Awards

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

  • UB Ranks 14th Nationwide for Green Power Use; Named MAC Champion
    5/1/12
    The University at Buffalo is the 14th largest green power user among U.S. colleges and universities, according to new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rankings.
  • UB's Fluid Culture Series to Offer "Tactical Sound Garden" This Weekend
    5/1/12
    The Fluid Culture Series presented by the University at Buffalo Humanities Institute -- the folks who floated a fully made bed in the Commercial Slip last fall -- will mount a downtown "Tactical Sound Garden" designed by Mark Shepard, associate professor of architecture and media study.
  • UB Competition Recognizes High School Entrepreneurs
    4/25/12
    Five students from area high schools won first place in an entrepreneurship competition on March 31 for their winning business proposal, an environmentally friendly gym.
  • UB's Ruckenstein Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
    4/25/12
    Eli Ruckenstein, SUNY Distinguished Professor Emeritus at UB and one of the world's most influential chemical engineers, has been elected to the 2012 class of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation's oldest and most prestigious honorary societies.
  • Two Recognized for Excellence in Dental Education
    4/25/12
    Two outstanding University at Buffalo innovators in dental medicine have recently been honored by national organizations for their contributions to dental education.
  • University at Buffalo Law School Alumni to Honor Six at Annual Dinner
    4/16/12
    Five University at Buffalo Law School alumni and one non-alumnus will receive Distinguished Alumni Awards on May 3 as the Law Alumni Association holds its annual dinner at the Hyatt Regency Buffalo.
  • June in Buffalo 2012: Once More With Brio!
    4/12/12
    Since it was founded in 1975, June in Buffalo has been a landmark on the new music scene, a gathering place for musical visionaries and their works -- several generations of the finest composers on the international scene.
  • UB School of Management MBAs Take Second Place in Whitman Competition
    4/10/12
    A team of four MBA students in the University at Buffalo School of Management captured second place and $1,250 in the annual Whitman Case Competition at Syracuse University's Whitman School of Management.
  • University at Buffalo JD/MBA Receives Prestigious Scholarship
    4/6/12
    Christopher Maugans, a JD/MBA student at the University at Buffalo, is one of only four people nationwide to receive the National Graduate Academic Award from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).
  • Two to Receive SUNY Honorary Degrees at UB Commencement
    4/5/12
    One of the nation's most accomplished leaders in higher education and a Nobel Prize-winning economist will each receive honorary doctorate degrees in humane letters from the State University of New York as part of the University at Buffalo's 166th general commencement ceremony on May 13.