News Releases

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

  • Linda Yalem Memorial Run To Be Held Sept. 26
    9/16/99
    More than 1,600 individuals are expected to race, run, jog, stroll or walk as part of UB’s 10th Annual Linda Yalem Memorial Run, to begin at 9:30 a.m. Sept. 26 on the North Campus.
  • Severe Damage Predicted If Hurricane Floyd Hits North Carolina’s Southeast Coast
    9/15/99
    A sociologist researching regional development along North Carolina's southeast coast said today that if Hurricane Floyd makes landfall in that region, damage will be very serious -- exacerbated by the area's dramatic population increase over 20 years and the overdevelopment of coastal lands.
  • Scientists Determine Structure Of Novel Protein-RNA Complex
    9/15/99
    At first glance, it might look like an artist's elegant design for a Christmas wreath, but the illustration on the cover of this week's Nature is actually a computer graphic of a strand of RNA that has bound to an unusually symmetrical protein by wrapping itself around the protein's outer edge.
  • 22nd Greater Niagara Frontier Dental Meeting Set For Sept. 30 and Oct. 1
    9/14/99
    Lectures, workshops and exhibits on the latest in diagnosis and treatment of dental conditions and topics ranging from periodontal disease to dental implants to infection control will highlight the 22nd Greater Niagara Frontier Dental Meeting.
  • UB Retools, Expands Teacher Education Program
    9/14/99
    The Graduate School of Education (GSE) at the University at Buffalo consistently rated as among the top education schools in the country, has dramatically reorganized and enlarged its program leading to New York State teacher certification in response to rapid changes in the field of teacher education and an expected increase in demand for new teachers.
  • Consumers Ordering New Prescriptions Online Are Asking For Trouble, UB Pharmacy Professor Says
    9/14/99
    When used judiciously, pharmacy Web sites can play an important educational role for consumers, but they never should be used for ordering new prescriptions, according to a professor of pharmacy at the University at Buffalo.
  • UB Engineer’s Study Of Turbulence Takes Him To High Seas
    9/14/99
    As director of the Turbulence Research Lab at the University at Buffalo, Clarence resident William K. George, Jr., Ph.D., deals with mathematics and theory daily. But he also enjoys a change in latitude for a different kind of turbulent adventure: sailing.
  • Two Gifts Fund Fellowships for UB’s Energy Systems Institute
    9/13/99
    The Bergquist Corp. and Custom Electronics, Inc. are betting on the brainpower of students by giving gifts to the UB School of Engineering and Applied Sciences to fund fellowships for students affiliated with its Energy Systems Institute.
  • Alum’s Gift Honoring Brother’s Memory Provides Study Center for UB’s Dental Students
    9/13/99
    A UB graduate who is a prominent Western New York attorney has honored his brother's memory through an endowment gift for a student study center in the School of Dental Medicine. Gordon R. Gross, senior partner in the Buffalo law firm Gross, Shuman, Brizdle and Gilfillan, has given $100,000 to establish the Alan J. Gross Student Resource Room.
  • UB Revives Marching Band with Return to Division I-A Football
    9/10/99
    The opening of the 1999 football season at the University at Buffalo will mark the revival of a tradition when UB's new marching band -- "The Thunder of the East" -- takes the field at the first Bulls game on Sept. 11 against the University of Akron.