News Releases

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

  • Study by UB's Research Institute on Addictions Confirms Link Between Alcohol Consumption, Work Absence
    5/9/02
    Alcohol consumption is predictive of workplace absenteeism on a day-to-day basis, with employees nearly two times more likely than normal to call in sick the day after alcohol is consumed, according to a study conducted at the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions (RIA).
  • Elvis Sightings Reported at UB as Exhibit in Arts and Sciences Library Focuses on "The Fifties"
    5/3/02
    Yes, Elvis is in the building. In Lockwood Memorial Library on the University at Buffalo North (Amherst) Campus, that is. Tunes by "The King" are among the memorabilia from the 1950s featured in an exhibit, "Fifties Flashback: Popular Culture and American Society," sponsored by UB's Arts and Sciences Library and on display in Lockwood through May 31.
  • Toles, Baker to Receive SUNY Honorary Degrees at UB's 156th General Commencement Ceremony
    5/3/02
    Astronaut Ellen Shulman Baker and Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Tom Toles, both alumni of the University at Buffalo, will receive honorary degrees from the State University of New York during UB's 156th general commencement ceremony, to be held at 10 a.m. May 12 in Alumni Arena on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
  • Neiders Named SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor
    5/3/02
    Mirdza E. Neiders, D.D.S., professor of oral diagnostic sciences in the School of Dental Medicine at the University at Buffalo, has been named a SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor.
  • International Education Expert Calls Presidential Directive Restricting Graduate Student Studies "Ghastly"
    5/3/02
    Stephen Dunnett, vice provost for international education at the University at Buffalo and a national leader in the field of international education, today expressed serious concern over a "hidden" directive from President George Bush that, if implemented, would place stricter controls on student visas and bar "certain international students from pursuing education and training in sensitive areas."
  • Soong to Receive National Recognition from ASCE
    5/3/02
    Tsu-Teh Soong, Ph.D., Samuel P. Capen Professor of Engineering Science in the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering in the University at Buffalo School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, has been named recipient of the 2002 Nathan M. Newmark Medal from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
  • Gardella to Receive Schoellkopf Medal
    5/3/02
    Joseph A. Gardella, Jr., Ph.D., professor of chemistry and biomaterials, and associate dean for external affairs for the University at Buffalo College of Arts and Sciences, has been selected to receive the 2002 Jacob F. Schoellkopf Medal from the Western New York Section of the American Chemical Society.
  • Nancy Welch Award Recipients Named at UB
    5/3/02
    Five University at Buffalo residential students have been named recipients of the Nancy Welch Award for developing, implementing or supporting creative outstanding programs and projects to benefit the university student community.
  • Collaborative Effort with M&T Bank Brings 10 Top Students from India to UB's MBA Program
    5/2/02
    Ten information-technology professionals from India, recruited for the University at Buffalo MBA program with the assistance of M&T Bank, are helping the bank implement new IT applications while boosting the academic profile of the UB MBA program.
  • In Fight Against Cyberterrorism, National Security Agency Names UB "Center for Information Assurance"
    5/2/02
    The National Security Agency (NSA) has named the University at Buffalo a Center of Excellence in Information Systems Assurance Research and Education to develop new programs to conduct research and train students to protect the nation's information technology systems from cyberterrorism and security breaches on the Internet.