News Releases

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

  • 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.
  • Bernardino Assumes Role of Dean
    7/26/01
    Provost Elizabeth D. Capaldi has announced that Michael Bernardino, vice president of health affairs and executive dean of the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, has assumed the role of dean of the medical school, effective immediately.
  • Three from UB Named SUNY Distinguished Professors
    7/20/01
    Three University at Buffalo faculty members have joined the ranks of distinguished professors appointed by the State University of New York (SUNY) Board of Trustees.
  • UB Professor Oversees Emergency Medicine Content of eMedicine, Online Medical Journal
    7/20/01
    Richard Krause, residency program director for the Department of Emergency Medicine in the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, has been named managing editor for the emergency medicine section of eMedicine, an online medical journal that provides textbook-quality articles on topics ranging from dermatology to sports medicine with one distinct advantage over the print variety: the information is truly current.
  • Eight at UB Win SUNY Chancellor's Awards for Excellence
    7/20/01
    Three faculty members, four professional staff members and one librarian at the University at Buffalo have received 2001 SUNY Chancellor's Awards for Excellence from State University of New York Chancellor Robert L. King.
  • Hollen, Randell Take Positions with UB Business Alliance
    7/19/01
    The University at Buffalo Business Alliance has made two appointments within its Contracted Services Group. David K. Hollen, formerly senior sales engineer for Sintec Keramik USA Inc., has been named director of business development. Nicholas Randell, previously sales and marketing manager for Acres International Corp., has been appointed operations manager.
  • Buffalo Team Earns "Rookie" Award at Solar Splash
    7/17/01
    The Buffalo entry in Solar Splash 2001, the eighth annual solar/electric boat regatta held June 20-24 on Hoyt Lake in Delaware Park, earned the "Outstanding Rookie Team" award in the contest.
  • Class Size Matters in Grades K-3 When It Comes to Long-Term Academic Success and Reducing Achievement Gap
    7/17/01
    Researchers who have studied the issue of the impact of class size on the performance of children now have incontrovertible evidence that even a few early years of study in a small class of 13-17 peers will enhance a student's academic achievement all the way through high school.