Community Partnerships

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

Drug combating severe nausea in pregnancy begins clinical trial
6/18/14
The first randomized, double-blind, two-arm clinical trial to test gabapentin as a treatment for severe nausea and vomiting in pregnancy, begins this summer at UB.
Families grow more comfortable with anatomical gifts: 500 will attend UB memorial service
6/18/14
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Increased social acceptance, economic considerations and the fact that more baby boomers are dying have significantly increased the number of people opting to leave their bodies to medical science.
Therapeutic summer fun helps kids with communication disorders
6/2/14
The University at Buffalo Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences will offer a number of creative and fun intensive speech and language programs July 8 to Aug. 7 for school-age children and adolescents who have any of a wide range of communication difficulties.
Kofke named fellow of American Institute of Chemical Engineers
6/2/14
BUFFALO, N.Y – David Kofke, Ph.D., SUNY Distinguished Professor in the University at Buffalo Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, was named a fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE).
Students build model Mars rover for NASA-sponsored competition
5/30/14
BUFFALO, N.Y. – With an Xbox controller in hand, University at Buffalo students will drive a model Mars rover over rocky terrain.
HUD recognizes UB for downtown community outreach programs
5/22/14
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has cited the University at Buffalo as a national best practice for its community outreach efforts in neighborhoods around the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus (BNMC).
Warm Weather Wednesdays bring warm-weather fun to UB
5/21/14
You’ve survived one of the worst winters ever. Summer is almost here and the University at Buffalo is offering some free activities that will bring members of the UB and the broader Western New York communities outdoors to enjoy the beautiful UB campus and have some fun.
UBThisSummer Lecture Series to focus on ‘Innovation’
5/20/14
“Innovation” is the focus of the ninth edition of the UBThisSummer Lecture Series, the annual summer series of talks by prominent University at Buffalo faculty members.
Great-grandmother, a Seneca, earns PhD in transnational studies at UB
5/14/14
“My age never intervened in anything I accomplished at UB,” says Nancy Napierala, 78, who will receive her PhD in American studies this week from the Department of Transnational Studies.
A summer adventure begins at UB
5/14/14
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Fly fishing for native trout on one of America’s most scenic and untouched rivers. Up-close in-person observations of wolves, grizzly bears and rare birds in their native habitat. Sleeping in spacious log cabins in a town resembling a movie set.