News Releases

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

  • Defender of Indigenous Rights Leaves His Law Library to UB
    1/17/00
    The Charles B. Sears Law Library at the University at Buffalo has received an important collection of books, manuscripts, documents, treaties and other material related to the defense of indigenous rights -- and in particular, of American Indian nations -- from the late Howard R. Berman. A distinguished scholar of international human-rights law, Berman, a 1971 graduate of the UB Law School, devoted his legal career to defending the interests of aboriginal peoples.
  • Tax Increase On Cigarettes Will Aid State Economies, Despite Cutting Tobacco Sales, UB Study Finds
    1/11/00
    New York State's 55-cent-per-pack increase in sales tax on cigarettes that will take effect March 1 will have a positive, over-all effect on the state economy, despite reducing cigarette sales, a study by a University at Buffalo health economist has reported.
  • Anderson Gallery Becomes a Part of UB
    1/7/00
    David K. Anderson has donated to the University at Buffalo the internationally respected Anderson Gallery, with an estimated worth of up to $3 million, and has established a $2 million charitable remainder trust to assist with gallery maintenance and exhibitions. Anderson, whose previous donations to UB include support for the Center for the Arts and the donation of nearly 300 paintings, sculptures and prints with a value totaling more than $1.5 million, also plans to transfer to the university a substantial part of the Anderson Gallery permanent collection.
  • KPMG Gift Benefits UB Department Of Accounting And Law
    1/6/00
    KPMG LLP, the accounting, tax and consulting firm, has donated $25,000 to support the Department of Accounting and Law in the UB School of Management.
  • UB Engineers Develop Unique Design To Seismically Modernize New Airport Terminal In Istanbul
    1/6/00
    It won't be apparent to passengers landing on today's (Thursday, Jan. 6) inaugural flight at Istanbul's brand new international airport, but the roof of the massive terminal building features a unique approach to seismically modernizing the structure following last summer's devastating quake.
  • Psychiatrists To Speak At UB At Sunrise Program
    1/6/00
    Carlos and Michele Pato, the internationally known husband-and-wife team of psychiatrists at UB whose research focuses on the role of genetics in certain mental disorders, will speak at the UB at Sunrise breakfast series, to be held from 7:30-9 a.m. Feb. 8 in the Center for Tomorrow on the UB North Campus.
  • Accurate Census In 2000 Crucial To Region, Says UB Institute
    1/6/00
    Without a strong response to the decennial census, both New York State and the Buffalo-Niagara region stand to lose federal funds and potentially Congressional representation, the director of the University at Buffalo Institute for Local Governance and Regional Growth warns.
  • UB To Commemorate 200th Birthday Of Millard Fillmore
    1/4/00
    The 200th anniversary of the birth of Millard Fillmore, UB’s first chancellor and 13th president of the United States, will be observed in ceremonies to be held at 10 a.m. Jan. 7 in Forest Lawn Cemetery.
  • UB Creative Craft Center Schedules Winter Classes
    1/4/00
    Why buy millennium mementos when you can create an original in a class at the Creative Craft Center at UB? The six-week courses for adults will begin Jan. 24 and include basic and intermediate pottery and stained glass, creative and color photography, knitting, crocheting, quilting and jewelry crafting.
  • UB Takes Humanities Downtown With Angelika Film Series
    1/4/00
    Humanities faculty at UB will co-sponsor "The Angelika Film Seminars: Conversations about Great Films" a series of 14 outstanding films followed by seminar discussions led by members of the Department of English in the UB College of Arts and Sciences. The series will run on Wednesday nights from Jan. 19 to April 26 in the Angelika 8 Theater in downtown Buffalo and feature films produced from 1933-85 in a broad range of genres -- farce, musical comedy, film noir, documentary, fantasy, westerns, biography and more.