News Releases

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

  • Are Sexual Offense Laws Too Harsh? And Do They Work?
    3/2/11
    University at Buffalo Law School Professor Charles Patrick Ewing has added to his series of critically acclaimed books on some of the most unsavory but attention-grabbing aspects of the law, this time with a book questioning the legal logic and effectiveness of the country's increasingly harsh sex offense laws.
  • Media Advisory: Indian-American Author Jhumpa Lahiri to Present Distinguished Speakers Lecture at UB
    3/1/11
    Indian-American author Jhumpa Lahiri will present the latest installment in the University at Buffalo's Distinguished Speakers Series with a lecture to be held Wednesday, March 2, in the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the UB North Campus.
  • Grain Elevator Photography Exhibit at Anderson Gallery Extended to May 1
    3/1/11
    The University at Buffalo exhibition "American Chartres: Buffalo's Waterfront Elevators," scheduled to run through March 6, has been extended to May 1 at the Anderson Gallery, One Martha Jackson Place, off Englewood Avenue between Main Street and Kenmore Avenue.
  • Susan Howe, UB Professor Emerita, Takes Yale Bollingen Prize in American Poetry
    3/1/11
    Susan Howe, former Samuel P. Capen Chair of Poetry and the Humanities, University at Buffalo Department of English, and one of the preeminent poets of her generation, has been named the 2011 winner of Yale University's Bollingen Prize in American Poetry.
  • Emergency Mental Health Lessons Learned from Continental Flight 3407 Disaster
    3/1/11
    When a disaster's physical evidence is gone -- debris removed, shooter arrested, ashes cold -- the psychological effects of the disaster on emergency responders and civilians involved still may burn. Emergency mental health, a field often overlooked in the chaos, is a vital component of any disaster response, but may not be well represented in emergency preparedness planning.
  • Comedian and Entertainment Legend Bob Newhart to Perform April 1
    3/1/11
    The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will welcome Bob Newhart on Friday, April 1, at 8 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre, Center for the Arts, UB North Campus. The performance will be presented by Beechwood Continuing Care and proceeds will benefit Beechwood's Welcome Home initiative.
  • Tony Award Winning Broadway Musical Spring Awakening to be Performed at UB March 31
    2/28/11
    The Center for the Arts, University at Buffalo will present Spring Awakening on Thursday, March 31, at 7:30 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre, located at the Center for the Arts, UB North Campus.
  • A Lesson for Inspired Teaching: From Those Who Know Best
    2/28/11
    Fresh from her memorable work with life-changing but unconventional "maverick" teachers, University at Buffalo education professor Catherine Cornbleth now turns to a universal challenge in the secondary school arena: how to engage students so they feel personally connected in class while teaching them to excel in today's standardized test-driven academic culture.
  • UB's 'Destination College!' Boosts Higher Education for Buffalo's Urban Youth
    2/25/11
    The University at Buffalo Center for Educational Collaboration continues its mission of giving Buffalo Public School students access to higher education with its latest $50,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Education, through the Higher Education Services Corporation, money that will help create a program that encourages underprivileged youth to consider attending college.
  • UB to Hold 'Financial Statements for Dummies' Seminar
    2/25/11
    The University at Buffalo School of Management Alumni Association (SOMAA) will hold a breakfast seminar on understanding financial statements from 7:30-9:30 a.m. on March 15 in 104 Alfiero Center on UB's North Campus.