News Releases

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

  • Pokeman, You Dragonball! -- November Is Japanimation Month in Buffalo
    10/30/07
    There's good news this month for Buffalo "Digimon" and "Card Captors" enthusiasts and the die-hard fans of environmental savior "Princess Mononoke of the Wolves" and "Akira," the innovative, layered film said to have pioneered anime's modernist form. Nov. 9 is the day the University at Buffalo and the Albright-Knox Art Gallery will team up to focus on the thriving anime industry.
  • Study to Test Effect of Less Video Time, Park Access on Teens' Physical Activity
    10/29/07
    If young teenagers can't watch TV or play computer games, will they fill that time with physical activity? And will living close to a park play a role in how active they are during their video downtime? These are questions researchers at the University at Buffalo hope to answer via a three-year, $1.4 million grant from the National Institute of Child Heath and Human Development.
  • Staph-Killing Properties of Clay Investigated by UB Researchers
    10/29/07
    What makes some clays such powerful antimicrobial agents capable of killing MRSA and other virulent bacteria? It's a question that University at Buffalo researchers have been studying for several years.
  • UB School of Social Work to Sponsor Workshops on Treating Problem Behaviors
    10/29/07
    Ricky Greenwald, Psy.D., an internationally respected practicing child psychologist, will present two workshops on "Treating Problem Behaviors: A Trauma-Informed Approach for Teens," in November sponsored by the Office of Continuing Education at the University at Buffalo School of Social Work.
  • Dealing with Stress as a Treatment for Alcohol Abuse
    10/26/07
    A researcher at the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions (RIA) is initiating a study of "mindfulness-based stress reduction," a technique often used in behavioral medicine for stress reduction but not before as an adjunct in the treatment of alcohol use disorders.
  • Zodiaque Studio Dance Ensemble to Perform Nov. 29-Dec. 2
    10/26/07
    The Department of Theatre and Dance at the University at Buffalo will present performances by Zodiaque Studio Dance Ensemble Nov. 29 through Dec. 2 in the Black Box Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
  • Task Group Calls for Internationalizing UB
    10/25/07
    A University at Buffalo faculty task group has released a set of recommendations for "internationalizing" UB, calling for new investments in student experiences, faculty scholarship and institutional mission.
  • Jorge José Named AAAS Fellow
    10/25/07
    Jorge V. José, Ph.D., vice president for research at the University at Buffalo, has been elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world's largest general scientific society and publisher of the journal Science.
  • Architects for Madrid's Luminous Atocha Monument to Speak at UB
    10/24/07
    On March 11, 2007, three years to the day after a series of terrorist bombings in Madrid killed 191 commuter-train passengers and injured more than 1,800 others, King Juan Carlos of Spain inaugurated a brilliantly designed monument to the victims at Atocha railway station, where most of the victims were found. The beautiful Atocha monument is the work of one of Spain's most promising young architectural firms, Estudio FAM, and its principals will present an illustrated discussion of their work at the University at Buffalo on Nov. 7.
  • Performance by DL Hughley Cancelled
    10/24/07
    The Center for the Arts has announced that the performance by DL Hughley originally scheduled for Oct. 28 has been cancelled by the promoter.