News Releases

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

  • McPherson Named Assistant Vice President in Office of Government Affairs
    11/15/02
    Ryan A. McPherson has been named assistant vice president for government affairs in the Office of Government Affairs, where he promotes the university's legislative agenda directly to the Western New York federal and state delegations, as well as monitors and assesses state and federal higher-education legislation.
  • For-Profit U.S. Dialysis Facilities Show Higher Patient Death Rates Than Non-Profits, JAMA Study Shows
    11/15/02
    The profit motive that drives U.S. for-profit kidney dialysis centers results in an average of 2,500 premature deaths annually, a study to be published tomorrow (Nov. 20, 2002) in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) has found.
  • UB Launches New Articulation Web Site
    11/15/02
    The UB Office of Transfer and Articulation Services has launched a new transfer course articulation Web site, called TAURUS, that replicates and enhances the services that were available in ARIES, the university's award-winning articulation Web application.
  • Foster Named Chair of Planning Department
    11/15/02
    Kathryn A. Foster, associate professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning in the School of Architecture and Planning, has been named chair of the department, effective Jan. 2.
  • UB to Celebrate International Education Week
    11/13/02
    The University at Buffalo will join colleges and universities nationwide in commemorating International Education Week 2002, Nov. 18-22, with a variety of free lectures, films and other activities designed to recognize the important contributions of international education and exchange to the community and the nation.
  • 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.