Campus and Community

News about UB programs that support our local community. (see all topics)

Two UB students working with small drones in a UB lab.
Tech giants award UB $150,000 to bring ethics into computer science classes
6/18/19

Ethics in curriculum will be a requirement as opposed to an afterthought, organizers say.

Weavers on the Bauhaus staircase, 1927. Photograph by T. Lux Feininger. Collection of the Bauhaus-Archiv Berlin.
UB art historian gives Bauhaus women overdue historical recognition
6/18/19

An exhibition co-curated by a UB art historian, and a new book she has co-authored titled “Bauhaus Women: A Global Perspective,” features profiles of 45 female designers, artists and architects who carried the Bauhaus message to a global audience.

A cover image of the report described in this news release. It show varies images of clean energy workers.
Report details Western New York’s clean energy workforce landscape
6/12/19

One of five jobs in Western New York are in industries with ties to clean energy, yet 54% of workers in clean energy industries are aged 45 or older.

Students sitting at UB's Educational Opportunity Center.
UB’s Educational Opportunity Center announces Community College Instant Admissions Day
6/10/19

SUNY community colleges in Erie, Genesee and Niagara counties collectively provide over 200 academic degrees and certificates.

Empty tables in room below light fixtures.
Silverman Library earns LEED silver for sustainable design
6/6/19

Oscar A. Silverman Library, the University at Buffalo’s 24-hour library that receives nearly 1.3 million visits per year, has been certified silver under the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system.

Exhibit sign for "Finding Refuge in Buffalo.".
UB-led exhibit highlights Buffalo’s refugees, past and present
6/3/19

From fleeing Nazis to today’s asylum seekers, the work touches on war and other atrocities but its main focuses is rescue and resilience.

Evviva Weirnraub sitting at a desk.
Evviva Weinraub named vice provost for UB Libraries
5/30/19

A national leader in digital library initiatives, technology and innovation, Weinraub joins UB from Northwestern University.

Children receiving dental care.
UB helps bring dental care to hundreds of underserved children in Niagara County
5/29/19

The program screened more than 800 elementary students from six schools.

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UB Coalesce receives National Endowment for the Arts grant to enhance artist residency program
5/29/19

The University at Buffalo Coalesce Center for Biological Art has received an Art Works grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to enhance the center’s BioArt in the Public Sphere program. 

Couple holding hands.
Marijuana use episodes linked to partner intimacy experiences
5/22/19

Marijuana use episodes among couples who frequently use the drug increase the likelihood of experiencing intimacy events, according to the results of a University at Buffalo-led study.