Community Partnerships

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

UB’s summer programs offer opportunities for academic credit, life enrichment
5/16/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The University at Buffalo is offering a wide variety of courses and educational programs this summer for students of all ages.
Community Relations office opens in Downtown Gateway
5/16/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – With UB’s presence growing in downtown Buffalo, there’s a need for enhanced two-way communication with the surrounding neighborhoods. As a result, UB opened a new Community Relations Office in the Downtown Gateway building at 77 Goodell St., formerly the site of the M. Wile building.
High-tech entrepreneurship program announces 2013 graduating class
5/16/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The University at Buffalo School of Management’s Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership (CEL) and UB’s New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences celebrated the High-Tech CEL class of 2013 at a reception on May 15 at the UB Downtown Gateway.
Ulbrich named Small Business Advocate of the Year
5/14/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Tom Ulbrich, executive director of the University at Buffalo School of Management’s Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership (CEL), has been named Small Business Advocate of the Year by the Amherst Chamber of Commerce.
Seminar to explore basics of financial statements for lay audience
5/13/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Individuals interested in learning the basics of a company's financial statements and how to interpret them for everyday use can now do so, thanks to a Smart Business Practices seminar hosted by the University at Buffalo School of Management Alumni Association (SOMAA) from 8-11 a.m. on June 5 in 104 Alfiero Center on UB’s North Campus.
UB launches 'Innovation Solutions' programs to enhance economic development efforts in WNY
5/10/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The University at Buffalo’s Office of Economic Development has initiated a series of roundtable discussions with industry that will pinpoint challenges and guide enhanced relationships between the university and business community in pursuit of economic development.
‘BAND Against Bullying’ competition to rock UB with abuse-prevention and ‘dignity for all’ messages
5/9/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Students from more than 10 area schools inspired by the anti-bullying spirit will compete for the best musical show in front of “Jersey Boys” cast members and other celebrity judges at the “BAND Against Bullying” multi-school music and arts festival to be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 14, at UB’s Center for the Arts.
UB to host EPA citizen science workshop
5/7/13
Leading environmental citizens from Western New York will meet at the University at Buffalo on May 8 for an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) workshop devoted to leveraging community participation as a tool for monitoring the environment.
Digital artists and “Street Ghosts” come to Buffalo for MediaCities Conference
4/30/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo will become a hub of exploration for digital artists and scholars this weekend as thinkers from around the world attend the MediaCities Conference, taking place May 3-5.
Help make Buffalo an orchestra of light on May 4
4/24/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – On May 4, Buffalo residents are invited to help turn parts of downtown Buffalo and Allentown into a symphony of blinking, multi-colored lights as part of artist Antoine Schmitt’s “City Lights Orchestra” project.