Media Advisories

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

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  • Media Advisory: UB to Host Foreign Trade Commissioners, Part of Governor's International Effort
    4/29/09
    A delegation of 60 Foreign Trade Commissioners, brought to Buffalo by Governor Paterson, will participate in a panel discussion with leaders from the University at Buffalo to discuss how UB's collaborations with industry have generated economic growth regionally and around the world.
  • Media Advisory: Oozfest -- At the End of the Day, It's All about the Mud at UB
    4/24/09
    The University at Buffalo will celebrate 25 years of fun in the mud with Oozfest, the annual mud volleyball tournament sponsored by the UB Student Alumni Board (USAB), to be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. tomorrow (Saturday, April 25, 2009) in the Mud Pit on St. Rita's Lane on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
  • Media Advisory: UB to Break Ground on New Engineering Building
    4/24/09
    The University at Buffalo will reach a major milestone in its UB 2020 strategic plan when it breaks ground for a new $61 million state-of-the-art classroom and laboratory building for the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences today (Friday, April 24, 2009) on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
  • Media Advisory: Bill Nye the Science Guy to Speak at UB April 22
    4/22/09
    Pop scientist Bill Nye, better known as Bill Nye the Science Guy for his educational television program dedicated to making science fun and accessible to all, will conclude the 2008-09 Distinguished Speakers Series at the University at Buffalo with a lecture at 8 p.m. today (Wednesday, April 22, 2009) in Alumni Arena on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
  • Media Advisory: Senior Brunch to Celebrate Success of UB's Graduating Students
    4/22/09
    The University at Buffalo will begin saying goodbye to the Class of 2009 at the annual Senior Brunch to be held beginning at 10 a.m. today (Wednesday, April 22, 2009) in the atrium of the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
  • Media Advisory: At UB, Bridge-Building Is a Competitive Sport
    4/17/09
    More than a hundred students from the region's top engineering institutions, including Cornell, Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute, Clarkson and UB, will compete for the title of Upstate New York champion in the annual steel-bridge building competition to be held today (Friday, April 17, 2009) in Alumni Arena on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
  • Media Advisory: Come Root for UB at the Concrete Canoe Race on Lake LaSalle
    4/17/09
    More than 100 students from the region's top engineering institutions, including Cornell, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Clarkson and UB, will compete for the title of Upstate New York champion in the annual concrete canoe competition to be held tomorrow (Saturday, April 18, 2009) on Lake LaSalle on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
  • Media Advisory: UB's Baldy Center for Law & Social Policy Continues Three-Part Series Featuring Ivy League Scholars
    4/9/09
    Columbia University Professor of Anthropology Michael Taussig will look at emerging issues of cultural and intellectual property this afternoon as part of the University at Buffalo's Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy's two-day speaker series.
  • Media Advisory: French Ambassador Visits UB on Wednesday, April 8
    4/7/09
    Excellency Pierre Vimont (Vee-mon), Ambassador of France to the United States will present a public lecture at UB on April 8.
  • Media Advisory: Research by Outstanding Undergrads to be Highlighted at UB Celebration of Academic Excellence
    4/7/09
    The University at Buffalo will celebrate the research and academic achievements of its outstanding undergraduates, as well as its faculty and staff, at the fifth annual Celebration of Academic Excellence, to be held today (Tuesday, April 7, 2009) in the Center for the Arts on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.