Community Partnerships

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

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.
UB pharmacokinetics expert Joseph Balthasar appointed to NIH Study Section
6/1/17
UB School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences professor and associate dean for research Joseph P. Balthasar has been selected to serve as a member of the NIH's Gene and Drug Delivery Study Section in the Center for Scientific Review.
Commercializing structural biology knowledge can save money and speed drug discovery
6/1/17
HarkerBIO is a small company with a lot of brain power.
25 companies to pitch at premiere entrepreneur event on June 28
5/25/17
Twenty-four of the best and brightest regional companies have been selected to participate in the University at Buffalo’s Bright Buffalo Niagara Entrepreneur Expo on June 28 at the Hotel Henry.
June in Buffalo invites composers from Norwegian Academy of Music for 2017 festival
5/22/17
June in Buffalo, the University at Buffalo’s internationally celebrated new music festival that helped establish UB as a creative center for music, will take place June 5-11 at various locations on the university’s North Campus.
UB joins new Arts and Crafts Alliance in celebrating Frank Lloyd Wright’s legacy
5/19/17
UB is one of seven major cultural organizations in Western New York that will honor the 150th anniversary of Frank Lloyd Wright’s birth by celebrating the renowned architect’s influence on the region’s Arts and Crafts movement.
Media Advisory: UB to hold commencement ceremonies this weekend
5/18/17
Thousands of undergraduate and graduate students will don caps and gowns this weekend during the University at Buffalo's 2017 commencement ceremonies.
Nonprescription use of Ritalin linked to adverse side effects, UB study finds
5/15/17
New research from UB's Research Institute on Addictions that explored the potential side effects of the stimulant drug Ritalin on those without ADHD showed changes in brain chemistry associated with risk-taking behavior, sleep disruption and other undesirable effects.