Media Advisories

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

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  • Media Advisory: UB School of Architecture Offers a Rare Look and 'Sensory' Experience Inside Buffalo's Giant Grain Elevators
    10/20/11
    Hundreds of architectural and history enthusiasts will experience the haunting majesty of Buffalo's mammoth grain elevators during an afternoon tour on Friday, Oct. 21, beginning in downtown Buffalo, giving electronic and print journalists rare access to some of Buffalo's signature architectural monuments.
  • Media Advisory: Local Company to Pilot "SipSmart" Breathalyzer Kiosk
    10/20/11
    Local company Ladybug Teknologies will host a party on Friday, Oct. 21 to launch the SipSmart Network, a system of breathalyzer kiosks that enables bar patrons to stay safe by checking their level of intoxication before they drive. The firm's U.S. headquarters is in the University at Buffalo Technology Incubator.
  • Media Advisory: Actor, Parkinson's Research Advocate Michael J. Fox to Speak at UB
    10/19/11
    Popular actor, author and advocate for Parkinson's disease research Michael J. Fox will present the University at Buffalo's Distinguished Speakers Series lecture at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 19, in Alumni Arena on the UB North Campus.
  • Media Advisory: UB Researcher, Physician to Discuss Parkinson's Disease
    10/18/11
    Faculty in the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences will discuss "New Directions in Parkinson's Research" on Oct. 19 from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. in the Center for the Arts Screening Room on the UB North Campus.
  • Media Advisory: Actor, Parkinson's Research Advocate Michael J. Fox to Speak at UB
    10/18/11
    Popular actor, author and advocate for Parkinson's disease research Michael J. Fox will present the University at Buffalo's Distinguished Speakers Series lecture at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 19, in Alumni Arena on the UB North Campus.
  • Media Advisory: UB Faculty Inventor to Discuss his Solar Technology at Advanced Energy 2011 Session on Emerging Companies
    10/12/11
    A session on emerging energy companies at this week's Advanced Energy 2011 conference will feature a University at Buffalo inventor: Vladimir Mitin, who is looking to commercialize a new and highly efficient solar cell technology that he developed through his research. The session will take place Thursday (Oct. 13) at 9 a.m. in the Niagara Room of the Hyatt Regency Buffalo at 2 Fountain Plaza in Buffalo, starting with a welcome and introduction from UB Vice President of Research Alex Cartwright.
  • Media Advisory: UB's Wolf-Fire Scholarship Fall Feast to Benefit Students Working With Native American Communities
    10/7/11
    The University at Buffalo's Native American Center for Wellness Research will hold a fundraiser to raise money for students active in the Native American communities during its Wolf-Fire Scholarship Fall Feast & Fundraiser at 6:30 p.m. today, Oct. 7, in UB's Center for the Arts on the North Campus.
  • Media Advisory: Buffalo Building Inspectors to Check University District Student Housing on Oct. 8 for Safety Violations
    10/7/11
    As part of a joint effort between the University at Buffalo and the City of Buffalo to improve housing conditions in the neighborhood around Minnesota and Lisbon avenues, building inspectors will be visiting homes on those streets on the afternoon of Saturday, Oct. 8.
  • Media Advisory: Criminal Justice in China to be Discussed at UB on Oct. 7
    10/6/11
    "Finding a New Foundation for Justice in China," a talk by Flora Sapio, PhD, a Visiting Fellow at the Centre for Rights and Justice, Chinese University of Hong Kong, and an expert in Chinese criminal law, will be presented at the University at Buffalo on Oct. 7 from noon to 1:30 p.m.
  • Media Advisory: Satish K. Tripathi to be Inaugurated as UB's 15th President at Investiture Ceremony
    9/22/11
    The University at Buffalo will inaugurate Satish K. Tripathi, PhD, as its 15th president tomorrow (Friday, Sept. 23) at a formal and colorful investiture ceremony.