News Releases

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

  • UB Marks Confucius Institute Opening With Traditional Chinese Music and Dance
    4/9/10
    The University at Buffalo celebrates its new Confucius Institute with authentic Chinese music and colorful traditional dancing from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today (April 9) at UB's Center for the Arts on its North Campus.
  • UB's 'Wiggle Your Power' Summer Camp to Teach Children Civic Engagement
    4/8/10
    The University at Buffalo's Center for Educational Collaboration (CEC) will bring its message of civic engagement and personal empowerment to elementary children through a summer camp that mixes interactive activities with UB's mission of making a difference in the world.
  • Media Advisory: Wolf Blitzer to be Available for Interviews
    4/8/10
    Wolf Blitzer, CNN's award-winning lead political anchor and host of "The Situation Room," will be available to talk with local media from 5:30-5:45 p.m. tomorrow (Friday, April 9) in Slee Hall's Green Room, 208 Slee Hall, on the UB North Campus.
  • UB Researchers Harness Basic Survival Tactic to Fight Childhood Obesity
    4/8/10
    University at Buffalo researchers are adapting our innate interest in consuming a variety of foods, considered an evolutionary survival tactic, to develop new interventions to treat obesity in children.
  • UB MBAs Work in New Orleans as Part of 'Alternative' Spring Break
    4/7/10
    For the second consecutive year, 16 MBA students from the University at Buffalo School of Management spent an 'alternative" spring break volunteering for community service projects in New Orleans to aid people still affected by Hurricane Katrina.
  • Media Advisory: Prize-winning Conversation -- Nobel Laureate Chats With UB and HWI Students
    4/7/10
    Students in the sciences at the University at Buffalo and Hauptman Woodward Medical Research Institute will have a chance to chat with 2009 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry Ada E. Yonath April 8 at 4:40 p.m. in the UB Center for the Arts atrium on the North Campus.
  • UB Undergraduate Looking to Fight Cancer Wins Elite Goldwater Award
    4/7/10
    Jasmine May, a University at Buffalo sophomore whose fierce ambition to find better treatments for brain cancer patients is inspired by the recent death of her father, has won the prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education award.
  • More Than $10,000 at Stake in UB Competition
    4/6/10
    Five teams of students and alumni from the University at Buffalo will compete for cash and services in excess of $10,000 in the final round of the Henry A. Panasci Jr. Technology Entrepreneurship Competition (Panasci TEC).
  • Competition Cultivates High School Entrepreneurs
    4/6/10
    Six students from area high schools won first place in an entrepreneurship competition last month for their winning business proposal, a consulting business focused on energy efficiency.
  • UB 2020 Downtown Campus
    4/5/10
    The exact nature of the University at Buffalo's expansion downtown has not yet been finalized, but as decisions are made, they will be consistent with the guiding principles of Building UB, UB's comprehensive physical plan. This plan stipulates that UB will be a responsible community citizen and will collaborate with its neighbors to achieve a shared vision for the future.