News Releases

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

  • Media Alert: The Kids Are Alright!
    3/14/11
    For some college students, spring break means major partying in Punta Cana or the Alps, but 41 University at Buffalo students will spend their March 12-20 break cleaning up parks, feeding the hungry, aiding the elderly, restoring damaged buildings, building homes and assisting with neighborhood projects.
  • Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami Created a 'Cascading Event'
    3/14/11
    The magnitude 9.0 earthquake off the coast of northern Japan and the tsunami it triggered demonstrate the need for an integrated approach to preparing for, mitigating and responding to extreme events, say researchers at the University at Buffalo, MCEER and the UB Center for GeoHazards Studies, who spoke to media in a briefing Friday on UB's North Campus. Video commentary from UB faculty experts is available here: http://bit.ly/eeUn1S
  • UB Scientists and Earthquake Engineers to Discuss Huge Japanese Quake
    3/11/11
    Scientists and engineers at the University at Buffalo and UB's MCEER (Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research) will be available to discuss with media the powerful magnitude 8.9 earthquake that struck the northern coast of Japan and has triggered tsunamis and evacuations throughout half the world.
  • CORRECTION: Bloomberg Businessweek Ranks UB School of Management
    3/11/11
    Bloomberg Businessweek has ranked the University at Buffalo School of Management as one of the nation's "Best Undergraduate Business Programs of 2011."
  • Businesses May Apply for SPIR Grants Through UB
    3/11/11
    Matching funds of up to $25,000 are available to help small and medium-sized companies in Western New York and surrounding areas create and retain jobs with assistance from the University at Buffalo School of Engineering and Applied Sciences through the Strategic Partnership for Industrial Resurgence (SPIR) program.
  • Five Named UB Distinguished Professors
    3/10/11
    Five faculty members representing dentistry, medicine and the social sciences have been named University at Buffalo Distinguished Professors for 2011. The appointments are effective Sept. 1.
  • UB, County of Chautauqua IDA and SUNY Fredonia Technology Incubator to Host Business Support Program
    3/10/11
    The University at Buffalo Office of Economic Engagement, the County of Chautauqua Industrial Development Agency and the SUNY Fredonia Technology Incubator will hold an event to highlight the business and scientific expertise available to businesses in Chautauqua County.
  • UB Psychologist Jack C. Anchin to Receive APA's 2011 Distinguished Psychologist Award
    3/10/11
    Jack C. Anchin, PhD, of Amherst, a clinical associate professor in the Department of Psychology at the University at Buffalo for the past nine years, is the 2011 recipient of the Distinguished Psychologist Award, presented by the American Psychological Association (APA) Division of Psychotherapy for contributions to psychology and psychotherapy.
  • $1.2 Million Grant Will Enhance Public Health Services in Western New York
    3/10/11
    The School of Public Health and Health Professions at the University at Buffalo will receive $1.2 million from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration over the next five years to help launch a training center for New York State's public health work force.
  • New Ranking Places UB Law in Top 50
    3/9/11
    When based on value for the dollar, LSAT scores and faculty publishing, the University at Buffalo Law School, The State University of New York, ranks 40th in the nation, higher than other well-known schools such as UCLA, Michigan and Temple University, according to a formula devised by renowned journalist Malcolm Gladwell in a recent issue of The New Yorker magazine.