News Releases

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

  • Rose, Former UB Professor And Head of Witebsky Center, to Receive Medical School's Distinguished Alumnus Award
    9/15/94
    Noel Richard Rose, Ph.D., M.D., professor of molecular microbiology and immunology at The Johns Hopkins University, will receive the Distinguished Medical Alumnus Award from the UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at a dinner at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22, in the Park Country Club of Buffalo.
  • Work of UB Researcher Designed to Help Pilots Cope With Information Overload During Descents
    9/14/94
    Helping pilots deal with the information overload that occurs during the descent of an aircraft -- the phase of flight that is the most difficult to manage -- is the focus of the work of a University at Buffalo psychologist who studies pilots in a laboratory setting.
  • UB's Annual Impact On WNY Economy Set At $1.41 Billion
    9/12/94
    The University at Buffalo pumps $1.41 billion a year into the Western New York economy, a report by the University's Center for Regional Studies has found.
  • UB Anthropologist to Travel to Micronesian Island to Interview Veterans of Bloody World War II Battle
    9/9/94
    An archaeologist from the University at Buffalo will interview veterans of the World War II Battle of Peleliu during its 50th reunion ceremonies as part of a larger research project to study the remains of Japanese -- and possibly American -- soldiers buried in caves on the Micronesian island.
  • New High TC Superconductors Show No Weak-Links Effect, UB Scientists Report
    9/8/94
    The weak-links effect, a major obstacle to the development of superconducting materials for many industrial applications, has been eliminated in new high-quality superconducting films synthesized by University at Buffalo researchers.
  • UB to Receive $1.5 Million to Help Regional Businesses Remain Competitive In Global Marketplace Program Expected to Serve As Model For Small-Business Product Development
    9/6/94
    The University at Buffalo will receive a $1.5 million appropriation from the federal government to lead a demonstration project to help area businesses develop new products in cooperation with regional research universities.
  • "Abuse Excuse" In Court Wearing Thin, UB Law Professor Says
    9/1/94
    Attorneys' use of the "abuse excuse" and insanity defenses claiming circumstances beyond their clients' control for their sometimes violent criminal acts is beginning to wear thin with an increasingly skeptical public, a University at Buffalo law professor says.
  • At New York State Superfund Site, UB Engineers Help Test 'green' Treatments For Hazardous Waste
    8/31/94
    Environmental engineers at the University at Buffalo are playing a leading role in one of New York State's first efforts to clean up a state Superfund site using bioremediation, an environmentally friendly and cost-effective technology.
  • University At Buffalo Opens Spectacular New Center For The Arts
    8/30/94
    University at Buffalo officials have announced the grand opening of the university's Center for the Arts, a vast, $50-million structure designed by the award-winning New York City architectural team of Gwathmey and Siegel.
  • UB Becomes A Smoke-Free University; Smoking to Be Allowed Only In Selected Residence-Hall Bedrooms
    8/29/94
    The University at Buffalo has become a smoke-free university, effective today (Monday, Aug. 29), with smoking prohibited in all university-owned and operated buildings, stadiums, vehicles, and at all outdoor events.