News Releases

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

  • Doo Wop Rocks to Perform March 14 in CFA
    2/12/10
    The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo welcomes Doo Wop Rocks starring Donny Most (Ralph Malph from "Happy Days") on March 14 at 4 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre, Center for the Arts, UB North Campus. The concert is presented by Scaptone Productions.
  • Kaleida Health, UB Construction Project Moves Forward
    2/12/10
    Despite a difficult economy, state budget woes and the ever-challenging weather, Kaleida Health and the University at Buffalo's $291 million construction project is moving full speed ahead. Today, the two organizations ceremonially marked the first sequence of steel being raised and put into place.
  • Law Dean to Speak Against Homophobia During Week-long African Trip
    2/12/10
    Internationally renowned human rights scholar and activist Makau W. Mutua, dean of the University at Buffalo Law School, will deliver public lectures on sexual orientation and human rights during a week-long trip to Africa. He will depart Saturday, Feb. 13, to travel to Nairobi, Kenya, and Kampala, Uganda. He will return to the U.S. on Saturday, Feb. 20.
  • Photo Opp: Kaleida Health and UB to Celebrate Construction Milestone
    2/12/10
    Leaders of Kaleida Health and the University at Buffalo will gather today (Fri., Feb. 12) for brief remarks as the first sequence of steel is erected at the construction site of a new combined $291 million clinical care, research and business incubation building to be located next to Buffalo General Hospital at Goodrich and Ellicott streets.
  • UB Regional Institute, Border Policy Research Institute of Western Washington University Release 'Border Barometer' Measuring Economic Trends Along U.S.-Canadian Border
    2/11/10
    An analysis released today of economic activity along the U.S.-Canadian border likely reflects the impact of economic recession and tighter border controls, as the value of trade between the two nations dropped 9 percent in 2008 and auto and truck traffic declined nearly 5 percent.
  • Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy -- Masters of the Fiddle to Perform March 7
    2/11/10
    The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will present Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy -- Masters of the Fiddle on March 7 at 8 p.m. in the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts, UB North Campus. The performance is sponsored in part by Monaco's Violin Shop & Music Center.
  • First Blinded Study of Venous Insufficiency Prevalence in MS Shows Promising Results
    2/10/10
    More than 55 percent of multiple sclerosis patients participating in the initial phase of the first randomized clinical study to determine if persons with MS exhibit narrowing of the extracranial veins, causing restriction of normal outflow of blood from the brain, were found to have the abnormality.
  • Silver Nanoparticles May One Day Be Key to Devices That Keep Hearts Beating Strong and Steady
    2/10/10
    Diamonds and gold may make some hearts flutter on Valentine's Day, but in a University at Buffalo laboratory, silver nanoparticles are being designed to do just the opposite.
  • "Artpark: 1974-84" -- A Major UB Gallery Exhibition to Open in September
    2/9/10
    The University at Buffalo Art Gallery will mount the exhibit "Artpark: 1974-84," the first comprehensive historical overview of the seminal years of the innovative Visual Artists Program at Artpark in Lewiston, N.Y.
  • Flight 3407 Anniversary Likely to Trigger Anxiety and Grief, Says UB Trauma Expert
    2/8/10
    Friday's one-year anniversary of the crash of Continental Flight 3407 will almost certainly trigger anxiety and fear among those personally affected by the tragedy. And a University at Buffalo expert on trauma and loss says those with a less-immediate, but still important connection to the tragedy can also expect a recurrence of anxiety or grief.