Community Partnerships

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

UB Police arrest suspect in Clark Hall gun incident
2/28/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – University at Buffalo Police today arrested a Cheektowaga man and charged him with displaying what appeared to be a handgun earlier this week in Clark Hall on the university’s South Campus.
UB symposium offers fresh look at how your sex and gender affects your health
2/27/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – When it comes to disease, health care and medical research, men and women are different in their susceptibility to specific diseases and disorders. In addition, experts say there is also a variance in the accuracy of their diagnoses, their treatment and even the kinds of treatment available to them.
UB CEL to hold open house for minority and women entrepreneurs
2/21/13
BUFFALO, N. Y. – The University at Buffalo School of Management’s Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership (CEL) will host an information session for individuals interested in learning more about the Allstate Minority and Women Emerging Entrepreneurs (MWEE) program.
Buffalo Poverty Research Workshop to look at links between poverty and education
2/21/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The fourth Buffalo Poverty Research Workshop, “Education and Poverty,” will be held March 1, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Education Center and Atrium, Olmsted Center for Sight, 1170 Main St., Buffalo. It will be free and open to the public.
UB to host 10th annual Safe Schools Initiative Seminar March 15
2/20/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The University at Buffalo will host the 10th annual Safe Schools Initiative Seminar for law enforcement and schools on Friday, March 15, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Center for the Arts on the UB North Campus. The event is free, but registration is required.
UB to implement new financial aid letter
2/20/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The University at Buffalo will begin using a standardized financial aid award letter beginning with the 2013-14 academic year that will allow students and their families to see clearly the cost of attending UB and financial aid offerings to the student.
Exploring the “cool” side of science: UB to host 27th Science Exploration Day on March 13
2/14/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Paranormal mysteries, crime scene investigations and dissected human organs are just some of the peculiar and gory presentations that the University at Buffalo will host during the annual Science Exploration Day to be held from 9:15 a.m. to 1:05 p.m. on Wednesday, March 13.
Universal pre-kindergarten a windfall for all, UB expert says
2/14/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – President Obama’s passionate proposal to make pre-kindergarten a universal experience for all growing up in America is a “no-brainer” great idea, capable of cultivating better students and more balanced, happier people, says the director of the University at Buffalo’s Early Childhood Research Center.
Retired Coca Cola CEO establishes UB scholarship
2/1/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – John R. Alm, retired CEO of Coca Cola Enterprises, has established a University at Buffalo scholarship for graduating seniors at Maple Grove High School in Bemus Point.
A City Rises Inside a Home
1/24/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. — If it were possible to capture the soul of a city inside a single home, it might look something like the house that Dennis Maher has spent the past three years refurbishing on Buffalo’s West Side.