Media Advisories

News about upcoming UB events that may be of interest to the media.

Cheryl Strayed to speak at UB Wednesday as part of Distinguished Speakers Series
9/9/14
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Cheryl Strayed, author of the New York Times bestseller, “Wild,” will speak at the University at Buffalo at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 10 in Alumni Arena, UB North Campus, as part of the Distinguished Speakers Series.
Media advisory: Hackathon offers $18,000 in prizes for apps that benefit Western New York community
9/9/14
Details to be unveiled Wednesday morning at dig, downtown Buffalo’s new co-work space.
Media advisory: ASME offers special half-day program on Wednesday for engineers, entrepreneurs and others
8/19/14
The session features NASA administrators, successful entrepreneurs and local business leaders.
Media advisory: The Internet in your car, how origami leads to advanced materials and 3-D printed artificial limbs
8/18/14
Engineering conference in downtown Buffalo focuses on advanced manufacturing and design.
Media advisory: The future of helicopters, big data and redefining American manufacturing
8/17/14
These topics and more will be discussed as up to 2,000 mechanical engineers gather in downtown Buffalo.
Media advisory: Humanoid robots, unmanned aerial vehicles and other tech to kick off engineering forum Sunday
8/15/14
Up to 2,000 engineers worldwide are expected at the event, which takes place Aug. 17-20 in downtown Buffalo.
Media Advisory: UB’s new medical students serve community before their studies begin
8/7/14
Service learning — where students put what they’re learning to work by volunteering in the community — has been steadily growing in popularity at the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. More than half of UB’s medical students take the service learning elective. This year, there’s a new twist.
Media Advisory: High school students build and fly unmanned aerial vehicles on Thursday
8/6/14
The activities are part of the National Grid/UB Engineering Leadership Camp for high school students.
UB Media Advisory: Kensington Bailey business program to graduate inaugural class
7/30/14
Nine entrepreneurs will graduate from the inaugural Allstate Entrepreneur Support program, which brings business owners together to help transform Buffalo’s Kensington-Bailey business district.
UB Media Advisory: Music teachers go to summer school to better teach rhythm and tone to toddlers
7/30/14
Over the summer, more than 50 music educators from across the world traveled to the University at Buffalo to learn how to teach the language of music.

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