Community Partnerships

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

Twitter data could improve subway operations during big events
1/26/17
Preliminary study examines Mets-Yankees game and U.S. Open tennis, finds tweets effective for gathering real-time passenger info.
UB-led STEM partnership gets $1.2 million grant to extend GIS program in Buffalo Public Schools
1/25/17
The grant also funds research centers in geographic information and in education innovation at UB.
UB’s Quanxi Jia named IEEE Fellow
1/25/17
A world-renowned scholar in materials science, Jia is part of UB's Department of Materials Design and Innovation.
Free tickets available to UB’s MLK Jr. Commemoration Event featuring former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder
1/24/17
UB is offering local schools and not-for-profit organizations free tickets to the 41st Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration event, featuring former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, to be held at 8 p.m. on Feb. 16, in Alumni Arena.
Bringing wholesale auto auctions to the web
1/24/17
Buffalo startup ACV Auctions is pioneering a new way for car dealers to buy and sell inventory.
UB professors to discuss Beethoven's hearing loss at BPO performance of his Fifth Symphony
1/19/17
Recordings will demonstrate how Beethoven might have heard music as his hearing deteriorated.
Chinese New Year celebration features traditional and contemporary performing arts at UB
1/19/17
The popular free event will feature members of UB's Confucius Institute and the Chinese Club of Western New York.
Enrollment opens for UB-led MOOC on digital manufacturing and design
1/18/17
The online course will help bolster Buffalo’s status as a nationwide leader in advanced manufacturing.
UB moves dramatically to find and hire minority- and women-owned businesses
1/11/17
UB officials atttend community meetings, host job fairs and collaborate with other WNY institutions.
Saving your family history through curated interviews
1/11/17
Student startup MemoryFox makes it possible with your smartphone.

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