Media Advisories

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

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  • Media Briefing: Chilean geologist and UB psychologist to discuss rescue of miners
    10/13/10
    A University at Buffalo geologist from Chile and a UB psychologist and stress expert will be available to discuss the rescue of Chilean miners at a media briefing to be held at 11 a.m. today in 209 Park Hall on the UB North Campus.
  • Media Advisory: TIME Magazine's "Hero for the Planet" Sylvia Earle to Speak at UB Oct. 13
    10/13/10
    Oceanographer Sylvia Earle, who TIME magazine named its first "hero for the planet" in 1998, will speak at the University at Buffalo at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13, in the Center for the Arts as part of UB's Distinguished Speakers Series.
  • Media Briefing: Chilean miners' psychological state to be discussed by UB expert this morning
    10/13/10
    University at Buffalo psychologist and stress expert Michael Poulin will be available to discuss the psychological state of the rescued Chilean miners and the effect this positive news story could have on people worldwide at a media briefing to be held at 11 a.m. today in 209 Park Hall on the UB North Campus.
  • Media Advisory: TIME Magazine's "Hero for the Planet" Sylvia Earle to Speak at UB Oct. 13
    10/12/10
    Oceanographer Sylvia Earle, who TIME magazine named its first "hero for the planet" in 1998, will speak at the University at Buffalo at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13, in the Center for the Arts as part of UB's Distinguished Speakers Series.
  • Media Advisory: "UB Getting Dirty" to Help Beautify South Campus Neighborhoods
    10/8/10
    The University at Buffalo Student Association, in partnership with the UB Office of Community Relations, will hold its annual community service event, UB Getting Dirty, on Sunday, Oct. 10, from 1-4 p.m. in the neighborhoods around the UB South Campus.
  • Media Briefing: UB Receives $8.2 Million to Extend Historic 'Women's Health Initiative'
    10/8/10
    Jean Wactawski-Wende, PhD, professor of social and preventive medicine and co-leader of UB's original $13 million Women's Health Initiative Vanguard Center, will provide details of a new $8.2 million award from the National Institutes of Health to the University at Buffalo to extend the WHI initiative from 2010 to 2015.
  • Media Briefing: UB Receives Major Funding to Extend Historic 'Women's Health Initiative'
    10/7/10
    Jean Wactawski-Wende, PhD, professor of social and preventive medicine and co-leader of UB's original $13 million Women's Health Initiative Vanguard Center, will provide details of a new multimillion award from the National Institutes of Health to the University at Buffalo to extend the WHI initiative from 2010 to 2015.
  • Media Advisory: Grad Students to Showcase Research on Stem Cells, Green Batteries and Anti-Cancer Nanomedicines
    9/30/10
    Sixty graduate students in the University at Buffalo Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering will present their cutting-edge research tomorrow (Friday, Oct. 1) on topics ranging from using human hair follicles as a source of stem cells and anticancer therapies with minimal side effects to improvements in fuel cell technology and strategies for sustainable energy.
  • Media Advisory: UB's "A Greener Shade of Blue & You Expo" to Highlight Green Products and Services in WNY
    9/20/10
    Sustainability at home and on campus is the theme of the University at Buffalo's second annual "A Greener Shade of Blue & You" to be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 21 in the Student Union, on UB's North Campus.
  • Media Advisory: UB to Celebrate a Tradition of Family Service, Expands Child Care Centers
    9/20/10
    The University at Buffalo will celebrate 25 years of on-campus child care with dual grand "re-opening" ceremonies beginning at 9 a.m. tomorrow, Sept. 21, at its expanded and renovated South Campus facilities in Butler Annex A.