News Releases

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

  • A Plan to Preserve and Strengthen Erie County Farmlands--Authored by UB Grad Students
    3/20/12
    Eight graduate students in the University at Buffalo Department of Urban and Regional Planning have spent months mining the complex network of activities, actors and resources that enable the production, processing, wholesaling, distribution, consumption and disposal of the food in Erie County.
  • John R. "Jack" Davis, BS '55
    3/20/12
    John R. "Jack" Davis, engineer, entrepreneur, former military officer and philanthropist, is a pillar of the Western New York community and a longtime supporter of UB.
  • UB Program Helps Students Secure Jobs and WNY Companies Improve Operations
    3/20/12
    UB's Six Sigma Black Belt Student Certification Program, now in its eighth year, pairs companies with one or more UB senior or graduate students who apply a problem-solving approach to a company-specific issue. Through the TCIE program, Western New York companies have access to a pool of potential employees by serving as hosts for the 2012-13 program.
  • 14 to be honored by UB Alumni Association
    3/20/12
    The University at Buffalo Alumni Association will honor an entrepreneur and a former Buffalo Bill and NFL Hall of Famer during the UB Alumni Association Achievement Awards ceremony to be held at 6 p.m. April 13 in Lippes Concert Hall in Slee Hall on the UB North Campus.
  • Zodiaque Ensemble, In Concert! April 20-22
    3/20/12
    The Department of Theatre and Dance at the University at Buffalo will present Zodiaque Ensemble, In Concert! on April 20-21 at 7:30 p.m. and April 21-22 at 2 p.m. in the Black Box Theatre, Center for the Arts, UB North Campus.
  • Parents of Children with Cancer Distrust and Fear Online Sources of Health Information, Study Shows
    3/19/12
    Parents and adult caregivers of pediatric cancer patients prefer personal consultations with trusted health care providers over online sources for information about their child's illness, according to a University at Buffalo research study.
  • Esperanza Spalding: Radio Music Society Tour Coming to UB April 18
    3/19/12
    The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will present Esperanza Spalding: Radio Music Society Tour on Wednesday, April 18, at 7:30 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre, Center for the Arts, UB North Campus. The performance is sponsored in part by Monaco's Violin Shop & Music Center and A Best.
  • Annual Tech Savvy Conference for Buffalo Girls to Explore Science/Tech Careers
    3/16/12
    Tamara Brown knows if she says the word "polymer" to the average teenage girl, she's likely to be met with a blank stare. She also knows she'll get a much more enthusiastic reception to the word "gumdrop."
  • Sharing Patents with Competitors may Encourage Innovation as Probability for Market Success Increases, UB Study Suggests
    3/15/12
    Firms that make a previously patented innovation accessible to competitors increase overall likelihood of improving upon that breakthrough while also raising profits for the original innovator and market welfare, according to a study by a University at Buffalo economist.
  • UB Proposes Creation of a State Center of Excellence in Materials Informatics
    3/15/12
    University at Buffalo President Satish K. Tripathi travelled to Albany Tuesday to present members of the New York State Legislature and the governor's office with a proposal to designate a state Center of Excellence in Materials Informatics at the university.