News Releases

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

  • Mathematical Model Suggests Link Between Chaotic Oscillations in Kidneys and Hypertension
    2/23/01
    Practitioners of applied mathematics use a lexicon of numerical equations, instead of letters and sentences, to illuminate the secrets of the physical world. Now UB mathematics professor Bruce Pitman is using this "foreign language," to help solve gritty, real-world problems by developing computational models of everything ranging from large industrial systems to tiny biological ones, including the primary functional unit in the kidneys -- the nephron, which measures a mere 20 microns across.
  • Stinger Named Interim Dean for Arts and Sciences
    2/23/01
    Charles L. Stinger, senior associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University at Buffalo, has been named interim dean of the college, effective March 1.
  • UB Marketing Chair, Marketing Experts to Examine Image of Ford and Firestone Brands Following Tire Recall
    2/22/01
    A comprehensive case study by the chair of the marketing department in the University at Buffalo School of Management on the brand images of Firestone and Ford Motor Co. will be the basis for a panel discussion to be held on March 3 by the school's Executive MBA Program.
  • UB Seeks Southern Exposure for Its Campaign Efforts
    2/22/01
    The University at Buffalo's fund-raising campaign is going south -- to Naples, Fla. Carole Fenstermacher, director of gift planning for UB's Office of University Development, is establishing a regional office in Naples.
  • Auction to Raise Money for Public-Interest Law Fellowships
    2/21/01
    Theater and concert tickets, artwork, gift certificates, antiques and sports memorabilia will among the items to be featured at the sixth Annual Benefit Auction to be held on Feb. 23, sponsored by the University at Buffalo Law School's Buffalo Public Interest Law Program (BPILP).
  • Emergency Rescues, Pain Control, Genetics Among Topics Set for UB Mini-Medical School Spring Program
    2/21/01
    Medicine as portrayed in the media, emergency rescues and trauma, pain control, and advances in genetics and psychiatry are among the major topics of discussion slated for the UB Mini-Medical School's spring program, "Current Topics in Clinical Medicine."
  • Pulp Fiction to Be Topic of UB Senior Alumni Luncheon
    2/21/01
    The golden age of pulp fiction -- the popular, cheap, sleazy, sensational novels that played a role in American pop culture -- will be the topic of the University at Buffalo's Senior Alumni Luncheon to be held at noon on March 1 in the Center for Tomorrow on the UB North Campus.
  • UB School of Management to Host Entrepreneurship Summit for African-Americans
    2/16/01
    The Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership in the UB School of Management will host a summit on African-American entrepreneurship, "Using Entrepreneurship to Remake Black History," on Feb. 28 from 8:30 a.m. to noon.
  • Study Shows Concurrent Use of Alcohol, Cigarettes By Adolescents a Serious Public-Health Issue
    2/16/01
    Researchers at the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions have released results of a study showing that adolescents who use both alcohol and cigarettes are at increased risk of personal and social problems, poor grades in school, and delinquency, compared to adolescents who do not use both substances.
  • Those Who Are Regularly Sleepy During the Day May Be at Increased Risk of Stroke
    2/15/01
    If you sleep more than eight hours a night, snore or regularly are drowsy during the day, you may be at an increased risk of stroke, UB researchers have found.