Alumni

News for UB’s valued alumni/ae. (see all topics)

  • UB Battery Researcher with More Patents than Any Other Woman is Inducted Into the National Inventors Hall of Fame
    3/3/11
    Esther Takeuchi, PhD, SUNY Distinguished Professor and Greatbatch Professor of Advanced Power Sources at the University at Buffalo, will be one of nine living inductees into the National Inventors Hall of Fame, according to an announcement today by the NIHF, which honors legendary inventors whose innovations have changed the world.
  • Simpson Praises State Senate's Passage of New Bill Supporting UB 2020
    3/2/11
    The new bill passed by the New York Senate today in support of the UB 2020 strategic plan will benefit students, families and the economy of Western New York, said University at Buffalo President John B. Simpson, who praised members of the Western New York legislative delegation for their ongoing commitment to the community and to public higher education in New York State.
  • Madoff Ponzi Scheme: Uh-Oh! Nobody Cooled the Marks Out
    2/24/11
    Most Ponzi schemes, like almost everything else these days, enjoy a limited life in the public eye. Despite its explosive nature, the same would have been true of the Madoff con, except that nobody cooled Bernie's marks out.
  • Career Fairs Go Global, Virtual, Supporting UB's International Focus and Bringing Recruitment to the Cutting Edge
    2/16/11
    A pair of engineering career fairs in March will mark important milestones for the University at Buffalo: Both events have a global focus, a first for UB career fairs, and one will take place completely online -- another first.
  • UB School of Management Alumni Association Names New Officers, Directors
    2/11/11
    Officers for the 2011 term have been elected for the University at Buffalo School of Management Alumni Association, in addition to two new directors elected to three-year terms.
  • Bruce A. Holm, UB Senior Vice Provost and Co-Developer of Life-Saving Drug for Infants, Dies at Age 52
    2/10/11
    Bruce A. Holm, PhD, a key figure in the University at Buffalo's efforts to develop high-technology and life-sciences research in the region, and an internationally known biomedical researcher and successful entrepreneur, died on Feb. 9 of kidney cancer. A resident of Rochester, he was 52.
  • UB Alumni Association to Present Seven Scholarships
    1/27/11
    A total of $6,500 in scholarship money will be awarded to seven University at Buffalo students at the UB Alumni Association dinner beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 4, in the Center for the Arts atrium on the North Campus.
  • Making ADHD Teens Better Drivers
    1/24/11
    A University at Buffalo researcher's work with a state-of-the-art driving simulator is making better drivers among those considered to be the most risky motorists on the road: teens with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder).
  • UB, Clarence Partner to Improve Municipal Services, Provide Internships for Students
    1/20/11
    The University at Buffalo and Town of Clarence are partnering on two initiatives to improve municipal services and give students an opportunity to learn about and contribute to local government.
  • Virginia Seitz '85 nominated to head Office of Legal Counsel
    1/19/11
    President Obama has nominated a 1985 graduate of UB Law School to head the U.S. Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel, a high-profile and highly sensitive position that in recent years has been a flashpoint for partisan political division.