News Releases

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

  • Linguist Explains Why He Documents Disappearing Bantu Languages
    1/22/08
    Much research addresses how and why many of the earth's thousands of languages are disappearing. The question still arises, however, as to why it should matter to the rest of us if, say, Pite Sami, a language spoken by fewer than 20 inhabitants of Norway and Sweden, should vanish from the face of the Earth. Jeff Good, Ph.D., a University at Buffalo linguist, says that we should attend to these losses because even seldom-used languages can tell us a great deal about the methods of categorization of the natural and mental world and because they can serve as vital links between the present and the prehistoric past.
  • Study to Identify Risk Factors for Staph Bloodstream Complications
    1/18/08
    In an effort to improve this process and develop new guidelines for antibiotic use for a potentially deadly staph infection, University at Buffalo researchers are collecting bacterial isolates and clinical information from SAB-infected patients hospitalized in three area hospitals and following their charted progress through inpatient treatment, discharge and for a post-discharge period.
  • Election Forecaster Calls Nomination Races 'Most Peculiar' in Memory
    1/18/08
    University at Buffalo political science professor James E. Campbell has been studying presidential campaigns for more than three decades and says this year's race for party nominations is the "most peculiar" he can remember.
  • Million Dollar Gift Will Help Construct New UB Engineering Building
    1/18/08
    A $1 million gift to the University at Buffalo School of Engineering and Applied Sciences from a global industry leader with a strong interest in Western New York will be used for costs associated with the construction of a new, high-tech engineering building on UB's North (Amherst) Campus.
  • UB School of Management Alumni Board Names New Officers, Directors
    1/17/08
    he University at Buffalo School of Management Alumni Association has elected its officers for 2008 and has appointed four new board members to three-year terms.
  • Trinity Irish Dance to Perform as Part of KeyBank Dance Series
    1/16/08
    The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will present Trinity Irish Dance at 8 p.m. on Feb 23 in the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus. There will be a pre-performance talk at 7 p.m. The performance is sponsored by KeyBank.
  • WBFO 88.7 FM to Expand Its Community Reach
    1/15/08
    WBFO 88.7 FM, a public service of the University at Buffalo, has received a $223,500 grant from the federal Public Telecommunications Facilities Program to install a new tower and antenna that will increase and improve service to its Western New York audience. This is the largest single competitive grant ever received by the station.
  • University at Buffalo's Buffalo Public Interest Law Program to Hold Annual Auction
    1/15/08
    The Buffalo Public Interest Law Program (BPILP) will host its 13th-annual auction at 6 p.m. on Feb. 15 in the Pearl Street Grill & Brewery, 76 Pearl Street. Tickets are available for $35 at the door and include drinks and hors d'oeuvres.
  • UB Regional Institute to Partner on Effort to Convene Emerging Leaders of Great Lakes Region
    1/15/08
    The University at Buffalo Regional Institute is partnering in an effort led by The Brookings Institution and The John R. Oishei Foundation to convene young leaders from the Great Lakes region, including Buffalo, to develop and implement strategies for the region's economic future.
  • Brennan to Oversee Communications at University at Buffalo
    1/15/08
    The appointment of Joseph A. Brennan as associate vice president for university communications at the University at Buffalo was announced today by Marsha S. Henderson, UB vice president for external affairs.