News Releases

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

  • UB Nursing Professor Invited to 'Join Forces' with First and Second Ladies
    5/1/12
    As part of their "Joining Forces" initiative, Michelle Obama and Jill Biden met with nurse leaders from 150 nursing organizations and 450 nursing schools who signed a pledge to educate current and future nurses to treat U.S. soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain injury (TBI) and depression, as well as other conditions caused by the physical and/or mental effects of battle.
  • UB Ranks 14th Nationwide for Green Power Use; Named MAC Champion
    5/1/12
    The University at Buffalo is the 14th largest green power user among U.S. colleges and universities, according to new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rankings.
  • UB Partnerships Allow Empire Genomics to Flourish
    5/1/12
    Local life sciences start-up Empire Genomics has gone global thanks to a partnership with the University at Buffalo. The firm has grown the business from a concept to product to a company with rapidly growing revenues and a significant global customer base.
  • UB's Fluid Culture Series to Offer "Tactical Sound Garden" This Weekend
    5/1/12
    The Fluid Culture Series presented by the University at Buffalo Humanities Institute -- the folks who floated a fully made bed in the Commercial Slip last fall -- will mount a downtown "Tactical Sound Garden" designed by Mark Shepard, associate professor of architecture and media study.
  • UB's Summer Programs Combine Fun with Education
    5/1/12
    The University at Buffalo once again steps up with opportunities for fun and intellectual excitement by offering summer programs to entice and inspire children, seniors and everyone in-between.
  • Researchers Develop New Method to Measure IT Quality
    4/30/12
    Researchers at the University at Buffalo School of Management have proposed a better way of measuring the capabilities of IT service providers in a study recently published in IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management.
  • Media Advisory: More Than 175 University at Buffalo Students to Volunteer on Tuesday
    4/30/12
    More than 175 University at Buffalo students will volunteer across the Buffalo Niagara region Tuesday as part of the university's Pride and Service Day.
  • Volcanologist Can Discuss Mexico’s Rumbling Popocatepetl Volcano
    4/27/12

    Michael Sheridan, University at Buffalo professor emeritus of geology, can discuss Mexico’s Popocatepetl volcano, which has entered a heightened phase of activity.

  • Media Advisory: Seven-time Tour de France Winner Lance Armstrong to Speak at UB
    4/27/12
    Lance Armstrong, seven-time Tour de France winner and founder of the Lance Armstrong Foundation, will speak at 8 p.m. on Saturday, April 28, in Alumni Arena as part of the University at Buffalo's Distinguished Speakers Series.
  • Interested in Computer Science? Meet With Local Web Designers and Developers on May 3
    4/27/12
    Local industry and teachers have teamed up to host a conference that promotes careers in web design, software development and other computer science fields.