News Releases

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

  • Management Students Conquer IBM Business Simulation Challenge
    11/1/12
    Thirty-five students in the University at Buffalo School of Management faced off on Oct. 20 in an IBM-sponsored simulation designed to give students a taste of the real business world.
  • UB Neurological Researcher and Expert on CCSVI Testifies in Canadian Senate Hearing
    11/1/12
    Robert Zivadinov, MD, PhD, FAAN, University at Buffalo professor of neurology, provided invited testimony today to the Canadian Senate on Bill S-204, "An Act to establish a national strategy for chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI)."
  • A Protein's Role in Helping Cells Repair DNA Damage
    11/1/12
    In a new study, University at Buffalo scientists describe the role that a protein called TFIIB plays in helping cells repair DNA damage, a critical function for preventing the growth of tumors.
  • UB Department of Theatre and Dance to Present The Threepenny Opera
    10/31/12
    The University at Buffalo Department of Theatre and Dance will present The Threepenny Opera from Wednesday, Nov. 14, to Sunday, Nov. 18, in the Drama Theatre in the Center for the Arts, UB North Campus. Evening performances will be at 7:30 p.m. There will be matinee performances on Nov. 17 and 18 at 2 p.m.
  • Shaolin Warriors to Perform Nov. 29 in UB Center for the Arts
    10/31/12
    The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo welcomes Shaolin Warriors on Thursday, Nov. 29, at 7:30 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts, UB North Campus. Performed by disciples of the Shaolin schools in China, the Shaolin Warriors are admired across the globe for their exemplary discipline and ferocious martial arts prowess.
  • UB School of Public Health Names Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Diversity
    10/29/12
    Jeffrey Miecznikowski, PhD, associate professor in the University at Buffalo Department of Biostatistics has been named associate dean for faculty affairs and diversity of the School of Public Health and Health Professions (SPHHP).
  • UB Experts Available to Discuss Hurricane Sandy
    10/29/12
    University at Buffalo faculty members are available to discuss challenges relating to the arrival of Hurricane Sandy on the East Coast, including threats to buildings, infrastructure and water supplies.
  • The 'Start Something that Matters' Story Contest
    10/26/12
    Blake Mycoskie, founder and "chief shoe-giver" at TOMS, the popular shoe and eyewear company, and author of New York Times' best seller "Start Something That Matters," will speak November 15 at 8 p.m. in the University at Buffalo's Alumni Arena, North Campus, as part of the 2012 UB Distinguished Speakers Series.
  • UB on Course to Address the Nursing Shortage in WNY
    10/25/12
    The University at Buffalo School of Nursing was recently awarded a $695,000 U.S. Health Resources and Service (HRSA) Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship (AENT) grant for the purpose of increasing the number of advanced education nurses trained to practice as primary care providers and/or as nursing faculty
  • Media Advisory: Crossroads Culinary Center to Open, New Student Dining Facility Features Brazilian BBQ, Fireside Lounge and More
    10/24/12
    Today is the grand opening ceremony of the University at Buffalo's new Crossroads Culinary Center (C3), a student dining facility that puts UB at the forefront of the collegiate dining experience. The ceremony starts at 1:30 p.m. on the first floor of Red Jacket Quadrange in the Ellicott Complex on UB's North Campus.