News Releases

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

  • Leading Expert on Contemporary Islam to Hold Public Discussion at UB
    10/22/08
    The Western New York community will have an opportunity to discuss issues related to contemporary Islam this week when renowned Islamic scholar and author Akbar Ahmed, Ph.D., considered the world's leading authority on contemporary Islam, will speak at the University at Buffalo.
  • Angelo M. Fatta Assumes Chairmanship of UB Foundation Board
    10/22/08
    Angelo M. Fatta, Ph.D., president of Fatta Enterprises and vice president of the Fatta Foundation, Inc., a charitable foundation supporting child welfare and development in Western New York, is the new chairman of the University at Buffalo Foundation board, on which he has served since 2004.
  • RWJF Senior Vice President and UB Grad to Present 2008 Perry Lecture
    10/21/08
    James S. Marks, M.D., M.P.H., senior vice president at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and a 1973 graduate of the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, will be in Buffalo on Oct. 31 to present the 20th Annual J. Warren Perry Lecture.
  • Couples with Children with ADHD at Risk of Higher Divorce Rates, Shorter Marriages
    10/21/08
    Parents of a child with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are nearly twice as likely to divorce by the time the child is 8 years old than parents of children without ADHD, the first study to look at this issue in depth has shown.
  • An Obama Victory Would Mean Significant Changes for Cuba and Latinos Living in the U.S., Says UB Caribbean Studies Chairman
    10/21/08
    Electing Barack Obama president could significantly change the balance of power in Cuba and among Latinos in the U.S. because Cuba would be forced to deal with the first American administration in decades poised to strengthen ties with the country's military government, according to the director of the University at Buffalo's Caribbean Studies Program.
  • Urban Planner Michael Teitz, 2008 UB Clarkson Chair, to Speak Oct. 29
    10/20/08
    Michael Teitz, professor emeritus of city and regional planning at the University of California, Berkeley, and 2008-09 Nan and Will Clarkson Visiting Chair in the University at Buffalo Department of Urban and Regional Planning, will deliver the annual Clarkson lecture on Oct. 29.
  • Architecture, Planning Lecture Series Continues at UB
    10/20/08
    The University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning will continue its fall 2008 lecture series with international speakers whose reputations are among the most outstanding in their fields.
  • New Transportation Engineering Emphasis at UB Will Address New York State Systems, Infrastructure
    10/17/08
    A new transportation research specialization at the University at Buffalo School of Engineering and Applied Sciences will provide New York State's government agencies and municipalities with access to innovative technologies and systems that address critical transportation issues facing the region and the nation.
  • UB Purchases Security Cameras for University Heights
    10/16/08
    The University at Buffalo has purchased three security cameras for the Buffalo Police Department as part of UB's ongoing efforts to improve safety and behavior in University Heights, in cooperation with the City of Buffalo, neighborhood residents and community leaders.
  • Depression and Suicidal Thoughts Among Police Officers Differ Based on Gender and Work Shift, Study Finds
    10/16/08
    A quarter of female police officers and nearly as many male officers assigned to shift work had thought about taking their own lives, a new study of police work patterns and stress headed by a University at Buffalo researcher has shown.