News Releases

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

  • 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.
  • Organist Todd Wilson to give recital
    11/13/07
    Highly regarded organist Todd Wilson, fellow and choirmaster certificate holder from the American Guild of Organists, will give an organ recital at 8 p.m. Nov. 16 in Lippes Concert Hall in Slee Hall on the University at Buffalo North (Amherst) Campus, as part of the UB Department of Music's Slee/Visiting Artist Series.
  • UB Maintains Leadership Position in International-Student Enrollment
    11/13/07
    The University at Buffalo continues to maintain its leadership position among America's major public research universities in terms of percentage of enrollment represented by international students, according to the latest annual "Open Doors" report of the Institute of International Education (IIE).
  • Smoking Cessation During Pregnancy Is Focus of Study
    11/9/07
    Despite warnings from experts and media campaigns marketing healthy living techniques, approximately one-third of women of childbearing age smoke cigarettes and 25-50 percent of women smoke during pregnancy. A research team at the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions (RIA) has responded to this problem with a new study focused on a smoking cessation program specifically for pregnant women.
  • B.J. Thomas Holiday Concert to Benefit Ronald McDonald House
    11/9/07
    The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will hold a Holiday Benefit Concert featuring B.J. Thomas at 8 p.m. on Dec. 8 in the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
  • Landmark Trial to Evaluate Cardioprotective Properties of Insulin
    11/9/07
    The ability of insulin to limit heart-tissue damage during a heart attack will be tested in a landmark clinical trial led by Paresh Dandona, M.D., Ph.D., University at Buffalo Distinguished Professor in the departments of Medicine and Pharmacology and Toxicology in the UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
  • Report Focuses on Alternatives to Incarceration in Erie County
    11/9/07
    The Regional Institute at the University at Buffalo has released the findings of its assessment of the Erie County criminal justice system, part of an effort to identify strategies to alleviate jail overcrowding in the county.