New York's Flu, Pneumococcal Immunization Rates
    11/7/02
    It might not seem like it if you've recently spent your lunch hour waiting in line for a flu shot, but New York State has one of nation's lowest immunization rates for flu and pneumonia, a factor that may contribute to the more than 5,000 deaths of New York State residents every year from these diseases.
  • Studies at Research Institute on Addictions to Address Alcohol and Drug Problems for Couples and Families
    11/6/02
    Researchers affiliated with the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions have been awarded two grants focusing on couples therapy and family treatment for alcoholism and drug abuse, which are among the most effective, but rarely used substance-abuse treatment programs because they are labor-intensive and costly to deliver.
  • 41 Executives Graduate from UB's MBA Program in China
    11/6/02
    The University at Buffalo School of Management, in conjunction with Renmin University in Beijing and Praxair Inc., celebrated the graduation of its second China Executive MBA class on Nov. 5 in Beijing.
  • Study Shows Perceived Risk of Online Credit Purchases Linked to Trust, Familiarity with Intermediaries
    11/6/02
    Despite the high volume of shopping done on the Internet each day, many consumers fail to make online purchases because of continued reluctance to engage in transactions with intermediaries that are not familiar and trusted, according to a study by researchers at the University at Buffalo School of Management.
  • High-Level Investment Managers to Discuss Turbulent Stock Market at UB School of Management Forum
    11/6/02
    Four national experts from the investment-management industry will try to make sense of the turbulent stock market at an "Investment Forum" sponsored by the MBA program at the University at Buffalo School of Management.
  • University at Buffalo Poetry and Rare Books Collection Earning International Recognition for Its Depth
    11/4/02
    As he packed off the army knapsack used by renowned "wartime poet" Robert Graves, Robert Bertholf -- curator of the University at Buffalo Poetry and Rare Books Collection -- reflected on the value of the items he often sends to museums from around the world. The knapsack was sent last month to the Imperial War Museum in London, where it is part of the exhibition, "Anthem for Doomed Youth: Twelve Soldier Poets of the First World War." It is one of four major exhibits in which the UB Poetry and Rare Books Collection, which is quietly achieving international notoriety for its significance, is participating over the next few months.