News Releases

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

  • $50,000 Gift to Fund Study of DNA Regulation
    9/26/02
    UB's School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences has received a gift to fund DNA research from a donor who heard about UB's work in that area from his physician, who is an alumnus of the medical school.
  • With $2 Million Grant, UB Team to Launch a "Transparent" Virtual Community for Protein-Structure Scientists
    9/26/02
    University at Buffalo scientists have been awarded a $2 million National Science Foundation grant to use new technologies, such as grid computing, data mining and collaborative environments, to enhance protein-structure determination, a key tool in the rational drug-design process, where the discovery of new pharmaceuticals is based on precise knowledge of protein structures.
  • Management Professor, Consultant to Fire Companies, Says Fire Service Holds Lessons for Businesses in Crisis
    9/26/02
    A volunteer firefighter and consultant for the Gainesville (Fla.) Fire and Rescue, Natalie Simpson, associate professor of management science and systems in the University at Buffalo School of Management, says fire services have developed procedures and practices that can benefit businesses in crisis.
  • 4 UB Faculty Members Named SUNY Distinguished Professors
    9/25/02
    Four faculty members in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University at Buffalo have been named SUNY Distinguished Professors by the State University of New York Board of Trustees.
  • "Ode to Joy" to Open Oct. 5 at UB Anderson Gallery
    9/24/02
    The University at Buffalo Anderson Gallery is ready to premiere its renovated spaces and never-before exhibited pieces from the collection of David K. Anderson in the exhibition "Ode to Joy," which will open Oct. 5 in the gallery on Martha Jackson Place.
  • Family Violence Clinic to Cosponsor Domestic Violence Training Conference
    9/24/02
    The UB Law School's Family Violence Clinic will cosponsor a training conference for professionals who work with the victims of abuse and domestic violence.
  • Learning with Computer Chip That's Inside Portable Devices Designed to Give UB Students Competitive Edge in Job Market
    9/24/02
    Faculty at the University at Buffalo say they were "in the right place at the right time" when two years ago UB became one of the first universities in the U.S. to select the ARM Ltd. microprocessor for introductory microprocessor courses that are required for junior computer-engineering majors.
  • Convocation Set for Oct. 9
    9/24/02
    Robert J. Wagner, senior counselor to the president and former senior vice president, will receive the the President's Medal at the eighth annual University Convocation at 3 p.m. on Oct. 9 in the Mainstage theater in the Center for the Arts.
  • Visiting Scholars Will Address Topics in Asian Literature, Philosophy and Dance
    9/24/02
    The Asian Studies Program at the University at Buffalo this fall will sponsor three presentations by Asian specialists in Indian literature, Korean dance and Confucian philosophy.
  • UB Team's Advance Boosts Commercial Potential of Diversity Synthesis for Drug Discovery and Development
    9/20/02
    A team of University at Buffalo organic chemists has made an important technical advance that greatly facilitates the use of combinatorial chemistry and its commercial potential for drug discovery and development.