News Releases

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

  • Jean Brown to Resign as Dean of UB Nursing School in August after Five Years at the Helm
    12/6/10
    Jean K. Brown, PhD, RN, FAAN, dean of the University at Buffalo School of Nursing, announced today that she will step down from deanship in August 2011 after nearly six years at the helm of the school.
  • Snow and Traffic: UB Transportation Project Could Help Region Better Manage Traffic During Bad Weather
    12/3/10
    Powerful, localized snowstorms can snarl traffic for hours or days, as Western New York saw this week when a section of the New York State Thruway closed for 24 hours. That's exactly the kind of scenario that University at Buffalo engineers hope to prevent when they complete a computer simulation of the area's roadways.
  • Gift to Establish Samuel Friedman Library in UB's Institute for Jewish Thought and Heritage
    12/2/10
    A generous gift from the foundation of a late Western New York businessman has established the Samuel Friedman Library in the Institute for Jewish Thought and Heritage (IJTH) at the University at Buffalo.
  • Fundraising Event Continues UB's Efforts to Provide Education, Health Services for Girls in Tanzania
    12/1/10
    The latest step in a cooperative plan spearheaded by the University at Buffalo Center for Educational Collaboration to support education, economic opportunities and improve basic health services for girls and women in the Mara region of Tanzania will take place from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 2, in Allen Hall on the UB South Campus.
  • Dance of the Snow Plows: Buffalo Architect Choreographs Months-Long Snowscaping Project
    11/30/10
    Where other Buffalonians see only piles of white, Sergio Lopez-Pineiro sees opportunity. This winter, the University at Buffalo architect will complete a months-long landscaping project using a single material commonly associated with Buffalo: snow.
  • Pioneering Architect Jeanne Gang to Deliver 2010 Bethune Lecture at UB
    11/30/10
    Jeanne Gang, founder and president of Studio Gang Architects and the lead designer of downtown Chicago's iconic Aqua Tower, will present the University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning's 2010 Bethune Lecture on Dec. 1.
  • Soy Isoflavones Decrease Risk of Invasive Breast Cancer, Large Breast Tumors, Study Shows
    11/30/10
    Isoflavones, chemicals found in soy products and in small amounts in other plant-based foods, may be associated with a reduced risk of developing certain types of breast tumors, a new study by researchers at the University at Buffalo and Roswell Park Cancer Institute has found.
  • UB Police Investigating Robbery on South Campus (Nov. 30 Update)
    11/29/10
    UB Police report that a male student was robbed at gunpoint at 6:29 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 29, in the vicinity of Hayes Annex on the South Campus. Suspect was described as a black male, 5-foot-9 to 5-foot-10, approximately 21 years old, wearing baggy gray jeans and a blue NAPA racing jacket over a grey hooded sweatshirt. Suspect displayed a silver handgun, demanded the victim's wallet and cell phone, and was last seen heading toward Main Street from Main Circle. The student was unhurt.
  • Gift to Support Advanced Visualization Laboratory in New Engineering Building
    11/29/10
    The University at Buffalo School of Engineering and Applied Sciences has received a $100,000 gift to name the advanced visualization networking systems laboratory in the school's new building, slated for completion in 2011.
  • UB Law Professor Winnifred F. Sullivan Awarded Prestigious Luce Grant to Study Politics of Religious Freedom
    11/24/10
    Winnifred F. Sullivan, professor and director of the Law, Religion and Culture Program in the University at Buffalo Law School, is one of four national scholars to receive a grant from the Henry R. Luce Initiative on Religion and International Affairs for a new project entitled "Politics of Religious Freedom."