News Releases

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

  • International Expert on Korean P'ansori Story-Singing Tradition to Perform March 11
    3/2/10
    The distinctive musical and narrative heritage of Korea will come to life on March 11 with a performance of Korean p'ansori by Chan Park, an internationally acclaimed master of the p'ansori story-singing tradition.
  • Taxing Junk Food Could Stem Obesity Better Than Subsidizing Healthy Food, Study Shows
    3/2/10
    One way to stem the rising rates of obesity may be to mimic the successful approach used to decrease smoking: taxes.
  • UB School of Management Names Winners in Target Case Competition
    3/2/10
    A team of three seniors and one junior in the UB School of Management will share a $3,000 prize as winners of the fourth annual On Target Undergraduate Case Competition.
  • Seminar to Explore the 'Art of the Elevator Speech'
    3/2/10
    The University at Buffalo School of Management Alumni Association (SOMAA) will host an interactive seminar, "The Art of the Elevator Speech," at 5:30 p.m. on March 17 in the Millennium Airport Hotel in Cheektowaga.
  • Life Sciences Certificate Program Offered For Those Seeking Employment in New Industry
    2/26/10
    People looking to succeed in the life sciences industry are invited to enroll in "Becoming a Leader in the Life Sciences," a certificate program from the University at Buffalo's Millard Fillmore College through the Division of Continuing and Professional Studies.
  • UB's TCIE adds mentoring to boost project outcomes of Lean training
    2/26/10
    Professionals interested in boosting an organization's efficiency can enroll in Certified Lean Professional Training being offered by the University at Buffalo's Center for Industrial Effectiveness (TCIE) starting March 16.
  • UB Offers Free Tickets for Area High Schools to Attend UB Astrophysicist Lecture
    2/26/10
    The University at Buffalo is offering Western New York high schools free tickets for students to attend a lecture by astrophysicist and bestselling author, Neil deGrasse Tyson.
  • Introducing RoSS, a "Flight Simulator" for Robotic Surgery
    2/25/10
    A collaboration between the Center for Robotic Surgery at Roswell Park Cancer Institute and the University at Buffalo's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences has produced one of the world's first simulators that closely approximates the "touch and feel" of the da Vinci robotic surgical system.
  • Buffalo Poverty Research Workshop to Feature Expertise of Scholars and Community Groups
    2/25/10
    Sociologists, urban planners, geographers and other researchers from area colleges and universities will come together tomorrow, Feb. 26, from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Merriweather Library, 1324 Jefferson Ave., for a free public workshop addressing poverty research in Buffalo.
  • Low-Wage Earners Are the Focus of the Latest Policy Brief by UB Regional Institute
    2/24/10
    From cashiers to child care workers, low-wage jobs are filling a growing segment of the Western New York economy, placing more and more Western New Yorkers on the brink of poverty, according to a policy brief released today by the UB Regional Institute.