News Releases

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

  • Senior Alumni Program to Look at 2000 Presidential Campaign
    9/1/00
    The 2000 presidential campaign will be the focus of a Senior Alumni Luncheon Program at noon on Sept. 20 in the Center for Tomorrow on the North Campus.
  • Miramax Films’ Harvey Weinstein to Receive Honorary SUNY Doctorate from UB on Sept. 26
    9/1/00
    Miramax Films co-chairman Harvey Weinstein, who got his start in the entertainment industry 30 years ago by promoting rock concerts at the University at the Buffalo, will receive an honorary SUNY Doctorate of Humane Letters from UB on Sept. 26.
  • UB Study Documents Diabetes-Thyroid Disease Link in Maine Native-American Tribe
    8/30/00
    University at Buffalo researchers have demonstrated for the first time a close association between hypothyroidism and diabetes mellitus in an American-Indian tribe, and found diabetic women to be particularly at risk.
  • UB School of Management, Institute for Entrepreneurship Offer Online "Micro-MBA" Program for Entrepreneurs
    8/30/00
    Targeted to busy entrepreneurs and would-be entrepreneurs worldwide, an Online Micro-MBA in Entrepreneurial Studies -- believed to be the first of its kind -- is being offered jointly by the University at Buffalo School of Management and The Institute for Entrepreneurship, based in Albany.
  • Smoking Restrictions Have Not Harmed Restaurant Business, UB Study Shows
    8/28/00
    Restricting smoking in restaurants has not been a recipe for economic disaster in the restaurant business, despite predictions to the contrary, a review of existing data by a University at Buffalo epidemiologist has found.
  • UB’s Mini-Medical School Sets Five-Part Fall Session
    8/28/00
    The latest advances in genetics, surgery and chemotherapy will be among the topics presented in the next session of the University at Buffalo's Mini-Medical School that will begin Sept. 12.
  • African-American Anglers Disregard Official Advisories, Get Information from Other Anglers, UB Study Finds
    8/28/00
    A study by University at Buffalo epidemiologists has shown African-Americans anglers follow advice from friends and family -- rather the printed state advisories -- when choosing safe fishing waters.
  • Freshmen Get Oriented by Piecing Together a Giant Puzzle-Map of North Campus
    8/25/00
    The University at Buffalo rolled out a giant "welcome map" today to help members of this year's incoming freshman class and transfer students solve the puzzle of how to get around UB’s 1,192-acre North Campus, where classroom buildings, residence halls and parking lots are interspersed with meadows, lakes, and woodlands.
  • McCombe, Tedlock and Eagles Named Associate Deans in College of Arts and Sciences
    8/18/00
    Three new associate deans have been appointed in the College of Arts and Sciences by Kerry Grant, dean of the college.
  • Talk on Global Warming to Kick Off UB Lecture Series for Area Teachers
    8/18/00
    "An Analysis of Global Warming and Potential Effects on Climate and Weather Phenomena" will be the topic of a program at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 6 that will kick off the 2000-01 Western New York Science and Technology Forum lecture series for area teachers.