News Releases

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

  • Award Named in Honor of Lyons
    3/8/01
    The Native American Service Agency of Upstate New York (NASA), a nonprofit agency that provides services to hundreds of urban Native Americans in the Syracuse area, is creating an award in honor of Oren Lyons, professor of indigenous studies at the Universityi at Buffalo.
  • With Assist from UB, Tuscarora Students Preparing CD-ROM Focusing on Ancestors' 18th Century Journey
    3/8/01
    Middle school students at the Tuscarora Indian School in the Niagara-Wheatfield School District have been working since late September to produce "Skarooran Journey: A Tuscaroran Adventure," an educational journey that explores aspects of the history, language and culture of these ancient eastern woodlands people through a student-designed, multimedia, CD-ROM program.
  • UB Web Site Presents Literary Works in Many Languages and Helps You Read Them, Too!
    3/8/01
    You'd love to read a little Baudelaire in French or kick back with Polish writer Slavomir Mrozek's famous interrogative poem, "Ud Podrozy." Unfortunately, you can't tell a guy traversing forets de symboles (forests of symbols) from a peck of przydro?ne je?yn (roadside boysenberries). Help is here, or, to be absolutely accurate, here: .
  • PTSD Patients Damage Teeth Through Involuntary Grinding, Clenching, UB Study Finds
    3/8/01
    As if persons with posttraumatic stress disorder didn't have enough to worry about, research now shows their stress-related symptoms could be damaging their teeth. An oral health assessment of patients with long-term posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) conducted by periodontists from the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine revealed significant erosion of tooth surfaces among PTSD patients.
  • Doug Varone and Dancers Concludes 2000-01 KeyBank Dance Series at UB
    3/7/01
    The 2000-01 KeyBank Dance Series will conclude with a performance by Doug Varone and Dancers to be held at 8 p.m. on April 7 in the Mainstage Theatre located in the Center for the Arts on the North Campus.
  • UB School of Management Announces MBA Case Competition Winners
    3/6/01
    The University at Buffalo School of Management has announced the winners of its annual MBA Case Competition.
  • Department of Theatre and Dance to present the hit musical “Nine”
    3/6/01
    The University at Buffalo Department of Theatre and Dance will present the hit musical “Nine” March 29 through April 8 in the Drama Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
  • School-Shooting Tragedy Might Have Been Avoided If Threats Had Been Taken Seriously, UB Expert Says
    3/6/01
    A shooting at a suburban San Diego high school this week that left two students dead and 13 injured might have been prevented if a teen-ager's threats had been taken seriously and reported to authorities, a University at Buffalo forensic psychologist and law professor said today.
  • 15th Annual Wasserman Conference Set for March 25
    3/6/01
    Jewish foods, crafts, dance, arts and philosophy will be highlighted during "2001: A Spiritual Odyssey," the 15th Annual Wasserman Conference set for March 25 in the Student Union on the University at Buffalo North (Amherst) Campus.
  • “Uncrowned Queens” Web Site Focuses on Contributions of Unsung Heroines of African-American Community
    3/5/01
    African Americans in Western New York and beyond are coming together to pay homage to unheralded black women of the past 100 years, the unsung heroines whose legacy of self-determination speaks to a tradition of effecting change. "Uncrowned Queens" -- a Web site dedicated to recognizing those unsung heroines -- spotlights the accomplishments of African-American women who live or have lived in the Buffalo area.