News Releases

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

  • International Conference Will Look At How Philosophy Can Clarify Contemporary Issues In Law And Society -- Participants to Include Major Philosophers From U.S., Europe, Latin America
    4/20/98
    Ways in which sound ontological analysis can help alleviate problems in the field of law, and for social institutions in general, will be explored when major figures in philosophy and law participate on April 24 and 25 in the international Marvin Farber Conference in Applied Ontology.
  • UB Offering 600 Courses During 3 Summer Sessions
    4/17/98
    Millard Fillmore College, UB's continuing-education and summer-sessions division, has set three sessions of summer courses that will include courses offered on local cable television or via the Internet.
  • Stevens Receives Grant to Promote Korean Awareness
    4/17/98
    Helen L. Stevens, director of international students and scholar services at UB, has received a grant from NAFSA: Association of International Educators to coordinate and host a three-day Korea workshop in Buffalo for international educators nationwide.
  • UB Alumnus to Discuss His Work On The "Beauty Quark"
    4/16/98
    The so-called "beauty quark" will be the subject of a talk to be given on April 30 by Ronald Poling, Ph.D., professor of physics at the University of Minnesota and a 1976 UB graduate.
  • Gates Named to Board of British Music Education Journal
    4/16/98
    J. Terry Gates, associate professor and coordinator of music education in the Department of Music, has been named to the International Advisory Board of the British Journal of Music Education.
  • UB Art Students to Receive Annual Departmental Awards
    4/16/98
    Six students in the Department of Art will receive 1997-98 departmental awards for their work.
  • Guiseppe Andres to Deliver Witebsky Lecture
    4/16/98
    Extending and enhancing human life through organ transplants will be the topic of UB’s 28th annual Ernest Witebsky Memorial Lecture on April 22.
  • Hyperreal Environments Could Offer Consumers Authentic Cultural Insights, Says UB Researcher -- You May Be Able to Order Shrimp Quesadilla With Epistemology On The Side
    4/15/98
    A University at Buffalo associate professor of planning says that themed environments often decried by intellectuals as cheesy attempts to excite jaded consumers have the potential to awaken our understanding of just how we make sense of our world.
  • 'UB Explorer' Helps Students Pick From Scores of Options, Customize Their Visit During Open House For Accepted Students -- UB Web Team Scores Breakthrough In Using Web Site For Event Scheduling
    4/15/98
    No one-size-fits-all schedule for the more than 1,500 accepted students who will visit the University at Buffalo on Preview Day 1998. Thanks to a new Web-based program called UB Explorer, each one has the opportunity to develop a customized schedule designed to meet his or her needs and interests.
  • Exhibit By Soto is On Display At Buffalo Arts Studios
    4/14/98
    "Ceremonial Lands," an exhibit by Leandro Soto, U artist-in-residence in the Department of Theatre and Dance, is on display through May 30 at Buffalo Arts Studios.