News Releases

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

  • Media Advisory: Greiner Residence Hall to Be Dedicated
    8/18/11
    The University at Buffalo will dedicate Greiner Hall, a new state-of-the-art residence hall reserved for sophomores, at an on-site ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 19.
  • Teens Learn about Cybersecurity through UB Program
    8/18/11
    More than 1,100 students and teachers took part in interactive workshops introducing them to the growing and complex field of cybersecurity through programs conducted this past year by the University at Buffalo School of Management.
  • UB to Host WNY Science and Technology Forum
    8/17/11
    The hydraulic fracturing of New York's shale deposits to access natural gas, the fallout from the Fukushima nuclear disaster and current trends in drug abuse are just a few of the topics that will be tackled at the 2011-12 Western New York Science and Technology Forum, "Horizons of the Sciences," for Western New York teachers.
  • Media Advisory: High School Students Mix Driving and Cell Phones In Engineering Simulation at UB
    8/17/11
    Area high school students will be instructed to talk or text on their cell phones when they take the wheel of the driving simulator at the UB/NYSCEDII 2011 Cyber Engineering Workshop for Young Women at the University at Buffalo on Aug. 18 at 10 a.m. in 106 Furnas Hall on the UB North Campus. Media are invited to attend.
  • New Research on Famous Siamese Twins Demonstrates How the Paradox of American Identity Played Out in the Bodies of Chang and Eng
    8/16/11
    Cultural scholar Cynthia Wu has spent years studying Chang and Eng Bunker, a pair of Asian-born, co-joined, entrepreneurial, self-promoting "human marvels." "The Bunker twins," she says, "have served for more than 100 years as metaphors for the paradox that while 'individualism' is what makes Americans stand apart from Europeans, unity is equally valued."
  • Forbes Again Ranks UB School of Management as a "Best Business School"
    8/16/11
    Forbes magazine has once again ranked the University at Buffalo School of Management as one of the best business schools in the world based on the return on investment it provides MBA graduates.
  • Six Law Students Named LAWR Fellows
    8/16/11
    Dean Makau Mutua of the University at Buffalo Law School has announced this fall's Legal Analysis Writing and Research (LAWR) Writing Fellows. "These Fellows were chosen by the LAWR faculty for their outstanding ability in legal writing and analysis," he said, noting that the Law School's enhanced research and writing curriculum is a cornerstone of its focus on practical skills.
  • 125th Anniversary Celebrations Set for School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
    8/15/11
    The University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences will celebrate a century and a quarter of research, teaching and learning as part of "125 Years of Discovery, Change and Progression," a series of educational and social events to be held Sept. 14-18.
  • Women's Quest for Romance Conflicts with Scientific Pursuits, Study Finds
    8/15/11
    Four new studies by researchers at the University at Buffalo have found that when a woman's goal is to be romantically desirable, she distances herself from academic majors and activities related to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
  • 'Hacktivist' Groups Like 'Anonymous' are not the Biggest Threat to Cybersecurity, says UB Information Assurance Expert
    8/15/11
    UB Professor Shambhu Upadhyaya teaches and conducts research in the area of computer security. With hacker collectives carrying out high-profile cyber attacks -- most recently claiming to have stolen a large trove of data including personal information from U.S. law enforcement agencies -- Upadhyaya comments on how much of a threat these groups really pose to cybersecurity.