News Releases

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

  • UB Team Finds Effectiveness of Steroids Drops Sharply as "Severe" Tolerance Occurs Within Hours of Exposure
    2/12/02
    A team of University at Buffalo researchers that has been at the forefront of quantifying and predicting the complex effects of drugs, now has found in animal studies that there is a "severe" tolerance to steroids that occurs soon after their initial use that blunts the effects of the drugs.
  • UB Supporters to Travel to Albany Tomorrow to Make the Case for Bioinformatics
    2/11/02
    Local backers of the Buffalo Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics will travel to Albany tomorrow (Feb. 12, 2002) to ask legislators to support funding proposals for the center.
  • Diabetes-Brittle Bones Link Underscores Need for Earlier Education About Osteoporosis
    2/8/02
    The importance of educating women who have type 1 diabetes about osteoporosis at a much earlier age is underscored by preliminary data from research at the University at Buffalo showing that diabetes and brittle bones may go hand in hand.
  • UB to Present "The Vagina Monologues" as Part of V-Day 2002 College Campaign
    2/8/02
    As part of the V-Day 2002 College Campaign, the University at Buffalo will present "The Vagina Monologues," the ground-breaking, Obie Award-winning play by Eve Ensler at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 19 and 20 in the Drama Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
  • Indigo Girls to Perform in UB's Mainstage Theatre on March 3
    2/8/02
    The Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter duo Indigo Girls will present in a special acoustic performance at 8 p.m. March 3 in the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
  • Bela Fleck and the Flecktones to Perform March 4 in UB Center for the Arts
    2/8/02
    The UB Center for the Arts will present the Grammy Award-winning musical group, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, on March 4 at 8 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre, located in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
  • President Clinton to Speak at UB on April 10
    2/8/02
    Former President William J. Clinton will be at the University at Buffalo as a "student choice" speaker at 4 p.m. on April 10 in Alumni Arena on the UB North (Amherst) Campus. The speech by the 42nd President of the United States is expected to focus on national and world events; Clinton will take questions from the audience.
  • WBFO 88.7 FM Announces Staff Changes
    2/7/02
    WBFO 88.7 FM, the National Public Radio affiliate operated by the University at Buffalo, has announced some recent staff changes.
  • University to Honor Life and Work of Alan E. Cober, Distinguished Visiting Artist at UB for 11 Years
    2/7/02
    The University at Buffalo will honor the life and work of the late illustrator and teacher Alan E. Cober with a series of events that recognize his innovative and nationally distinguished work, collegial relationships with other artists of national distinction and the great influence he had on the many students he taught as visiting professor of art and Distinguished Visiting Artist at UB from 1987-96.
  • Fanfare Theatre Ensemble to Perform Original Musical Adaptation of "Pinocchio"
    2/6/02
    Fanfare Theatre Ensemble will perform the original musical production of "Pinocchio," based on the classic tale by Carlo Collodi, at 2 p.m. on Feb. 24 in the Mainstage Theatre located in Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.