News Releases

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

  • UB Offering New Master's Degree Program in Public Health, As Well As Collaborative Law and Public Health Program
    8/2/01
    The School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo this fall is offering a new master's degree program in public health (MPH), as well as a law and public health program in conjunction with the UB Law School.
  • OxyContin: Potential for Misuse Among Patients, As Well As Those Who Obtain It Illegally
    8/2/01
    OxyContin, one of the newest drugs prescribed for pain, has become a destructive drug of abuse among recreational drug users obtaining it illegally. In addition, warns a pain specialist at the University at Buffalo, the potential for abuse is high also among patients receiving the drug legitimately if they are not monitored closely by their physicians.
  • Remaining Steeped in Native Culture Results in Inactive Lifestyle for Mexican Americans, UB Study Shows
    8/1/01
    Mexican Americans in the U.S. who speak primarily Spanish and are less "Americanized" are significantly less active during leisure time than Mexican Americans whose main language is English, a study headed by researchers from the University at Buffalo has found.
  • Training in Effective Parenting Skills Helps Parents Struggling with a Teen-ager's Substance Abuse
    7/31/01
    Researchers at the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions (RIA) have shown that families exhibit improvements in overall functioning, and in some cases reduced adolescent substance use, when parents receive help and support in coping with their child's substance-abuse problem.
  • Seitz Named Senior Associate Vice President at UB, LeVine Assumes Responsibilities of Controller
    7/31/01
    Senior Vice President Robert J. Wagner has announced two appointments in the Division of University Services at the University at Buffalo. Kevin R. Seitz, associate vice president and controller, has been appointed senior associate vice president for university services. Michael LeVine, assistant vice president for financial services, has been named associate vice president and controller.
  • UB Students Pursue Evolutionary Evidence in Alaska as Part of New Course on Arctic Molecular Ecology
    7/27/01
    In search of evidence that could help explain how certain species were created and how their genome has changed with evolution, a University at Buffalo evolutionary biologist and nine of his students enrolled in a new course on arctic molecular ecology are participating in a two-week research expedition to the arctic climes of Alaska.
  • Virtual Reality Center at UB Offers New York Companies Competitive Edge in Design of New Products
    7/27/01
    The University at Buffalo has established a major center for scientific visualization and virtual reality designed to provide companies throughout New York State with a significant competitive advantage in high-tech product development.
  • UB Named IBM "Best Practice" Partner for Innovative Student-Services Web Site
    7/27/01
    MyUB, a personalized Web site linking University at Buffalo students to important information -- including academic and student services -- has earned the university designation as an IBM "Best Practice" partner.
  • Researchers Reproduce Bugs in Chips that Foul Up Fabrication, But Could Lead to Biophotonic Transistors
    7/26/01
    Extremely hardy bacteria that contaminate computer-chip fabrication facilities and mean nothing but trouble for chip manufacturers have been reproduced under controlled conditions by University at Buffalo researchers, who believe they could be the basis for potentially powerful biophotonic materials.
  • Charles Haynie Dies at 65
    7/26/01
    Charles Atkinson Haynie, retired UB lecturer and former administrative coordinator for the university's Leo Tolstoy College, died Friday (July 20, 2001) in Hospice Buffalo after a three-year battle with cancer. He was 65.