News Releases

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

  • 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.
  • UB Law School to Co-Sponsor Free Legal Fair on Elder Health and Long-Term Care Planning
    5/1/02
    The University at Buffalo Law School will co-sponsor an Elder Law Fair from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 16 in the Hearthstone Manor, 333 Dick Road, Depew.
  • Marketing Software Puts the "Oral" Back in Oral History
    5/1/02
    A University at Buffalo historian has developed a unique application for a software originally developed for the industrial market-research field that has enormous implications for thousands of audio and video history collections held in archives around the world.
  • Exercise Program Aimed at Reducing MS Patients' Fatigue Also May Boost Immune Function, UB Study Finds
    5/1/02
    While many persons with multiple sclerosis struggle to perform normal daily activities, an exercise program appears to have a positive effect on MS by bolstering the immune system and reducing inflammation, researchers at the University at Buffalo have shown.