News Releases

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

  • Members of UB Public Safety Honored By, Graduate From SUNY Training Academy
    9/12/97
    One member of the University at Buffalo Department of Public Safety was honored and another graduated during the 16th graduation session of the State University of New York Public Safety Training Academy.
  • Antioxidant-Enhancing Drug Partly Rescues Noise-Induced Hearing Loss, UB Researchers Show
    9/12/97
    UB researchers have shown in studies with chinchillas that a drug called R-PIA can help rescue hearing loss due to exposure to high levels of noise.
  • Finley Named to Board of National Abortion Federation
    9/11/97
    Lucinda Finley, professor of law at UB, has been elected to a three-year term on the board of directors of the National Abortion Federation.
  • to Those Trying to Save Buffalo, Futurist Joel Garreau Says, “Why Bother?”
    9/11/97
    Joel Garreau, Washington Post writer and author of the bestseller, “Edge City: Life on the New Frontier,” will open the 1997-98 lecture series sponsored by the UB School of Architecture and Planning on Monday, Sept. 15.
  • Toomey Named Director of Admissions At UB
    9/10/97
    Regina S. Toomey has been named director of admissions at UB and will continue as interim assistant vice president.
  • Millard Fillmore College to Offer Paralegal Courses
    9/10/97
    Three specialized non-credit certificate courses for paralegals and others interested in paralegal careers will be offered this fall through Millard Fillmore College, UB’s continuing-education and summer-sessions division.
  • WBFO 88.7 FM Adds Three New Shows, Airs "Car Talk" Three Times A Week And Moves "Living On Earth"
    9/10/97
    WBFO 88.7 FM, UB's National Public Radio station, has added three new shows and has moved the popular NPR programs "Car Talk" and "Living on Earth" to more frequent, accessible times.
  • Seminars to Focus On New Research About Teaching Science, Reading And Social Studies
    9/10/97
    The Center for Continuing Professional Education in the UB Graduate School of Education has scheduled three seminars on research and education.
  • Meeting The Challenge of Teaching All Students to Be Focus of Acer Colloquium At UB
    9/10/97
    Gloria Ladson-Billings, author of the book “The Dreamkeepers: Successful Teachers of African American Children,” will speak at UB on Thursday, Sept. 25, at the annual Charlotte C. Acer Colloquium on Urban Education.
  • UB Gallery Will Present Sculptures By Lisa Hein, Installation By Lara Schnitger
    9/8/97
    The UB Art Gallery will present an exhibition of elegant moving sculptures by American artist Lisa Hein that will run concurrently with a site-specific installation by Dutch artist Lara Schnitger from Sept. 25 through Nov. 7.