News Releases

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

  • Petrie to Present Public Address On Governor's Special Commission On Education
    2/2/94
    Hugh G. Petrie, professor and dean of the Graduate School of Education at the University at Buffalo and a member of the New York State Special Commission on Educational Structure, Policies and Practices, will discuss the findings of the commission at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 3, in 17 Baldy Hall on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
  • Gresham Named Associate Vice President At UB
    2/2/94
    Mary Harley Gresham has been named associate vice president for public service and urban affairs at the University at Buffalo.
  • UB Students Find "Disturbing Deficits" In Compliance With Americans With Disabilities Act Sites Audited Included Hotels, Shopping Malls And Restaurants
    1/31/94
    A study conducted by students in the University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning has found "a compelling and disturbing picture of continuing discrimination against people with disabilities" in violation of Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which deals with access to public accommodations.
  • During An Earthquake, "Smart Concrete" Could Fare Better Than Conventional Materials
    1/26/94
    A new formulation of concrete that is stronger than conventional concrete and has the unique ability to tell humans about tiny cracks that occur within it might be a better alternative to conventional materials for buildings and bridges, particularly during an earthquake, according to a University at Buffalo engineer.
  • UB Expands Partnership With Buffalo's Hamlin Park School 74 Program to Be Pilot For UB Partnerships With Other Area Public Schools
    1/26/94
    The University at Buffalo and the Buffalo Public Schools today signed a memorandum of agreement designed to strengthen and expand UB's involvement with Hamlin Park School 74, one of Buffalo's few remaining neighborhood schools.
  • Engineer Stresses There is No "One-Size-Fits-All" Solution to Preventing, Mitigating Earthquake Damage to Buildings
    1/26/94
    Extensive damage to buildings caused by the Northridge earthquake underscores the need for structural or civil engineers to have input on the design and construction of residential and commercial buildings in earthquake-prone areas, according to an engineer who was part of a reconnaissance team that last week inspected damaged buildings in Los Angeles.
  • Member of Reconnaissance Team Says Los Angeles Earthquake Involved Unusual Ground Motions Vertical Motion Greater Than 1g Preceded Horizontal Ground Motion
    1/26/94
    First-hand assessments of damage inflicted by last week's quake reveal that the 6.6 temblor had an unusual signature, according to Andrei Reinhorn, Ph.D., a member of a reconnaissance team sponsored by the National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (NCEER), headquartered at the University at Buffalo.
  • Rocket Science Comes to Rich Stadium, As UB Engineers And Defense Contractor Work to Wind-Proof Light Poles
    1/25/94
    University at Buffalo researchers and a local defense contractor are applying space technology to the light poles at Rich Stadium in hopes of reducing wear and tear on the 160-foot high standards caused by the sometimes fierce winds that whip through the stadium.
  • They're Baaack…
    1/24/94
    Who better to offer some perspective on Super Bowl XXVIII and its outcome than three professors from the University at Buffalo, hometown university of the Buffalo Bills? Here are some opinions from sports historian Norman Baker, psychologist Michael Raulin and sociologist Lionel Lewis.
  • UB Researchers Call On Buffalo Firefighters For Assistance In Study On Decompression Sickness
    1/21/94
    University at Buffalo researchers trying to find out why decompression sickness, commonly known as the bends, affects some people more than others have enlisted an unusual ally -- the Buffalo Fire Department.