News Releases

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

  • New Study By UB Marketing Professor Uncovers Peculiar Online Bidding Behavior
    3/26/01
    Consumers bidding for items on eBay or other online auction sites exhibit a peculiar shopping behavior that actually hinders their ability to get a good deal on a desired item, according to a new study of digital consumer behavior by a University at Buffalo researcher.
  • UB’s School of Information Studies Receives $200,000 Curriculum Grant from AT&T
    3/20/01
    AT&T has awarded the University at Buffalo's School of Information Studies (SIS) a two-year, $200,000 grant to support the curriculum for a 36-credit-hour interdisciplinary master's degree in information and communication that will prepare students to enter the information workforce by mixing theory with practical experience.
  • Childhood Obesity Has Doubled in a Generation; Too Much TV, Too Little Activity Are to Blame, Study Shows
    3/16/01
    A study in the current (March 15) issue of Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, authored by a University at Buffalo epidemiologist, found that obesity among children between the ages of 8 and 16 has more than doubled in one generation. The findings also showed that children who watched the most television were the fattest.
  • Stress, Cardiac Health to be Discussed at Luncheon
    3/16/01
    Stress and cardiac health in our hectic 21st-century lives will be the topic of a University at Buffalo Senior Alumni Luncheon to be held at noon April 25 in the Center for Tomorrow on the UB North Campus.
  • UB School of Architecture and Planning Features Work of Local Firm in Spring Exhibit
    3/16/01
    The University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning is hosting a spring exhibit of work by Wendel-Duchscherer Architects & Engineers P.C. in the James G. Dyett Gallery in Room 335 of Hayes Hall on the UB South Campus.
  • Pulitzer Prize-Winner Doris Kearns Goodwin to Speak at UB on April 26
    3/16/01
    Doris Kearns Goodwin, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, historian and television commentator, will speak at 8 p.m. April 26 in the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the University at Buffalo North (Amherst) Campus.
  • Social Activist, Author Paul Loeb to Speak at UB April 6
    3/16/01
    Author Paul Loeb will bring his recipe for social activism to Buffalo April 5-7 at the invitation of the University at Buffalo's UB Green Office.
  • Brain-Teasers, Experiments to be Used as Part of Award-Winning “Physics is Phun” Program
    3/16/01
    The Department of Physics at the University at Buffalo will present the award-winning program "Physics is Phun" from 7-8:15 p.m. March 27 in 20 Knox Hall on the UB North Campus.
  • UB School of Management Alumni Association to Sponsor Forum for Western New York Businesses
    3/14/01
    The School of Management Alumni Association of the University at Buffalo will sponsor a forum, "Global Opportunities for Western New York Businesses," on April 3 in the Center for Tomorrow on UB's North (Amherst) Campus.
  • UB School of Management to Offer Master’s Degree in Information Systems
    3/13/01
    The University at Buffalo School of Management will offer a master of science degree program in management information systems (MIS) beginning in the fall. The 30-credit-hour program is open to qualified students who have completed an undergraduate degree in business or a closely related field.