News Releases

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

  • UB to Hold Police Academy to Strengthen Police-Community Bond
    12/8/09
    For the second year in a row, members of the university community will have the opportunity to get to know the police force that protects and serves it on a daily basis as part of the University at Buffalo Citizens Police Academy.
  • UB Professor Named to National Academy of Sciences Panel to Study Thousands of Hazardous Waste Sites
    12/8/09
    Alan J. Rabideau, PhD, professor of civil, structural and environmental engineering at the University at Buffalo, has been named to a National Academy of Sciences' National Research Council panel that will study hazardous waste sites with "recalcitrant" contamination that hinders their closure.
  • Emergency messaging system to be tested
    12/8/09
    A test of UB's emergency messaging system will be conducted on Friday, Dec. 11. The system is designed to assist in communicating with members of the university during emergencies or major disruptions to campus operations.
  • On Campus, Intersession is Prime Time to Conserve Energy
    12/4/09
    With most students headed off campus after final exams, the intersession between the fall and spring semesters provides the perfect opportunity to significantly reduce energy consumption, according to faculty and staff charged with creating and implementing the University at Buffalo's sustainability policies.
  • Undergraduate Research Key to Recruiting and Retaining UB Students
    12/4/09
    As a research-intensive institution, the University at Buffalo is committed to providing rewarding opportunities for research discovery, even to undergraduate students, a group not traditionally provided many opportunities to work with faculty engaged in research.
  • UB Professor Honored by American College Personnel Association
    12/2/09
    Raechele Pope of Williamsville, associate professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy in the University at Buffalo's Graduate School of Education, has been recognized as a 2010 Diamond Honoree by the American College Personnel Association (ACPA) Foundation for her contributions to higher education.
  • UB's Center for Industrial Effectiveness Awards Six Sigma Training Certificates
    12/2/09
    The Center for Industrial Effectiveness (TCIE) at the University at Buffalo has awarded certifications to Western New York professionals in government, manufacturing and academia who have successfully completed Six Sigma training.
  • UB Professor Elected as President of International Society for Eye Research
    12/2/09
    Steven Fliesler of Buffalo, professor and vice chair in the University at Buffalo Department of Ophthalmology, has been elected president of the International Society for Eye Research (ISER).
  • Update: Gas Leak in UB Commons
    12/2/09
    A natural gas leak was reported in the UB Commons on the North Campus. National Fuel responded and the problem was fixed.
  • New Book Offers Rich, Rigorous Exploration of Imagination and the Science of the Mind
    12/2/09
    In a groundbreaking new book, "The Neural Imagination" (2009, University of Texas Press), Irving Massey, PhD, explores the relevance of neuroscience to the study of the arts. Subtitled "Aesthetic and Neuroscientific Approaches to the Arts," the book is concerned with the emergence and significance of neuroaesthetics, an alliance born of the recent and rapid convergence of art and technology.