Community Partnerships

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

Noted criminologist to discuss Amherst as one of country’s safest cities
10/22/14
Singer is author of the book, “America’s Safest City: Delinquency and Modernity in Suburbia."
Expert analysis: Why college grads are choosing Buffalo, urban areas
10/22/14
UB planning researcher Daniel Hess says Buffalo’s changing population is reflective of a nationwide pattern of “demographic inversion."
‘Collaborations’ key to UB’s STEM education success
10/21/14
Educators in the Niagara Falls City School District knew they could build the perfect state-of-the-art lab space with flashy, high-tech devices and a STEM curriculum resembling traditional teaching methods. That alone would have been enough to be a showpiece in their district.
Bling, bling! UB chemist hosts national crystal-growing contest
10/20/14
Judges will be looking for qualities familiar to people who have shopped for a diamond ring: Size, clarity and shape all matter.
LPCiminelli awarded phase 2 contract for construction of new medical school
10/15/14
When the new building opens in 2017, it is expected to house 2,000 faculty, students and staff from the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
Middle school students to become cybersleuths for a day
10/10/14
A piece of a cybersecurity display has gone missing and it’s up to a group of 50 students in grades five through eight grade to track it down using digital clues.
UB’s Gifted Math Program accepting applications for another class of future achievers
10/10/14
Anyone looking for evidence the University at Buffalo’s Gifted Math Program pays off in a big way need look no further than two of its graduates: One recently commanded a nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine; the other has the nickname “the closer” for his success in closing the deals his fellow software colleagues have started.
Happy birthday, Cabaret! Buffalo’s Science & Art Cabaret turns 5
10/8/14
The beloved event series, launched in 2009, kicks off a new season in October.
UB’s FAFSA Project opening doors to educational futures
9/30/14
When your team of financial aid specialists can raise the percent of Buffalo high school students successfully completing the all-important financial aid application by 61 percent in a few months, you do the reasonable thing: You try to reach more students.
Avant-garde visionary Robert Wilson to present Leslie-Lohman Queer Arts Lecture
9/30/14
Wilson, a director and playwright, has collaborated with artists from Lady Gaga to William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg and Tom Waits.

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