Community Partnerships

News about partnerships and programs that support the local community, including community-led initiatives. (see all topics)

Media Advisory: UB students to begin moving into residence halls
8/17/26
UB will also host Welcome Weekend, an annual celebration to mark the start of the school year.
EOP Summer Bridge welcomes students for extended orientation
7/30/26
The program, part of a broader SUNY effort, gives new UB students a head start, prepares them for success.
Study: Lasting employment barriers for Buffalo’s refugee communities suggest investment in economic integration needed
7/29/26
Study on local refugee community identifies three areas for policy improvements.
Architecture, Indigenous Studies professors receive Mellon grant to plan public greenspace in Medina
7/28/26
Landscape on New York land to focus on state’s history, biodiversity and agriculture.
UB’s ‘SEE’ program sharpens focus in year three
7/28/26
Eighty-four externs at 41 host organizations discover wide career spectrum WNY offers.
Students help advance sustainability in Moog’s supply chain
6/18/26
The work is part of UB’s Carbon Reduction Challenge course, in which students work with local companies.
Gene tied to energy production in brain could lead to new treatment for cognitive disorders
6/18/26
UB researchers’ findings published in Science Advances journal.
University Libraries to host the Buffalo Reading Invasion on UB’s South Campus lawn
6/17/26
The event is set for 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 14.
UB launches Center for Translational AI and Digital Health
6/8/26
Researchers have received $8.3 million in federal grants to use AI and digital technologies to improve health care and accessibility.
Media Advisory: UB hosts ‘Talking Cancer in the African American Community,’ offering cancer screenings
6/5/26
Event is partnership between First Shiloh Baptist Church and the Jacobs School’s Neighborhood Network of Integrated Care.