News Releases

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

  • Constantinou Named Director of UB Engineering Lab
    4/29/98
    Michael C. Constantinou, Ph.D., professor of civil, structural and environmental engineering, has been named director of the Structural Engineering and Earthquake Simulation Laboratory.
  • UB Presents Exhibit of Prints By Depression-Era Artists
    4/29/98
    Hundreds of Depression-era art prints that resurfaced in 1960 when the State of New York took them out of storage and gave them to Rikers-Island inmates for use as drawing paper will be exhibited from May 1 through Sept. 13 at UB.
  • UB to Host Pharmacy Law Review Program
    4/29/98
    The School of Pharmacy will present a Pharmacy Law Review program for pharmacists in all practice settings on May 18 and 19 in the Center for Tomorrow.
  • UB Pharmacy Alumni Association to Host Reunion Conference
    4/28/98
    The School of Pharmacy Alumni Association will offer a three-part conference on May 1 and May 2 as part of its 1998 Spring Reunion Weekend Program.
  • Doueck, Smyth Named Associate Deans of Social Work At UB
    4/28/98
    Howard J. Doueck, Ph.D., and Nancy J. Smyth, Ph.D., faculty members in the Graduate School of Social Work, have been appointed associate deans.
  • Sheridan Honored For Research On Mexican Volcano
    4/28/98
    Michael F. Sheridan, professor and chair of the Department of Geology, has been honored for his outstanding scientific work on the activity of the Volcan Colima, historically the most active volcano in Mexico.
  • Mountain Sickness, High-Altitude Cerebral Edema Likely Caused By Leaks In Blood-Brain Barrier
    4/28/98
    Research conducted at the University at Buffalo suggests the potentially lethal brain swelling known as high-altitude cerebral edema that has caused the death of climbers on Mount Everest and elsewhere is caused by a disruption in the blood-brain barrier.
  • UB Plants "Seeds" By Investing In Research Projects; Researchers Leverage Investment 14 Times Over
    4/27/98
    A University at Buffalo program that provides faculty with "seed" money to pursue promising research ideas has yielded $14 in external funding for every $1 that the university invested in 1994 during the program's first year.
  • UB's Effort to Address 'year 2000' Problem Includes Web Site Designed As 'tool Kit' For Campus Computer Users
    4/24/98
    Information-technology specialists are dividing people in their organizations into two categories: those who have "gotten religion" on the Year 2000 issue (usually mid-level managers) and those who haven't (usually upper-level managers).
  • UB Athletics Volunteer/Fan Stretches to Make Gift, Hopes to Set Example For Others
    4/23/98
    Richard L. Friend, a 1970 graduate who is one of UB’s most ardent fans, pushed his ability to give to the limit and has made a $250,000 gift commitment to the Division of Athletics.