News Releases

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

  • Regional Institute Releases Report on Tourism Development in the Southtowns of Erie County
    11/28/07
    The University at Buffalo Regional Institute has released the final report on tourism development in the Southtowns, culminating a two-year collaborative planning effort for the Towns of Brant, Eden, Evans and North Collins, and the Villages of Angola, Farnham and North Collins.
  • Design of Patient Tracking Tools May Have Unintended Consequences
    11/26/07
    Proper design of computational tools is critical if they are to be used with success in patient-care settings, particularly in hospital emergency rooms, a field study conducted by researchers at the University at Buffalo and other institutions recently revealed.
  • Italian Edition of Gottdiener's "Life in the Air" Published in Milan
    11/19/07
    "La Vita en Volo," the Italian translation of "Life in the Air: Surviving the New Culture of Air Travel," the 2001 book by Mark Gottdiener, Ph.D., professor of sociology at the University at Buffalo, has been published by Edizione Goliardiche (Milan).
  • Buffalo-Made Anti-Cancer Drug Begins Human Trials
    11/16/07
    An anti-cancer drug developed by Kinex Pharmaceuticals of Buffalo and a University at Buffalo faculty researcher has begun clinical testing with patients.
  • George Lee Recognized by White House for Efforts as a Mentor
    11/16/07
    George C. Lee, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the University at Buffalo Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, today received a 2006 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring from the White House.
  • Study Suggests Need for Spiritual Bridge-Building between Pediatric Oncologists and Patients, Families
    11/16/07
    Results of a new study by sociologist Elaine Howard Ecklund, Ph.D., of the University at Buffalo and researchers at Brandeis University and Harvard University suggest that pediatric oncologists -- most of whom describe themselves as "spiritual" -- might help their young patients and their families more by learning ways to engage them on a spiritual basis.
  • UB Professor, Global Planner and Futurist Ibrahim Jammal Dies at 77
    11/15/07
    Ibrahim M. Jammal, 77, associate professor emeritus and former chair of the Department of Environmental Design and Planning in the University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning, and a major force behind the study of globalization in the field of planning, died Nov. 13 after a long illness.
  • Major Training Grant to Benefit Western New York Ecosystems
    11/15/07
    The National Science Foundation has chosen the University at Buffalo to receive a prestigious $3.1 million grant to train a new generation of environmental experts, using the ecological treasures of Western New York and the Great Lakes basin as a "living laboratory."
  • Performance of Movement and Mime at UB Will Feature Japanese, Argentine Influences
    11/14/07
    The Asian Studies Program at the University at Buffalo will sponsor an unusual cultural event on Nov. 28 -- a performance that will employ the silent languages of movement and Japanese mime as articulated by the internationally-acclaimed Yass Hakoshima Movement Theatre in collaboration with Buffalo's Neglia Ballet Artists.
  • Performance of Movement and Mime at UB Will Feature Japanese, Argentine Influences
    11/14/07
    The Asian Studies Program at the University at Buffalo will sponsor an unusual cultural event on Nov. 28 -- a performance that will employ the silent languages of movement and Japanese mime as articulated by the internationally acclaimed Yass Hakoshima Movement Theatre in collaboration with Buffalo's Neglia Ballet Artists.