News Releases

The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will present Kings of Salsa on Wednesday, Oct. 19, at 7:30 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts, UB North Campus.

The Department of Theatre and Dance at the University at Buffalo will present Zodiaque Dance Company In Concert "the 38th fall season" on Oct. 19-23 in the Drama Theatre in the Center for the Arts, UB North Campus. All performances are at 7:30 p.m., except on Sunday, when the performance will be held at 2 p.m.

Media are invited to attend the Sept. 20 grand opening the University at Buffalo's Behling Simulation Center on the fourth floor of Farber Hall, UB South Campus. At 4 p.m., media will have the opportunity to tour the 10,000 square-foot facility and watch dozens of UB students and faculty members as they rehearse scenarios with extremely lifelike "patient" mannequins (yes, they can talk) simulating a variety of medical scenarios.

The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will present David Sedaris on Tuesday, Oct. 18, at 7:30 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts, UB North Campus. A book signing will follow.

The University at Buffalo will hold a news conference tomorrow (Wednesday, September 21) to announce receipt of a major, multi-million-dollar gift from a UB alumnus who asked to remain anonymous.

Before treating their first, live human patient, University at Buffalo students in the five health sciences schools will be able to safely practice a full range of medical procedures, from inserting catheters and delivering babies to resuscitating injured patients, thanks to the new Behling Simulation Center, which holds its grand opening today.

The University at Buffalo Department of Visual Studies and the Humanities Institute, in partnership with the Albright Knox Art Gallery, will present a conversation on the controversy surrounding the recent Smithsonian exhibition "Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture," co-curated by Jonathan D. Katz, director of the UB doctoral program in visual studies, on Sept. 25 at 2 p.m. in the Albright-Knox auditorium.

Buffalo Bills offensive lineman Demetrius Bell was looking forward to the team' first game of the 2009 regular season, having spent his entire rookie season the year before on the inactive roster. Bell had earned the left tackle spot for the opener against the New England Patriots, his first NFL career start. The Bills lost 25-24, but No. 77 went on to start in five more games that fall. It was during his sixth game that Bell suffered a knee injury that took him out of the game and off the playing field for nearly a year.

Former Secretary of Defense and CIA Director Robert Gates will open the 25th season of the University at Buffalo's Distinguished Speakers Series with a program at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21, in Alumni Arena on the UB North Campus.

This fall, the University at Buffalo Architecture and Planning Lecture Series will bring widely recognized architects and planners to town to explore issues like environmental sustainability and, in a broad sense, their social responsibility to the larger community.