News Releases

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

  • Renowned Performer Nicholas Isherwood Joins UB Faculty
    11/22/99
    International critics have called Nicholas Isherwood the uncontested darling of contemporary musicians and one of the greatest interpreters of new music in the world today. The world-renowned performer joined the UB faculty in January as an assistant professor of singing and musical theater, teaching voice and running the Music Theatre Workshop.
  • Cox Named Associate Dean At UB Law School
    11/22/99
    Jack D. Cox, Jr., former acting assistant dean at the University of Dayton School of Law, has been named associate dean and director of admissions and financial aid at the UB Law School.
  • Chemistry Student Wins Ford Foundation Fellowship
    11/22/99
    Felix M. Rivas, a doctoral student in the Department of Chemistry in the University at Buffalo College of Arts and Sciences, has received a three-year Ford Foundation fellowship.
  • UB Poetics Program To Present Film
    11/19/99
    "Letters Not About Love," a unique film collaboration between American poet Lyn Hejinian, Russian poet Arkadii Dragomoshchenko and American filmmaker Jacki Ochs, will be presented by the UB Poetics Program at 4 p.m. Dec. 1 in the Screening Room, Room 112 of the Center for the Arts on the North Campus.
  • Welch Speaks At Air Force Program
    11/19/99
    A UB faculty member was one of the chief speakers at the first direct military-training program sponsored by the U.S. Air Force Special Operations School and partially funded by the Department of State that included four Iraqi rebel leaders who oppose President Saddam Hussein.
  • UB Center To Present Conference On Promoting Independence, Improving Quality Of Life For Elderly
    11/19/99
    An international conference on promoting independence and improving quality of life for older persons will be held Dec. 2-4 in the Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Arlington, Va. The conference will be presented by the Rehabilitation Engineering Center on Assistive Technology for Older Persons (RERC-Aging) at the University at Buffalo.
  • UB Institute For Local Governance And Regional Growth Releases First State Of The Region Report
    11/18/99
    A major new report, developed by the University at Buffalo Institute for Local Governance and Regional Growth in collaboration with more than 200 community leaders, highlights some strengths in the Buffalo-Niagara region, points to areas where the region needs to do better and calls for collaborative, cross-sector action to enhance the region's quality of life and competitiveness.
  • UB Environmentalists Kick Off “Think Green” Campaign
    11/18/99
    Members of the UB Green Office in University Facilities at the University at Buffalo have kicked off a "think green" campaign to urge members of the university community to save energy, recycle and reduce waste.
  • Research Institute On Addictions Transferred To UB
    11/18/99
    The Research Institute on Addictions (RIA), formerly a component of the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS), became part of the University at Buffalo today at ceremonies held at the institute, 1021 Main St.
  • Juvenile Arthritis Sufferers Reap Major Benefits From Resistance Exercise Program, UB Study Shows
    11/16/99
    New research on the effects of exercise on juvenile arthritis indicates it is OK -- advantageous, in fact -- for these kids to be kids. Children with juvenile arthritis who took part in an eight-week individualized program of resistance exercise at the University at Buffalo significantly improved their ability to function, some by as much as 200 percent, preliminary results of the study have shown.