News Releases

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

  • Five To Receive Distinguished Awards From UB Law Alumni
    4/17/00
    Five graduates of the UB Law School will receive Distinguished Alumni Awards at the Law Alumni Association's 38th annual meeting and awards dinner, to be held at 5:30 p.m. May 3 in the Hyatt Regency Buffalo.
  • UB’s “Green” Snowmobile Wins National Contest
    4/17/00
    The cleanest, meanest, most economical snowmobile machine isn't yet available in a store near you. It's at the University at Buffalo, thanks to a team of engineering students who recently beat competitors from six other schools at the Inaugural Clean Snowmobile Challenge held in Jackson Hole, Wyo.
  • High-School Students' Financial Knowledge Is Lacking, UB Study Finds
    4/13/00
    When it comes to such personal finance topics as paying taxes, using a credit card or saving toward retirement, today's high-school seniors know less than their colleagues did three years ago, according to survey results compiled by Lewis Mandell, dean of the School of Management at the University at Buffalo.
  • UB Biologists Find Genetic Link Between Periodontal Disease, Clotting Factor And Heart Disease
    4/13/00
    Oral biologists at the University at Buffalo have found increased levels of the blood-clotting factor fibrinogen in persons with periodontitis, illuminating one pathway for the relationship between poor oral health and heart disease.
  • Staley Named Associate VP Of Public Service and Urban Affairs At University At Buffalo
    4/13/00
    John M. Staley, headmaster of Cora P. Maloney College at UB, has been named associate vice president for public service and urban affairs at the university.
  • Capaldi Named Provost Of University At Buffalo
    4/13/00
    Psychologist Elizabeth Deutsch Capaldi, formerly provost at the University of Florida, has been named provost of the University at Buffalo.
  • John, Janet Sung Donate $1 Million For Scholarships In UB School Of Medicine And Biomedical Sciences
    4/13/00
    A Western New York entrepreneurial couple who have worked steadfastly to improve health care in Western New York are giving a $1 million cash scholarship gift to the University at Buffalo's School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
  • Marshmallow Peeps Collection Is Pride Of UB Librarian
    4/12/00
    Easter is a special time for Kathleen Delaney because it is reminiscent of her first introduction to marshmallow Peeps. Some might say she took her historical passion a bit too far, but the University at Buffalo librarian and archivist has been collecting these marshmallow Easter treats for more than 25 years.
  • UB To Sponsor Conference On Telemedicine Issues April 28
    4/10/00
    The challenges of new technology and its increasing role in helping health-care providers make their services more accessible to patients will be the topic of an all-day conference to be held on April 28 at UB.
  • “Massive Stars” To Be Topic Of Harlow Shapley Lecture At UB
    4/10/00
    "Massive Stars: The Main Furnaces of the Universe" will be the topic of the Harlow Shapley Visiting Lecture, to be presented at 7:30 p.m. April 21 in 201 Natural Sciences Complex on the UB North Campus.