News Releases

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

  • Szyperski Shares Major NMR Prize
    4/28/06
    Thomas Szyperski, Ph.D., University at Buffalo professor of chemistry, biochemistry and structural biology, is a co-recipient of one of the most prestigious prizes awarded in the field of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, the Gunther Laukien Prize.
  • Oishei Foundation Grant Funds Regional Knowledge Network
    4/27/06
    To help ensure that Buffalo Niagara has ready access to reliable information on critical regional issues, the John R. Oishei Foundation has awarded the University at Buffalo's Institute for Local Governance and Regional Growth $336,371 to develop phase two of the recently launched Regional Knowledge Network.
  • Online Education Program on Medicare Part D for MS
    4/27/06
    The Jacobs Neurological Institute at the University at Buffalo has developed an online education program on Medicare Part D for physicians treating patients with multiple sclerosis. "Medicare Part D: Implications for Physicians and Patients" was developed by the Kenneth Alford Medical Education Center, the continuing-medical-education arm of the institute.
  • NPR Humorist David Sedaris to Perform in CFA
    4/26/06
    The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo will present David Sedaris at 8 p.m. on Oct 10 in the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. on May 5.
  • Joseph Fradin, UB English Professor Emeritus, 80
    4/25/06
    Joseph I. Fradin, Ph.D., of Buffalo, professor emeritus of English at the University at Buffalo, died of cancer on April 24. He was 80.
  • Antioxidant Selenium Offers No Heart-Disease Protection
    4/25/06
    Selenium does not protect against cardiovascular disease, despite its documented antioxidant and chemopreventive properties, analysis of a randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial covering 13 years has shown.
  • Algorithm Developers, Informatics Researchers to Collaborate
    4/24/06
    At an international symposium to be held at the University at Buffalo May 5-6, algorithm developers and informatics researchers will explore the diffusion of evidence-based mental health treatment information for use throughout the world.
  • UB Law Alumni to Honor Five at Annual Dinner
    4/24/06
    Five graduates of the University at Buffalo Law School will receive Distinguished Alumni Awards for their valuable contributions to the legal profession and community at the 44th annual UB Law Alumni Association meeting and dinner to be held at 6 p.m. May 10 in the Hyatt Regency Buffalo.
  • Buffalo Law Review to Honor O'Donnell, Schwenkel
    4/24/06
    University a Buffalo Law School alumni Denise E. O'Donnell, a partner in the Buffalo-based law firm Hodgson Russ LLP, and Robert C. Schwenkel, a partner in the New York City-based law firm Fried Frank Harris Shriver and Jacobson, will be honored at the 17th annual Buffalo Law Review dinner on April 27 in The Buffalo Club.
  • UB to Host Largest Collegiate Mud Volleyball Tournament
    4/21/06
    "Grab a Buddy and Let's Get Muddy" is the theme for Oozfest 2006, the annual mud volleyball tournament sponsored by the University at Buffalo's Student Alumni Board (USAB), to be held April 29 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. April 29 at the Mud Pit on St. Rita's Lane, behind UB Stadium on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.