For 175 years, the University at Buffalo has made life better in Western New York and around the world with bold action and an unmatched tenacity. Boldly Buffalo: The Campaign for UB is the largest, most ambitious fundraising campaign in university history—a campaign that will transform UB in nearly every way imaginable.
A result of entrepreneurial success and university partnership, this gift will be used to help realize UB’s mission and values of equity, diversity and inclusion.
You help stop bullies by supporting research by expert faculty and staff like Amanda Nickerson, director of the Alberti Center for Bullying Abuse Prevention.
What motivates a young, federal civil servant—an operations analyst in the headquarters of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau—to make a gift consistently—every year—to UB’s annual fund?
Roberta and George Stevens find experiential learning to be essential for students, and their donation supports students who might not be able to afford it.
The College of Arts and Sciences has received a $3.174 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in support of a new Department of Indigenous Studies.
With a community of support behind her, international studies and Spanish major Hannah Griffith, BA '17, says she is ready to take her global experiences and translate them into change at home.
Our country’s 75 million children are an abundant treasure in our midst. While only 20 percent of the population, they are 100 percent of our future—and their future will be our legacy.
Richard Arum, professor of education at the University of California, Irvine, gave the inaugural lecture in the Graduate School of Education’s new Johnstone Distinguished Lecture Series in Comparative Education
Bob Skerker’s passion for architecture informs his love of Buffalo, and UB’s role in building its economy and cultural reputation locally and around the world.
University at Buffalo alumnae Greer Hamilton, MSW ’16, BA ’16, and Danise Wilson, MPH ’14, feel fortunate to have seats at the table, and they want to invite others to join them.
A local entrepreneur and nontraditional student driven to be a role model for her two young children is the inaugural winner of the Drs. Henry J. and Bonita R. Durand Scholarship, an award given to a student facing financial obstacles standing in the way of a graduate degree.
The University at Buffalo School of Management announces one of the largest cash gifts in the school’s history that will create the Kenneth W. Colwell Chair in Accounting and Law.
Audrey Koertvelyessy had a dream life of accomplishment shes couldn’t have imagined as a little girl, and she hopes her gift will help others have the same.
A decades-long partnership has resulted in a significant gift to the School of Architecture and Planning that will support the creation of a new research and educational center.
For David Herer, CEL ’90, family is everything—it’s in the history of his company, the inspiration for his community involvement and the legacy he’s leaving at the UB School of Management.
UB has received a planning grant from to support development of a Haudenosaunee Archive and Resource Collection, bringing a long-imagined project a step closer to reality.
The grant supports a two-year program of exhibitions that aims to advance art as inquiry and draw from the university’s resources and faculty expertise.
Russ Agrusa, BS ’76, founder and retired CEO of ICONICS, Inc., has made a significant investment, allowing UB's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences to break ground on a state-of-the-art building that will bear his name and providing long-term support for students.
Robert Lamy, BS ’77, wants to offer his assistance to students faced with unexpected challenges, which is why he established the Robert Lamy and James Hipkens, MD, Emergency Student Fund.
Because of the work of the Patrick P. Lee Foundation, training programs have been a success at UB that increase the number of highly skilled mental health workers in Western New York.
The UB Libraries, home to the world’s largest collection of materials by and about famed Irish author and poet James Joyce, has received a $100,000 challenge grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) toward the design of a new UB James Joyce Museum in Western New York.
Fellowship will support research on the built environment as a vehicle for the creation of more inclusive communities, with a focus on gender and sexuality in architecture.
Density has been greatly reduced on campus this fall due to the coronavirus pandemic, but anyone who’s gone near the promenade in front of the Student Union on the North Campus has likely taken notice of a curious collection of what, at first glance, just looks like some rocks.
Larry and Leslie Zielinski started the fund with an endowment gift and add to it every year. Now they’ve committed to further funding through their estate plan.
Sara Andrew wanted to help fellow veterans reintegrate after returning home. Her attitude, determination, and generous funding from donors let her achieve that goal.
Family members of Samuel A. Caccamise (DDS '26) have gathered together to honor their father by giving a significant gift to name an operatory after him.
“We're called upon to share our essence in the world," says Rev. Msgr. J. Patrick Keleher, when explaining his motivation for supporting UB's James Joyce collection.
During his career, Jeff says he has always wanted to hire the best person because it added value to his business. But he knows that barriers to career advancement continue to exist.
Through her own experiences, Mirdza Neiders, PMCert '74 knew the importance of women receiving a college education. Now, she's giving back to elevate women in academics even further.
John Reardon and his family knew how much UB and its students meant to his late wife, Glenda, so giving back to support those students was a "no-brainer".
“Beyond grateful” is how Rebecca Kish, class of 2021, describes what she felt when she learned that she had been named a 2019 recipient of the Western New york Medical Scholarship.
Each year, the President's Circle funds various initiatives that support our students, our faculty and our world. Here are nine ways it impacted our university in the 2018-2019 year.