Awards

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

UB anthropology student receives prestigious Fulbright to UK
5/18/15
A UB anthropology student just finishing her freshman year will take her passion for the “connections through time” to Durham University in Great Britain as one of three 2015 UB Fulbright Scholars.
UB School of Management students honored at commencement
5/18/15
Fourteen UB School of Management graduates received awards during the school’s graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremonies on May 15 and 16.
UB and Roswell Park receive $1.85M grant to launch stem cell research program
5/15/15
The grant will support eight graduate students per year for five years.
UB professor Norma Nowak to receive Sponsors Award from Amherst Chamber of Commerce
5/15/15
Each May, the Amherst Chamber of Commerce recognizes individuals and companies that support Western New York through their business and community service.
UB School of Management certifies largest LeaderCORE class
5/13/15
The UB School of Management awarded LeaderCORE™ certification to 49 MBA students in a ceremony held last month at the Marriott Hotel in Amherst.
CCR receives $9 million award to improve tool that maximizes supercomputing performance
5/13/15
The tool, developed by UB researchers, is used worldwide by academia, industry and government.
UB master’s student scores national accounting assistantship
5/12/15
Joshua Seward, a graduate student in the UB School of Management, was among only 14 students nationwide chosen for an elite postgraduate technical assistantship with the Financial Accounting Standards Board.
Wilmers to receive Norton medal at University Commencement
5/12/15
Four others - including distinguished faculty, alumni and Buffalo natives – will receive honors at the event.
Economics student receives competitive Boren scholarship
5/11/15
Casey Rothberg, only the second UB student ever to win the competitive David L. Boren Scholarship, fits the scholarship program’s profile on paper well.
UB Prosperity Fellowship program welcomes new name, students and funding
5/11/15
The Western New York Prosperity Fellowship continues to grow, awarding a record class of 34 UB scholars, as well as transitioning from a scholarship to fellowship program.