News Releases

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

  • Third Annual Rockin' Rally at UB to Feature Concert by Pat Benatar
    7/25/02
    Pat Benatar, who in the 1980s reigned supreme as the biggest solo female rocker in the U.S. and possibly the world, will headline the third annual Rockin' Rally on Aug. 23 to kick off theUB's 2002 football season.
  • From Bench to Supercomputer: New UB Visualization Lab Is One of Few in the Nation that Bridges the Gap
    7/24/02
    A new laboratory with state-of-the-art graphics workstations at the University at Buffalo is providing a rare commodity: a way to bridge the gap between bench science and supercomputing through molecular modeling and bioinformatics tools. The Laboratory for Molecular Visualization and Analysis is one of a handful of such facilities in the nation, providing a critical service to researchers at UB and its affiliated research partners.
  • Department of Rehabilitation Sciences Formed
    7/24/02
    The UB School of Health Related Professions has formed a Department of Rehabilitation Sciences to provide a comprehensive and unified approach to the field of rehabilitation science.
  • Buffalo, Albany Centers of Excellence Together Will Dramatically Improve Upstate New York Economy
    7/19/02
    Creation of International SEMATECH North at the Center of Excellence in Nanoelectronics at the University Albany -- coupled with the creation of the Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics in Buffalo -- provides a powerful, unprecedented opportunity to transform the entire Upstate New York economy, while positioning the two cities as worldwide leaders in important new sciences.
  • UB Scientists to Discuss Urban Earthquake Risks
    7/19/02
    More than 800 of the world's leading earthquake specialists, including scientists from the Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER) headquartered at the University at Buffalo, will discuss urban earthquake risks at the Seventh U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering to be held in Boston on July 22-25.
  • Handwriting Recognition Workshop Sponsored by UB to Focus on Forensic Uses, Including Anti-Terrorism
    7/17/02
    Investigators working to identify the source of the anthrax-containing envelopes that terrorized the American public last fall concluded they were hand-addressed by the same person. Messages penned in Urdu that allegedly belonged to Daniel Pearl's kidnappers were introduced by prosecutors during their trial. Expanding the forensic use of computer processing of handwriting to solve such high-profile criminal cases will be among the topics discussed at the Eighth International Workshop on Frontiers in Handwriting Recognition, sponsored by the University at Buffalo.
  • UB Library Professor Awarded Diversity Grant from American Library Association
    7/17/02
    Lorna Peterson, Ph.D., of Buffalo, associate professor of library and information studies in the University at Buffalo School of Informatics, has received a 2002 American Library Association (ALA) Diversity Grant to study how issues of social diversity are integrated into library-school curriculums.
  • Scientists from UB and Its Partners Discuss Their Expertise in Biodefense at NIH Bioterrorism Summit
    7/17/02
    Scientists from the University at Buffalo described their work with biological agents and their research in developing methods to counteract them at a National Institutes of Health (NIH) biodefense summit held today at NIH headquarters in Bethesda, Md., to assess the most promising bioterrorism research and set funding priorities.
  • "Unlimited by Design" Is on the Road with Products that Are Functional, Beautiful, Easy-to-Operate
    7/17/02
    The Milwaukee Institute of Design will be the first venue to host the traveling version of "Unlimited by Design," a multi-media, hands-on exhibition of well-designed, attractive products and residential interiors created according to the principles of universal design (U/D). The exhibit is a presentation of the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC) on Universal Design in the University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning.
  • Tiger Woods Has 13 Percent Chance of Winning Golf's Grand Slam This Year, According to UB 'Probabilist'
    7/15/02
    With two major championships under his belt already and this week's British Open in his sights, Tiger Woods has a 13 percent chance of completing golf's coveted Grand Slam by winning all four of golf's major tournaments this year, according to a "probabilist" from the University at Buffalo School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.