News Releases

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

  • Clinton Speech to be Broadcast Live by WBFO 88.7 FM
    3/28/02
    The address by former President William J. Clinton at the University at Buffalo on April 10 will be broadcast live at 3 p.m. by WBFO 88.7 FM, the National Public Radio affiliate operated by the University at Buffalo.
  • Study Puts UB's Impact on Regional, State Economies at More Than $1.28 Billion a Year
    3/28/02
    The University at Buffalo leverages state funding by more than four times to the benefit of Western New York, with an annual economic impact on the region of more than $1.25 billion, according to a new economic impact study prepared by UB based on methods used nationally to evaluate the economic impact of universities.
  • UB Forms Collaboration with Irish Universities, Providing Bioinformatics Center with Critical Global Link
    3/27/02
    The University at Buffalo has entered into a new high-technology partnership with Biopharma Ireland, Ireland's new national institute focused on biopharmaceutical research and development, giving the Buffalo Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics an important international connection.
  • Intimate Relationships Can Ease Life's Journey or Make You Physically and Emotionally Sick
    3/27/02
    A supportive relationship with a spouse or partner often is a source of comfort and strength, a buffer against the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune. By helping both partners manage stress from a variety of sources, it not only can lengthen life, but make it more pleasant. But research shows that close relationships fraught with conflict increase blood pressure, produce cardiovascular strain and alter the function of the immune system, according to Frank Fincham, Ph.D., professor of social and clinical psychology at the University at Buffalo.
  • Relationship Workshop to Focus on Communication, Problem-Solving Skills for Couples
    3/27/02
    The UB Psychological Services Center in Park Hall on the UB North (Amherst) Campus is offering a three-hour relationship workshop to help couples improve their communication and problem-solving skills.
  • UDP Co-sponsors "State of the Waters" A Critical Look at Buffalo's Lakes, Rivers and Streams
    3/27/02
    The Urban Design Project in the University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning is co-sponsoring a conference, "State of the Waters: A Conference on Buffalo's Lakes, Rivers and Streams," to be held on April 6.
  • UB Microbiologists Narrow Search for Molecular Structure of Cholera Toxin's Extracellular Transport Signal
    3/27/02
    Working with Vibrio cholerae, the bacterium that causes the severe diarrheal disease of cholera, microbiologists at the University at Buffalo have revealed new information on a cellular signaling system that ultimately will help scientists understand how cholera toxin and virulent proteins of other pathogenic bacteria migrate through their cellular membranes to cause disease.
  • Comedian Rick Miller to Bring "Slightly Bent" to CFA Mainstage
    3/27/02
    Multi-talented performer Rick Miller will present his new show, "Slightly Bent," at 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. April 26 in the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the University at Buffalo North (Amherst) Campus.
  • Carter Reschedules Lecture, to Speak at UB on April 18
    3/26/02
    Stephen L. Carter -- scholar, author and William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale University -- has been rescheduled by the University at Buffalo to speak at 8 p.m. April 18 in the Mainstage theater in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
  • Horton Sets Two Lectures in Conjunction with Visit to Receive UB Alumni Association Award
    3/26/02
    James Oliver Horton, world-renowned scholar in the field of African-American studies, will deliver two lectures at the University at Buffalo on April 19 before being one of eight individuals honored that evening by the UB Alumni Association at its Celebration of Excellence Dinner.