News Releases

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

  • Makau Mutua Named Dean of UB Law School
    5/7/08
    Makau W. Mutua, recognized as one of the world's foremost authorities in the area of human rights law, has been named dean of the University at Buffalo Law School.
  • County Executive Chris Collins to Kick Off 'Pre-Seed' Workshop
    5/6/08
    Erie County Executive Chris Collins will make opening remarks at a dinner to kick off a 'pre-seed' workshop for Western New York researchers and entrepreneurs considering the launch of a technology-based business.
  • UB Athletics Shows Major Improvements in APR
    5/6/08
    With the results of the fourth year of the NCAA's mandated Academic Progress Rate comes proof positive that the University at Buffalo Athletic Department has made giant strides in the areas of both retention and academic progress of its student-athletes. The APR measures the eligibility, retention and graduation of student-athletes competing on every Division I sports team in the nation.
  • Estimated 750,000 Problem Gamblers Among America's Youth
    5/6/08
    Gambling activity is widespread among U.S. adolescents and young adults ages 14 through 21, according to a study conducted by researchers at the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions (RIA).
  • Policy Makers, Media Blamed for U.S., World Food Insecurity Problem
    5/5/08
    A food security expert at the University at Buffalo says the worldwide food crisis is a direct result of the choices made by policy makers and the lack of attention paid to the food system and its relationship to global warming and fossil fuels.
  • New WBFO Tower, Antenna Improve Quality, Audience Reach
    5/5/08
    WBFO 88.7 FM, a major public service of the University at Buffalo, has completed installation of a new tower and antenna that will improve significantly the quality of its signal to all of its listeners and extend its reach to new audiences that currently do not receive public radio services.
  • Math, Science Summer Camp Set for Top-Performing Buffalo Students
    5/5/08
    The University at Buffalo will conduct a mathematics and science summer camp in August for 50 high-achieving eighth graders in the Buffalo Public Schools, funded through a $100,984 grant from the New York State Education Department's Excelsior Scholars Program.
  • Professors Say Ecological Impact of Bridge Design Is Not Trivial
    5/5/08
    The latest delay in the construction of a new Peace Bridge between Buffalo and Ft. Erie, Ontario, may be trying the patience of Western New Yorkers, but the region has more to lose than time if it erects a bridge that destroys local habitat, according to two University at Buffalo professors who study environmental impacts of structures.
  • Reception to Honor UB's Inventors, Entrepreneurs
    5/2/08
    The University at Buffalo and its Office of Science, Technology Transfer and Economic Outreach (STOR) will recognize the research and commercialization achievements of faculty members at the annual Inventors and Entrepreneurs Reception to be held from 4-6 p.m. May 5 in The Buffalo Club, 388 Delaware Ave.
  • UB's 162nd General Commencement Ceremony Set for May 11
    5/1/08
    Robert M. Bennett, chancellor of the New York State Board of Regents and former president and CEO of the United Way of Buffalo and Erie County, will receive the Chancellor Charles P. Norton Medal, the University at Buffalo's highest award, during the university's 162nd general commencement ceremony, to be held at 10 a.m. May 11 in Alumni Arena, North Campus.