News Releases

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

  • UB Underscores Commitment to 'Green Campus' Planning
    4/22/08
    As environmentalists and citizens nationwide observe Earth Day, the University at Buffalo today reemphasized its commitment to achieving climate neutrality.
  • Free Tax Prep at UB Brings $235,000 Back to WNY
    4/22/08
    Over the past 10 weeks, 138 IRS-certified accounting students from the University at Buffalo School of Management brought nearly $235,000 in tax refunds back into the Buffalo community through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program.
  • MBA Scholarships Awarded in UB Case Competition
    4/22/08
    A $500 scholarship was awarded to each member of the winning team in the University at Buffalo School of Management's second annual Steven C. Verney MBA Case Competition.
  • Former UB President's Book Takes on the Myths Surrounding the Decision to Build UB's Campus in Amherst
    4/22/08
    William R. Greiner has always remained true to his roots. UB's 13th president serving a little more than 13 years, Greiner drives a vibrant blue UB car with the license plate UB13. But given that his heart is firmly in teaching and research, his latest project, "Location, Location, Location: A Special History of the University of/at Buffalo" is completely in character.
  • UB Anderson Gallery Announces Upcoming Exhibitions by Gerald Mead
    4/17/08
    The University at Buffalo Anderson Gallery has announced the opening of two upcoming exhibitions by local artist, curator and collector Gerald Mead.
  • Center for the Arts receives five Telly Awards
    4/17/08
    The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo has been selected to receive five Telly Awards in recognition of the television productions: Music is Art LIVE @ The Center; Bullseye; and The Mystical Arts of Tibet.
  • 12 CAS Faculty Members Receive Funding for Research
    4/17/08
    Twelve faculty members in the College of Arts and Sciences have been named Humanities Institute research fellows for the 2008-09 academic year.
  • Advanced MRI Studies Provide New Insight on Early Parkinson's Disease
    4/17/08
    Parkinson's disease is a degenerative disorder of the brain affecting movement, speech, mood, behavior, thinking and sensation for which there is no known cause or cure. Two studies from the University at Buffalo being presented at the 2008 American Academy of Neurology meeting in Chicago shed new light on very early development of the disease.
  • 4 Faculty Members Receive SUNY Research Awards
    4/17/08
    Four University at Buffalo faculty members -- Robert J. Genco, Andre Filiatrault, Gilberto Mosqueda and Doreen Wackeroth -- were honored for their research and scholarship at the SUNY Research Foundation's annual awards dinner held on Monday in Albany.
  • Common Plant Component Shows Potential as MS Treatment
    4/17/08
    Plant sterols, known to help reduce high cholesterol, also may be effective in treating the effects of multiple sclerosis (MS), novel research by University at Buffalo investigators has shown.