News Releases

Researchers at the University at Buffalo have shown that when a sold melts, it undergoes two phases changes, including a newly identified liquid phase that has some characteristics of a solid, but which is still technically a liquid.

R. Nils Olsen, Jr., who has played a major role in creating and implementing the UB Law School’s innovative new curriculum, has been named dean of school, effective Aug. 1.

Students in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University at Buffalo recently received awards for excellence in their fields of study.

UB dental researchers are looking for adults ages 18-60 who have facial pain or headaches associated with temporomandibular jaw joint (TMJ) disorders to participate in a new study that will begin July 1.

UB’s Educational Opportunity Center has earned a statewide award for "outstanding achievement in occupational education/guidance in transitioning students into the workforce."

The 1998 Juneteenth Festival, Buffalo's 23rd annual celebration of African-American history and culture, will open this year with an exhibition and concert at the University at Buffalo.

Four UB faculty members have received Milton Plesur Excellence in Teaching Awards from the UB Student Association recognizing their teaching excellence and commitment to students.

Tomasz Goban-Klas, Ph.D., an international authority on the sociology of communication in Poland, has been appointed the director of UB’s Polish Academic Information Center.

WBFO 88.7 FM, the UB’s National Public Radio station, is completing a technical upgrade that will strengthen service to current listeners and extend service to a new population of approximately 100,000 people in Erie, Niagara and Genesee counties, as well as Southern Ontario.

Construction of a 14,500-seat expansion of the University at Buffalo Stadium is scheduled to begin next April and be completed four months later for the university's first home football game at the Division I-A level in the Mid-American Conference.