News Releases

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

  • 10 Years Of Proactive Community Policing Build Campus Teamwork, Make UB A Safer Place
    4/10/00
    In 1989, the Department of Public Safety at the University at Buffalo underwent a major change when it became one of the first colleges or universities to adopt a new philosophy, management style and organizational strategy known as community policing. Today, more than 10 years later, the department is seeing the results in a safer campus environment.
  • Less Drug, Stronger Laser Beam Allow Photodynamic Therapy To Reach Deep Chest Cancer Lesions, UB Researchers Find
    4/8/00
    Photodynamic therapy (PDT), one of the most promising new cancer treatments, may have much wider application than previously thought, new research by University at Buffalo researchers has shown.
  • UB Dental Researchers Find Obesity Related To Gum Disease
    4/8/00
    Researchers from the School of Dental Medicine at the University at Buffalo have found that obesity is significantly related to periodontal disease through the pathway of insulin resistance.
  • “Operation Mother Hen” Web-Based Review Tool Helps UB Students Struggling With Calculus
    4/7/00
    The Department of Mathematics in the UB College of Arts and Sciences has teamed up with UB Science and Engineering Node Services staff to develop "Operation Mother Hen," a unique Web-based review tool that has virtually banished the old survival-of-the-fittest mentality for "Introduction to Calculus" at UB. In its place is a system that acts like a nurturing "mother hen," rescuing and supporting students who are struggling with the material.
  • UB Faculty Member’s Book Examines Road To Utopia
    4/7/00
    The road to utopia throughout Western civilization all too often has begun with what appeared to be someone's good intentions only to lead to tragic, shameful legacies for generations, a University at Buffalo faculty member says.
  • UB Associate Dean, Computer Scientist Named American Council On Education Fellow
    4/7/00
    Williamsville resident Deborah K. Walters, Ph.D., who has racked up impressive credentials as associate professor of computer science and engineering at UB, associate dean of the UB College of Arts and Sciences and co-director of IDEAS, the college's arts and technology center, has been named a fellow of the American Council on Education (ACE) for the 2000-01 academic year.
  • UB Program Strives To Make Freshman Year For Engineering Students Kinder and Gentler (If Not Easier)
    4/7/00
    The University at Buffalo School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) has begun the Student Excellence Initiatives, a unique program that aims to make freshman year for engineering students easier to manage academically and less emotionally agonizing.
  • Researcher Urges Changes In Assessment Of DWI Offenders
    4/6/00
    The assessment of DWI offenders needs to be modified to focus on identifying characteristics of those most likely to be repeat offenders and whether treatment addressing their alcohol and drug use is necessary, a University at Buffalo researcher recommended at the "Lifesavers 2000 National Conference on Highway Safety Priorities" held in Atlanta on March 12-14.
  • UB’s Hillel To Sponsor Traditional Passover Seder
    4/6/00
    A traditional Passover Seder and meal will be held at 6 p.m. April 19 in Pistachio's in the Student Union on the UB North Campus.
  • UB To Offer Internet Research Course For Librarians
    4/6/00
    The Department of Library and Information Studies in the UB School of Information Studies is offering two workshops to librarians and other researchers -- delivered entirely via the Internet -- on the basics of legislation and regulations.