News Releases

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

  • UB's Large International Student Population an Economic, Cultural, Educational Boon
    8/26/08
    More than 15 percent of University at Buffalo students come from outside the United States -- 4,300-plus last year and about the same number expected for the new academic year, which began yesterday. It is a population UB is working hard to increase.
  • Georgian Professors Now Safely Back at UB After Escaping Conflict
    8/22/08
    Ia Iashvili, Ph.D., and her husband, Avto Kharchilava, Ph.D., both assistant professors of physics at the University at Buffalo, and their five-year-old son have now returned to their Amherst home after escaping the conflict in their native Georgia, where they were spending summer vacation with their families.
  • Info Site Juiced Up for UB's International Students
    8/21/08
    The 4,000-plus international students who begin classes this semester at the University at Buffalo will find enhanced resources on the UB Libraries' Web site suggested by their peers and developed by the libraries especially for them.
  • UB Alert: Sign up for Emergency Text Messages/Emails
    8/20/08
    To subscribe to receive text messages and/or emails about campus emergencies, weather-related closings, or any other urgent campus information that you'll need to know about, visit emergency.buffalo.edu.
  • Maverick Teachers and New Teachers in Urban Schools Often Thrive in Challenging Settings, Says Researcher
    8/20/08
    American pop culture holds a special place for Hollywood depictions of eccentric or inexperienced teachers who use unconventional methods to achieve classroom breakthroughs and transform the lives of their students. While these big-screen portrayals often border on the fantastical, some of the qualities exhibited by movie teachers do lead to classroom successes, according to a University at Buffalo professor who studies real-life "maverick" teachers and new teachers who succeed in urban classrooms.
  • 36th UB Athletics Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Set for Oct. 17
    8/20/08
    Seven University at Buffalo alumni will be inducted into the Dr. and Mrs. Edmond J. Gicewicz Family UB Athletics Hall of Fame during the 36th annual ceremony to be held Oct. 17 in Alumni Arena on the UB North (Amherst) Campus. Another individual will be honored for his ongoing support to the university's athletics program.
  • UB Police Officers to Ride in Memory of Those Who Died in 9/11 Attacks
    8/19/08
    Ever since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, Dale Hohl says he has wanted to help those who lost their lives to save others on that day. Hohl and Amy Pedlow, who are both University at Buffalo police officers, soon will get that chance when they participate in the 2008 Tour De Force, a bike ride started in 2002 as a memorial to the police officers who gave their lives on 9/11.
  • Operations Returning to Normal After Buildings on North Campus Evacuated Due to Gas Leaks
    8/19/08
    (August 19, 2008, 12:45 p.m.) -- Three buildings on the North Campus were evacuated as a safety precaution this morning following two separate natural gas leaks. The evacuation orders have been lifted and repairs are underway.
  • UB to Expand Its Social Work Internship Program
    8/18/08
    The University at Buffalo School of Social Work this fall will expand a multi-year prestigious national grant program designed to transform how graduate social work students learn how to serve older adults.
  • Fighting Back: Winning the Struggle Against Eating Disorders
    8/14/08
    In eating disorders, the "battleground is the body," says University at Buffalo researcher Catherine P. Cook-Cottone, who is examining ways to win those battles using conventional as well as less-common solutions.