News Releases

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

  • Workshop to Focus on How to Improve Simulation of Volcanic Flows and Mitigate Dangers Related to Them
    7/2/02
    Volcanologists and computational scientists from around the globe will gather at the University at Buffalo on July 18 and 19 to discuss how integrating fundamental physical models with sophisticated technologies, such as supercomputing, can help produce more accurate simulations of volcanic mass flows and mitigate the dangers related to real ones.
  • True Test of Catholic Bishops' Directives on Abuse Will Come at Diocesan Level, UB Law Professor Says
    7/1/02
    While the recent gathering of the Catholic Church's United States Conference of Bishops in Dallas provides a national framework for the reporting sexual abuse of children by Catholic clergy, the true test of the church's position on the issue and the effectiveness of the policy is likely to play out on the local level, according to a University at Buffalo expert in child advocacy and law.
  • UB Graduate School of Education Confers Awards Upon Outstanding Doctoral Student, Alumni
    6/28/02
    The University at Buffalo Graduate School of Education conferred awards upon one of its outstanding doctoral students and several alumni at the school's recent commencement ceremony.
  • UB School of Nursing Honors Graduates at Commencement
    6/28/02
    Eighteen students in the University at Buffalo School of Nursing received awards and scholarships at the school's recent commencement ceremony.
  • ELI Conducts Summer Institute for African Educators
    6/28/02
    For the third consecutive year, the English Language Institute (ELI) at the University at Buffalo is conducting a special summer institute for educators from sub-Saharan countries.
  • School of Health Related Professions Honors Graduates
    6/28/02
    Twenty new graduates of the University at Buffalo School of Health Related Professions were honored with scholarships and awards during the school's recent commencement ceremony.
  • Thirteen Honored at UB School of Social Work Commencement
    6/28/02
    Thirteen students attending the University at Buffalo School of Social Work received awards during the school's recent commencement ceremony.
  • UB School of Pharmacy First in the U.S. to Require Future Pharmacists to Take Pharmacogenomics
    6/27/02
    This fall, in addition to Biochemical Principles and Human Physiology, students studying to be pharmacists in the University at Buffalo's School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences will be taking a course in pharmacogenomics.
  • University at Buffalo Materials Researchers Develop Device for "Ultrasmall" Data Storage
    6/26/02
    Two University at Buffalo materials researchers have developed an extremely sensitive nanoscale device that could shrink ultra-high-density storage devices to record sizes. The magnetic sensor, made of nickel and measuring only a few atoms in diameter, could increase data storage capacity by a factor of a 1,000 or more and ultimately could lead to supercomputing devices as small as a wristwatch.
  • Physical Aggression Common in the Lives of Young Adults
    6/26/02
    The prevalence of physical aggression among adults "eclipses rates based on police reports or victimization surveys by a factor of 10," according to a study by University at Buffalo researchers recently reported in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence. They found that 1 in every 3 men between the ages of 18 and 30 and 1 in 5 women in that age category are the target of physically aggressive behavior on an annual basis.