Community Partnerships

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

Study finds prenatal marijuana use can affect infant size, behavior
5/10/18
Researchers at UB's Research Institute on Addictions have found that prenatal marijuana use also can have consequences on infants’ weight and can influence behavior problems, especially when combined with tobacco use.
2018 class of UB Champions for Change will present their ideas Saturday
5/9/18
Idea Summit will celebrate the work of the fourth class of Champions for Change, a program that, through a series of workshops, teaches participants how to turn their ideas into action and implement sustainable development in Western New York.
UB’s Diversity in Medicine scholars to work with patient populations that need them most
5/8/18
Two students in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences were among 10 students statewide who received Diversity of Medicine scholarships last year; they just found out they will receive the scholarship again this year.
Online campaign #holdmediaaccountable launched to rein in media companies
5/7/18
A group of University at Buffalo students in a political communication class has launched an online campaign called #holdmediaaccountable. The goal? To call attention to the profiteering by media companies selling access to Americans and the threat that poses to democracy.
Graduate School of Education earns Cullen Grant to cultivate better teachers
5/3/18
The grant will support a UB program to cultivate a “racially, ethnically, linguistically diverse teaching force” in the city’s schools.
Neuroscientists receive grant to study shuttling proteins
5/2/18
Two researchers in UB's Research Institute on Addictions will expand on their work exploring the brain’s endocannabinoid system as a result of a two-year, $427,000 grant award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
UB announces $650 million Boldly Buffalo campaign
4/30/18
The University at Buffalo today launches a fundraising campaign that is the largest in university history and the largest in the history of the State University of New York system.
Media Advisory: Superhero-themed STEM event Saturday in Buffalo expected to draw hundreds of students
4/27/18
Young tech companies Bak USA and Thimble will join ISEP, Say Yes Buffalo and others to excite children about science, engineering.
UB Libraries opens new poetry award to college students across WNY
4/26/18
The University at Buffalo Libraries and riverrun have established the riverrun Summer Research Program in the Poetry Collection, a new award that aims to advance the study of poetry in Western New York.
UB tops Mid-American Conference in green power usage
4/25/18
UB beat its conference rivals by using more than 219 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of green power, representing 100 percent of the school’s annual electricity use.