News Releases

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

  • Acid-Rain Component May Be More Potent Pollutant than Previously Thought, UB Chemists Discover
    12/6/00
    University at Buffalo chemists have found that nitric oxide, a common air pollutant and one of the components of acid rain, is highly reactive with ethanol, potentially making the chemical an even more insidious pollutant than has been thought.
  • Breast-Cancer Risk Related to Insulin-Resistance Indicators, Elevated Levels of Sex Hormones, UB Study Shows
    12/5/00
    University of Buffalo researchers have confirmed a significant link between breast-cancer risk and physical characteristics of insulin resistance and higher-than-normal male and female sex hormones in a woman's bloodstream.
  • Three Students Win J. Scott Fleming Merit Awards
    12/5/00
    Three UB students have received the J. Scott Fleming Merit Awards for leadership and volunteer efforts that promote student involvement and the student experience.
  • A Santa’s Helper Goes Online
    12/5/00
    It's "do or die" time for many e-retailers this holiday season, say industry analysts. But amid speculation about the the ability of e-retailers to deliver orders in time for Christmas, one prominent toy manufacturer quietly has staked a claim on the Internet, arousing the suspicion of the big bricks-and-mortar retailers, says a professor of marketing at the University at Buffalo.
  • UB’s World Languages Institute to Take Popular “Japanese for Executives” Program Online
    12/5/00
    The World Languages Institute (WLI) at UB has developed a unique online version of "Japanese for Executives," its popular certificate program in Japanese language and cross-cultural training.
  • UB Faculty Members Honored by Hillel of Buffalo
    12/5/00
    Eighteen Jewish SUNY Distinguished Professors and a Nobel Laureate at UB were honored by Hillel of Buffalo at a ceremony and reception on Dec. 5 in the Center for the Arts on the UB North Campus.
  • UB to Offer First SUNY Doctorate in Physical Therapy
    12/1/00
    The University at Buffalo in 2001 will join an elite group of universities in the United States that offer a doctorate in physical therapy (DPT). The UB doctoral program will be the first within the State University of New York system.
  • Hofher Named UB Football Coach
    12/1/00
    The University at Buffalo announced today that Jim Hofher, who has 22 years of collegiate coaching experience -- including eight as a head coach -- has been named the 23rd football coach in school history.
  • Opening Dedication Set for Math Building
    11/30/00
    Faculty and staff members of the Department of Mathematics in the College of Arts and Sciences officially will be welcomed to the North Campus today at the opening dedication of the new Mathematics Building.
  • Institute Releases First State of the Region Progress Report
    11/29/00
    The Buffalo-Niagara region has experienced definite, if incremental, progress over the last year, according to an analysis by the Institute for Local Governance and Regional Growth.