News Releases

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

  • The "White City" and the American Dream – 100 Years of Amusement Parks
    9/6/91
    To library director Judith A. Adams of the University at Buffalo, the amusement park is more than a thrill a minute. It's a gleaming temple to the American dream -- canned fun served up in a somewhat whitened sepulchre.
  • Genco to Receive Dentistry's Top Research Award from American Dental Association
    8/8/91
    Robert J. Genco, D.D.S., Ph.D., Distinguished Professor and chair of the Department of Oral Biology at the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine, is recipient of dentistry's most prestigious research award, the American Dental Association's Gold Medal Award for Excellence in Dental Research.
  • Lack of Siblings Increases Blood Pressure Risk
    7/26/91
    Being an only child increases your risk for high blood pressure, according to a study by researchers at the State University of New York at Buffalo.
  • Puerto Rican Literary Scholar to Head UB American Studies Department
    7/16/91
    Alfredo Matilla Rivas has been named chair of the Department of American Studies at the State University of New York at Buffalo for a three-year term effective July 7, 1991 by William R. Greiner, interim president of the university.
  • UB American Studies Faculty Members in National Spotlight
    6/21/91
    Two unusually visible members of the American studies faculty at the State University of New York at Buffalo are again in the national spotlight.
  • Genco Heads International Association for Dental Research
    4/30/91
    Robert J. Genco, D.D.S., Ph.D., distinguished professor and chair of the Department of Oral Biology at the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine, was installed as president of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) at its annual meeting, held April 17-20 in Acapulco, Mexico.
  • UB Professor Named to Fulbright Chair At University of Pisa
    3/12/91
    Michael Frisch, Ph.D., professor of history and chair of the Department of American Studies at the State University of New York at Buffalo, has been named to fill the newly created Fulbright Chair in American Studies at the Instituto di Storia, University of Pisa (Italy) for the 1992 spring term.
  • Study Links Baldness Pattern with Cholesterol and Blood Pressure Levels
    3/30/90
    A study of Italian factory workers has indicated an association between male-pattern baldness - involving both hair loss on the crown of the head and receding hairline - and higher cholesterol levels and diastolic blood pressure readings.
  • University at Buffalo Study Ties Olive Oil to Lower Blood Pressure and Glucose Levels
    2/1/90
    Researchers at the State University of New York at Buffalo have reported that in addition to affecting cholesterol levels, consumption of olive oil and butter correlates with blood pressure and blood glucose levels.