Community Partnerships

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

UB to celebrate summer with UB on the Green
6/30/17
UB on the Green, UB’s free outdoor performance series, is back for an 11th season of music and activities celebrating summer in the South Campus neighborhood.
Virtual reality simulates classroom environment for aspiring teachers
6/29/17
Two UB education researchers have teamed up to create an interactive classroom environment in which state-of-the-art virtual reality simulates difficult student behavior, a training method its designers compare to a “flight simulator for teachers.”
UB dental school finishes first phase of $25 million pre-clinic and clinic renovation
6/20/17
The University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine has completed the first phase of a $25 million renovation of the school’s pre-clinical simulation center and patient clinics.
Driverless car demo to spotlight transportation conference in Buffalo
6/19/17
The event showcases the leadership role that Buffalo and New York State are playing in next-generation traffic systems.
Cultural background plays role in patients’ decision to have mammograms
6/14/17
Clinicians, social workers and medical professionals should be aware of how cultural factors influence whether individuals choose to receive preventative health care measures, according to new UB research.
UB remembers nursing researcher Ellen Volpe
6/12/17
Ellen Volpe, PhD, assistant professor and researcher in the School of Nursing, died June 8 in in a car accident on the Thruway. She was 45.
Media Advisory: Scouts to talk to cosmonaut, visit engineering labs at STEM-themed “camporall”
6/9/17
Up to 800 girls and boys will camp out this weekend at UB.
Malala Yousafzai to lead off 31st annual Distinguished Speaker Series at UB
6/5/17
Human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai will speak at UB on Sept. 19 the first speaker in the 31st annual Distinguished Speakers Series.
UBEOC adds to its ongoing legacy of transforming lives through education
6/2/17
A single parent raising three young children while battling a debilitating disease for more than a decade. A civic-minded entrepreneur who achieved her fantasy of owning her own ice cream truck. A woman who overcame an “attitude” to find a “new lens” to redefine her life.
Tripathi and Johnson urge resistance to federal cap on research costs
6/1/17
UB President Satish K. Tripathi and RPCI President and CEO Candace Johnson today strongly urged members of the Western New York congressional delegation to resist a Trump administration budget proposal to cap federal spending on costs essential to conducting research.