About the University

As New York’s flagship university and a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities, the University at Buffalo (UB) is among the premier research universities in the nation and world. UB is the thriving epicenter of the Western New York regional community, a national leader in public higher education, and a global hub for excellence in research and education. As a diverse academic community, UB’s mission is to bring the benefits of our research, scholarship, creative activity, and educational excellence to global and local communities in ways that positively change the world.  

UB-HWI is located in downtown Buffalo. The focal point of UB’s third, downtown campus center is the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, on which UB’s state-of-the-art Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and UB-HWI are located in proximity to the university’s health and life science partners.

UB’s North Campus, located in the suburb of Amherst, is the university’s main undergraduate campus and home to the university’s primary athletics and cultural facilities.

Three miles to the south of the North Campus, on the northern edge of the City of Buffalo, is the university’s historic South Campus, home to many of the university’s professional schools.