News Releases

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

  • May Named "Engineer of The Year" By UB Engineering Alumni
    10/30/97
    James F. May, retired president of Oakgrove Construction Co., has been named "Engineer of the Year" by the UB Engineering Alumni Association.
  • UB Linguist to Discuss Regional Speech At Alumni Luncheon
    10/30/97
    Wolfgang Wolck,UB professor of linguistics, will discuss regional speech patterns and differences in the way people speak a UB Senior Alumni Luncheon on Wednesday, Nov. 19.
  • UB Faculty Members Inducted Into Golden Key Honor Society
    10/29/97
    The UB Golden Key National Honor Society recently inducted seven members of the faculty as honorary members of the UB chapter at its 10th annual fall induction ceremony.
  • Marian Wright Edelman to Speak At UB On Nov. 20
    10/29/97
    Marian Wright Edelman, founder and president of the Children's Defense Fund, will speak at UB on Thursday, Nov. 20.
  • UB Graduate Receives First Place In National Environmental Engineering Thesis Competition
    10/28/97
    UB graduate Kevin Russell has been awarded the first place 1997 Montgomery-Watson Master's Thesis Award in a national competition for his master's thesis titled "The Use of Decision Analysis for Groundwater Remediation Design."
  • UB Architecture Students Design Hotels In Space, Including One Built Inside A 'Captured' Asteroid
    10/28/97
    Two teams of students in the University at Buffalo's School of Architecture and Planning have been named finalists in an international competition for their designs for hotels to be built in outer space, including one to be constructed in an asteroid.
  • Saliva Shown to Be As Reliable As Blood For Dna Screening For Genetic Disease, UB Oral Biologist Shows Results Could Have Dramatic Impact On Ease And Availability of Genetic Screening
    10/28/97
    A University at Buffalo oral biologist has shown that saliva appears to be as good as blood as a source of genetic material needed to screen people for inherited diseases.
  • Dittmar Named Assistant Dean In School of Management
    10/27/97
    Diane M. Dittmar has been named assistant dean for undergraduate and doctoral programs in the School of Management.
  • UB School of Management to Host National Conference On Finance And Accounting Investment Analysis, Mutual-Fund Research to Be Discussed
    10/27/97
    A conference looking at new and on-going research on the behavior of capital markets, developments in corporate finance and international accounting issues will be held by the School of Management on Nov. 7-8.
  • 4 Inducted Into UB Athletic Hall of Fame
    10/24/97
    Four men -- a long-time wrestling coach, as well as former tennis, soccer and football stars -- were inducted today into UB’s Athletic Hall of Fame.