News Releases

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

  • UB School of Social Work to Open V.I.S.A. Center for Students Suspended from School for Violence
    10/31/00
    The University at Buffalo School of Social Work has announced the opening of a new center aimed at meeting the educational, emotional and behavioral needs of students who have been suspended from school for disruptive behavior and acts of violence.
  • Family Business Expert Mendoza to Speak
    10/26/00
    Renowned family-business consultant Drew Mendoza, president of the Family Business Consulting Group in Chicago, will give a two-day presentation on Nov. 29 and 30 on strategies for succession planning and building a stronger family business.
  • Atkinson Heads UB’s Great Lakes Program
    10/26/00
    Joseph F. Atkinson, Ph.D., who has conducted more than a decade of Great Lakes-related research, has been named director of UB’s Great Lakes Program.
  • Two Nutrition Programs Added at UB
    10/26/00
    Two new programs in nutrition have been approved at the University at Buffalo beginning this academic year.
  • 2 Receive Beulah Alexander Memorial Scholarships
    10/25/00
    Jermaine Richardson and Mahoganey Jackson, both of Buffalo, have been named recipients of Beulah Alexander Memorial Scholarships in Social Sciences at the University at Buffalo.
  • Aparicio to Lecture on Feminism and Salsa Music at UB
    10/25/00
    Frances Aparicio, director of Latin American and Latino Studies at the University of Illinois, Chicago, will discuss "La Lupe, La India and Celia: Toward a Feminist Genealogy of Salsa Music" in the second lecture of the 2000 Latino/Latina Speaker Series presented by UB.
  • Poor Oral Health Increases Stroke Risk, UB Study Finds
    10/25/00
    People with severe gum disease are at twice the risk of suffering a stroke than those with good oral health, University at Buffalo researchers have shown in the first national, population-based cohort study of periodontal disease and cerebrovascular disease.
  • UB Signs Contract with Microsoft to Provide Software to More than 29,000 Students, Faculty and Staff
    10/24/00
    An agreement between the University at Buffalo and Microsoft will put into the hands of every one of UB's students and faculty and staff members the newest, most popular Microsoft software on the market while saving the university more than a quarter of a million dollars per year.
  • Market Demand Resulting in High Starting Salaries, “Signing Bonuses” for New Pharmacy Grads
    10/24/00
    Entry-level salaries of $75,000 per year, hefty "signing bonuses," gifts of expensive foreign cars -- enticements like these may not be uncommon in the technology sector, but they now are being offered by your friendly neighborhood pharmacy, too.
  • UB School of Pharmacy Alumnus Gives $5 Million to Strengthen Research Core in Pharmaceutical Science
    10/23/00
    Gifted venture strategist and scientist John N. Kapoor -- founder, chairman and CEO of E.J. Financial Enterprises, Inc. -- has given $5 million to the University at Buffalo, a gift that will help strengthen the UB School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences' research core, provide resources to create a state-of-the-art instrumentation center and fortify the pharmaceutical-science faculty.