Community Partnerships

The UB School of Dental Medicine has named Frank Scannapieco, DMD, PhD, as associate dean for faculty and professional development, and appointed Richard Scott Conley, DMD, as the new chair of the Department of Orthodontics.

A. Scott Weber has been named UB’s vice president for student life after a very successful tenure as the university’s vice provost and dean of undergraduate education and, more recently, as senior vice provost for academic affairs.

Although alcohol is believed to play a role in college sexual assaults, a new study finds no evidence that male students’ binge drinking per se boosts their odds of becoming a perpetrator.

Comedian and actor John Cleese, whose work includes “Monty Python’s Flying Circus,” “Fawlty Towers” and the Oscar-nominated film “A Fish Called Wanda,” will appear at UB on Dec. 9 as part of the UB Distinguished Speakers Series.

UB Engineering's experiential learning program gives students their first experiences tackling real business challenges – and some of them get hired.

The projects were conducted through a UB-led program that aims to improve science education for kids in Buffalo.

Churches and other faith-based communities are an untapped resource that health-care providers should consider when suggesting treatment options for African-American and Latina mothers who have histories of postpartum depression.

University Police and the Buffalo Police department have increased patrols on and near the UB South Campus in response to multiple armed robberies and attempted robberies occurring over the past several weeks.

Clergy, community leaders and advocates will introduce students to some of the factors that shape patients’ lives.

The discussion will include the efforts to UB students to build a bridge across a dangerous river in Kenya.