News Releases

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

  • Current Devices to Help Alzheimer's Patients Don't Keep Pace With The Disease, UB Study Shows
    1/24/95
    Ronald Reagan's position, prestige and economic resources can't guarantee he'll have the devices necessary to maintain maximum independence as his Alzheimer's disease progresses.
  • UB Receives $1 Million Grant From Markey Trust to Expand Research On Infectious Diseases
    1/23/95
    The University at Buffalo Center for Microbial Pathogenesis has received a $1 million grant from the Lucille P. Markey Charitable Trust to expand its research efforts to better understand and treat infectious diseases.
  • State-of-The-Art Sciences, Math Building Opens At UB, Makes North Campus A Nexus For The Sciences
    1/23/95
    The new $45-million Natural Sciences and Mathematics Building on the University at Buffalo North (Amherst) Campus seems a contradiction in terms.
  • UB Takes Lead Role In Creating Geographic Information Group
    1/13/95
    Geographers at the University at Buffalo have taken a leading role in the formation of a national consortium of academic and research organizations dedicated to advancing the understanding of geographic information systems (GIS), one of the fastest growing research fields in the geographic and earth sciences.
  • E-Mail Requirement "Shrinks" 200-Student Psychology Course
    1/11/95
    Electronic mail isn't just for amusement or business interactions.
  • Improved Bone-Grafting Material From Cow Bones Has Potential For Treating Bone Loss Due to Gum Disease
    1/5/95
    Results of a study conducted by researchers in the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine have brought dental surgeons one step closer to using bovine bone implants in humans to help regenerate bone lost through periodontal disease.
  • Anonymous Donor Gives UB $1.6 Million Cash Gift For Full Scholarships to Recruit Exceptional Students to Be Awarded to Top Freshmen Entering In Fall 1995 And Fall 1996
    1/4/95
    The University at Buffalo has received a cash gift of $1.6 million from an anonymous donor specifically to provide 20 students in each of the freshman classes entering the university in Fall 1995 and Fall 1996 with scholarships to cover tuition and all expenses for each of their four undergraduate years at UB.
  • UB SEFA Campaign Raises Record $642,434; University Leads WNY In Gifts of $1,000 Or More
    12/23/94
    The 1994 State Employees Federated Appeal (SEFA) at the University at Buffalo has set records both on and off campus.
  • December 21 Eruption of Volcano Near Mexico City is Prelude to A Dangerous Phase, Say Scientists
    12/23/94
    University at Buffalo volcanologists, who have been studying Popocatepetl, a towering volcano just 40 kilometers from Mexico City, said that its eruption on Wednesday, Dec. 21, is a sign that it is entering a dangerous phase.
  • UB Dental Researchers Use Dna Tests to Fight Gum Disease
    12/20/94
    DNA test results, which are more frequently being used as evidence in criminal and paternity cases, are aiding dental researchers at the University at Buffalo in their fight against periodontal disease.