News Releases

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

  • Brazeau to Serve as Chair-Elect of AACP Council of Faculties
    2/27/02
    Gayle Brazeau, Ph.D., associate dean for academic affairs in the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University at Buffalo, will be installed as the chair-elect of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Council of Faculties at its annual meeting in July.
  • 'Follow Me Home' to be Screened at UB
    2/27/02
    The award-winning film "Follow Me Home" will be shown at 7 p.m. March 15 in the Screening Room in the Center for the Arts on the University at Buffalo North (Amherst) Campus.
  • A Diet Rich in Red, Green and Yellow Fruits and Vegetables May Help Maintain Healthy Lungs, UB Study Shows
    2/25/02
    A dietary study by University at Buffalo nutrition researchers has shown that lutein and zeaxanthin, rather obscure antioxidant vitamins in the carotenoid family, have a significant positive effect on lung health.
  • Project Aimed at Reducing Street Prostitution Honored by Police Executive Research Forum
    2/22/02
    A unique, cross-disciplinary research project involving the University at Buffalo and the Buffalo Police Department (BPD) aimed at reducing street prostitution has received recognition from a national police group.
  • Stemgenix Joins UB Technology Incubator
    2/22/02
    Stemgenix LLC, a biotech start-up company that seeks to become a worldwide leader in specialized media necessary for the isolation, propagation and utilization of stem cells and specialized immune cells for both research and clinical applications, has moved into the University at Buffalo Technology Incubator.
  • UB Study Shows Those With Less Than 12 Years Education Face Twice the Risk of Dying from Stroke
    2/21/02
    If policymakers need one more reason to press for a good education for all Americans, here it is: Education is a boon to public health. University at Buffalo researchers have found that as education level goes up, risk of death from stroke and brain hemorrhage goes down. The relationship likely exists for other chronic diseases, as well.
  • UB Researchers Incorporating Virtual Reality in Simulating Volcanic Avalanches, Pyroclastic Flows
    2/20/02
    Technologies ranging from mathematical modeling, geologic simulation and geographic information science to scientific computing and virtual reality are being combined by University at Buffalo researchers for the first time to provide the most accurate information on geologic dangers to scientists, civil-defense authorities and citizens who live in the shadow of volcanoes.
  • Poko Puppets to Perform "The Peter Rabbit Review" in UB's Center for the Arts
    2/20/02
    The University at Buffalo Center for the Arts will present the world-renowned Poko Puppets in "The Peter Rabbit Revue" at 2 p.m. March 23 in the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
  • UB's Mugel Tax Moot Court Competition to Examine Debt Discharge Income, Capital Loss
    2/19/02
    The University at Buffalo Law School will host the 2002 Albert R. Mugel National Tax Moot Court Competition on Feb. 21-23.
  • Western New York's Three Congressmen to Discuss Church-State and Civil Liberties Issues at Public Forum
    2/19/02
    Western New York's three Congressmen will discuss church-state and civil liberties issues when the Buffalo Niagara Chapter of the American Jewish Committee (AJC) holds its fourth annual "On the Issues" community educational program.