Community Partnerships

Working with community partners in the City of Buffalo and Grassroots Gardens of WNY, UB researchers are leading a HUD-funded project examining the merits of mycelium-based soil remediation, while educating the public about the potential hazards of lead-contaminated soil.

For Natalie Barnhard and her dream of opening a recovery center for people who have a spinal cord injury, all the right puzzle pieces fell into place at the right time.

Funding will help resume and expand a previous initiative between the UB School of Dental Medicine and nonprofit Arc GLOW that provided dental care to patients with disabilities in the university’s mobile dental clinic.

A new book, co-authored by UB and Buffalo Public Schools researchers and educators, aims to provide a new blueprint for residency programs that train community members to become teachers.

The UB School of Dental Medicine will host the sixth Dentistry Smiles on Veterans, an annual program that welcomes local veterans to receive a day of free dental screenings, cleanings, extractions, restorations and denture repairs.

The 17th annual Reboot Safe Schools Initiative Seminar will address the perils of social media and technology that confront youth both in and outside of schools.

Panel discussion Oct. 28 will invite community members and scholars together to talk about the study's findings and forge a path forward.

Researchers will develop digital literacy tools, and share them with senior citizens and teens.

The program – a partnership between UB Dental and the Eighth District Dental Society – will provide free dental care to nearly 200 Western New York veterans.

The center is committed to providing academic, vocational and career services to Western New York residents.