News Releases

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

  • Nobel Laureate Herbert Hauptman Mourned by UB
    10/24/11
    UB President Satish K. Tripathi issued a statement today regarding the death of Herbert Hauptman, Nobel laureate and a member of the National Academy of Sciences who was one of the most eminent and influential faculty members in UB's long history.
  • The Temptations and The Four Tops to Perform at UB
    10/24/11
    The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will welcome The Temptations and The Four Tops on Sunday, Nov. 20, at 7:30 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the UB North Campus.
  • Media Advisory: UB Students, Faculty and Community Members to Plant Dozens of Trees Along New UB Solar Strand
    10/21/11
    Members of the public will join University at Buffalo students, staff and faculty on the UB North Campus on Sunday (Oct. 23) to plant dozens of trees adjacent to the Solar Strand, the massive solar array under construction along Flint Road.
  • Why We Create Monsters
    10/21/11
    Experts in various aspects of the macabre include several University at Buffalo faculty members who specialize in what many cultures find horrible and terrifying.
  • Alberti Center Director to Give Keynote at Oct. 26 Dignity for All Conference
    10/20/11
    The director of the University at Buffalo's anti-bullying center will share her knowledge of promoting a bully-free school with fellow educators at a "Dignity for All" daylong conference on Wednesday, Oct. 26, at Michael's Banquet Facility, 4885 Southwestern Blvd., in Hamburg.
  • MacHomer: One man as 50 characters from The Simpsons performs a hilarious interpretation of Shakespeare's Macbeth
    10/20/11
    The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will present MacHomer on Saturday, Nov. 19, at 8 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts, North Campus.
  • UB Researchers Investigate Ways to Reduce College Drinking and Risky Sex
    10/20/11
    In a recent study conducted by scientists at the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions involving 154 heavy-drinking college students whose sexual behavior put them at risk for HIV infection and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), there were two expected findings and one surprise.
  • Media Advisory: UB School of Architecture Offers a Rare Look and 'Sensory' Experience Inside Buffalo's Giant Grain Elevators
    10/20/11
    Hundreds of architectural and history enthusiasts will experience the haunting majesty of Buffalo's mammoth grain elevators during an afternoon tour on Friday, Oct. 21, beginning in downtown Buffalo, giving electronic and print journalists rare access to some of Buffalo's signature architectural monuments.
  • Media Advisory: Local Company to Pilot "SipSmart" Breathalyzer Kiosk
    10/20/11
    Local company Ladybug Teknologies will host a party on Friday, Oct. 21 to launch the SipSmart Network, a system of breathalyzer kiosks that enables bar patrons to stay safe by checking their level of intoxication before they drive. The firm's U.S. headquarters is in the University at Buffalo Technology Incubator.
  • Media Advisory: Actor, Parkinson's Research Advocate Michael J. Fox to Speak at UB
    10/19/11
    Popular actor, author and advocate for Parkinson's disease research Michael J. Fox will present the University at Buffalo's Distinguished Speakers Series lecture at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 19, in Alumni Arena on the UB North Campus.