Awards

News about awards and recognition earned by UB and members of our community. (see all topics)

RIA awarded $2.7 million to help improve alcohol treatment strategies
4/14/14
Making alcohol treatment more efficient and effective is the long-term goal of a $2.7 million grant to the University at Buffalo Research Institute on Addictions (RIA).
UB literacy learning specialist chosen for prestigious mid-career award
4/14/14
Mary McVee, whose work in the University at Buffalo’s Center for Literacy and Reading Instruction (CLaRI) has earned praise and publicity from educational experts as well as mainstream media, has received the Division K Mid-Career Award from the American Educational Research Association (AERA), a national honor recognizing an outstanding researcher in the intermediate stage of her career.
Two UB architecture projects — including Silo City wall — win international awards
4/4/14
The Architizer A+ Awards competition in which UB architects competed attracts entries from dozens of countries.
Winners of UB entrepreneurship competition feeling good vibrations
4/3/14
Four UB students took first place in the University at Buffalo’s Henry A. Panasci Jr. Technology Entrepreneurship Competition (Panasci TEC) for their plan to manufacture an invention that removes problematic vibrations in high-precision devices.
One of America’s most distinguished conducting awards goes to UB’s Harold Rosenbaum
4/1/14
Multiple award-winning Harold Rosenbaum, associate professor of music and director of choruses at the University at Buffalo, is the recipient of Columbia University’s 2014 Ditson Conductors Award, the oldest continuing award honoring conductors for distinguished contributions to American music.
Two UB students win highly competitive Goldwater Scholarships
3/28/14
Sean Bearden and Nigel Michki, UB physics majors, will receive the prestigious national honor, which is granted through a program established by the U.S. Congress.
UB MBAs take second place in prestigious Whitman Competition
3/25/14
A team of MBA students in the University at Buffalo School of Management took second place at the annual Whitman Case Competition at Syracuse University’s Whitman School of Management.
U.S. News & World Report ranks UB grad programs among best in nation
3/20/14
BUFFALO, N.Y. –The results are in: 34 University at Buffalo graduate and professional degree programs have been cited as among the best in the country by U.S. News & World Report in its annual ranking of “America’s Best Graduate Schools” published today.
Eight MBA students advance to Whitman Case Competition finals
3/13/14
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Two teams of MBA students in the University at Buffalo School of Management were selected to compete in the final round of the prestigious Whitman Case Competition at noon March 21 at Syracuse University’s Whitman School of Management.
Public can help UB architects win international awards for waterfront project, dining “cube”
3/12/14
The architects are finalists in the international Architizer A+ Awards competition — a prestigious recognition in the world of architecture and design.