Awards

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

  • UB Architects Exhibit Low-cost, Low-tech Design Solutions at International Festival
    7/13/11
    Two University at Buffalo architects presented a unique solution to the uncomfortably chilly temperatures of an old stone building in England as part of the sixth annual International Architecture Festival, Eme3, held July 1-3 in Barcelona.
  • Young Entrepreneur Keeps Old Software Programs Alive With 'OldVersion.com'
    6/20/11
    At the age of 10, while other children fretted over how they'd fit in at middle school, Alexander Levine was trying to start an online business. At age 11 he launched the site that would fund his college education: OldVersion.com.
  • Buffalo's Rankings as a Top Science City in the State Reflect UB's Strategic Strengths
    6/8/11
    Researchers at the University at Buffalo are pleased -- but not surprised -- that a recent national study of "hot spots" for scientific disciplines ranks Buffalo as one of the state's top cities for physics and chemistry. An additional ranking found that UB's Department of Chemistry is among the best in the nation.
  • Art Historian One of 26 Statewide SUNY Grant Recipients
    5/31/11
    Art historian Elizabeth Otto, PhD. assistant professor of modern and contemporary art, Department of Visual Studies, University at Buffalo College of Arts and Sciences, has received a $5,000 Conversations in the Disciplines (CID) grant from the State University of New York for the 2011-12 academic year.
  • UB Humanities Institute Announces 2011-12 Faculty Fellows
    5/19/11
    The University at Buffalo Humanities Institute, which promotes innovative cross-disciplinary research, teaching and community programs in the humanities, has announced recipients of its 2011-12 Faculty Fellowships.
  • Exhibition of Paintings by Will Harris at Anderson Gallery May 14 to Aug. 7
    4/26/11
    The University at Buffalo will present an exhibition of paintings by Willard "Will" Russell Harris (1933-2008), a 30-year faculty member of the UB Department of Art, May 14 to Aug. 7 in the Anderson Gallery, One Martha Jackson Place, Buffalo.
  • Freshman Architects Erect Community of Micro-Dwellings at Griffis Sculpture Park
    4/21/11
    Freshman architecture students from the University at Buffalo have designed and are building a 96-foot-long string of wooden micro-dwellings that will open to the public later this month at Griffis Sculpture Park. Assembly of "The Living Wall" will conclude the week of April 25. The UB School of Architecture and Planning is inviting the public as well as students, professors and critics to attend an opening reception and dedication ceremony for "The Living Wall" at 1 p.m. on April 29 at the main entrance of the Griffis Sculpture Park, 6902 Mill Valley Road, East Otto in Cattaraugus County.
  • International Artistic and Cultural Exchange Program to Offer Free Performance by Belgian Theater Group
    4/12/11
    The International Artistic and Cultural Exchange Program of the University at Buffalo Department of Theatre and Dance (IACE) will present a free performance from Belgium's Theatre Universitaire Royal de Liege on Monday, April 18, at 5:30 p.m. The performance will be held in the Katharine Cornell Theatre, located in the Ellicott Complex on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
  • CORRECTION: Bloomberg Businessweek Ranks UB School of Management
    3/11/11
    Bloomberg Businessweek has ranked the University at Buffalo School of Management as one of the nation's "Best Undergraduate Business Programs of 2011."
  • New Ranking Places UB Law in Top 50
    3/9/11
    When based on value for the dollar, LSAT scores and faculty publishing, the University at Buffalo Law School, The State University of New York, ranks 40th in the nation, higher than other well-known schools such as UCLA, Michigan and Temple University, according to a formula devised by renowned journalist Malcolm Gladwell in a recent issue of The New Yorker magazine.