News Releases

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

  • University at Buffalo Neuroimaging Researchers Studying Multiple Sclerosis from Inside Human Brain
    5/16/02
    Using advanced MRI brain imaging methods and tapping into one of the most powerful supercomputing systems in the world, University at Buffalo researchers in the Buffalo Neuroimaging Analysis Center (BNAC) are providing insights into multiple sclerosis that never before were possible.
  • UB Social Work Dean to Receive Award from Mental Health Association of Erie County
    5/9/02
    Lawrence Shulman, dean of the School of Social Work at the University at Buffalo, will receive the 2002 Hyman L. Levin Professional Award for Outstanding Professional Service from the Mental Health Association of Erie County, Inc.
  • Pataki Announces Recruitment of World-Renowned Scientist as Director of Bioinformatics Center
    5/9/02
    Jeffrey Skolnick, Ph.D., a world-renowned scientist in the fields of computational biology and bioinformatics, has been named director of the Buffalo Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics.
  • UB to Hold Conference on Post-Genomic Research
    5/9/02
    Western New York scientists working in the areas of genomics, proteomics and bioinformatics will share their findings and innovations at the first Buffalo-Niagara Post-Genomic Research Conference on May 15.
  • UB Faculty and Students to Assist in Community Computer Training Through a Grant from Verizon
    5/9/02
    Students and faculty members from the University at Buffalo will collaborate with a local agency to establish a computer lab and training program on Buffalo's East Side, thanks to a $25,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation.
  • 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."