News Releases

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

  • UB Foundation Increases Funds for Home Loan Program
    6/7/07
    The University at Buffalo Home Loan Guaranty Program, an initiative to encourage UB employees to purchase homes as a means of stabilizing neighborhoods around its South (Main Street) Campus, has received a major, multimillion-dollar boost from the University at Buffalo Foundation (UBF).
  • UB Receives National Honor for Strides for Female Student-Athletes
    6/5/07
    The University at Buffalo has been recognized by the Women's Sports Foundation as one of four "standout" colleges and universities in the nation for making significant strides in providing equitable athletic opportunities for its female student-athletes.
  • High School Financial Literacy Partnership Gains Momentum
    6/5/07
    After joining forces one year ago to bring an innovative personal finance curriculum into area high schools, the University at Buffalo School of Management and M&T Bank are building momentum with the curriculum now being used at 37 local schools, up from 16 schools in last year's pilot program.
  • Farmer's Market to be Held on UB South Campus Starting June 30
    6/4/07
    A new farmer's market featuring local sellers of fruits, vegetables and preserves will open June 30 in the parking lot north of Allen Hall on the University at Buffalo South (Main Street) Campus, near the junction of Main Street and Kenmore Avenue.
  • UB Center Will Research New Uses for New York State's Old Tires
    6/1/07
    The University at Buffalo's Center for Integrated Waste Management has been awarded $1.8 million by Empire State Development to expand the use of recycled tires in construction applications through research and education as part of a program that is the state's most comprehensive effort yet to explore and establish new markets for used tires in civil-engineering applications.
  • UB Faculty Featured in Free Public Summer Lecture Series
    5/31/07
    University at Buffalo faculty members will share their expertise on a variety of topics during the UBThisSummer Lecture Series, "The World in Which We Live: Multiple Disciplines, Multiple Perspectives," to be presented on Wednesday afternoons this summer on UB's North (Amherst) Campus.
  • Analyzer Allows UB to Educate Next Generation of Lab Practitioners
    5/31/07
    An AxSYM immunoassay analyzer funded through a grant from Abbott Diagnostics will help the Medical Technology Program at the University at Buffalo train the next generation of clinical laboratory science practitioners with state-of-the-art skills and knowledge.
  • Spitzer Appoints Simpson to Higher Education Commission
    5/31/07
    University at Buffalo President John B. Simpson has been named to a newly created state Higher Education Commission charged with identifying ways to improve the quality of higher education in New York.
  • Amherst Residents Discuss UB's Plans for Growth
    5/31/07
    About 150 Amherst residents attended a public forum held on Tuesday by the University at Buffalo and the Amherst Chamber of Commerce where UB officials discussed the university's plans to grow by 40 percent and that growth's impact on their community.
  • 14 UB Students Receive SUNY Chancellor's Awards for Excellence
    5/30/07
    Fourteen students at the University at Buffalo have received 2007 SUNY Chancellor's Awards for Student Excellence from SUNY Chancellor John R. Ryan.