Community Partnerships

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

UB’s EOC to celebrate family, culture and diversity
9/27/16
UB’s Educational Opportunity Center will bring families together for a day of learning and fun at its third annual Strengthening Families Celebration on Oct. 15.
Alberti Center’s annual conference to address bullying and persons with disabilities
9/27/16
UB’s Alberti Center for Bullying Abuse Prevention takes on the challenges of bullying abuse and people with disabilities at its annual daylong conference on Sept. 29.
$3.2 million NIH grant to help women with alcoholic partners
9/27/16
Nearly one in 20 adult women in the U.S. are married to or living with a partner with an alcohol use disorder. A $3.2 million grant to the UB Research Institute on Addictions will develop and evaluate an online program specifically designed to help them.
UB researchers to study effect of Tonawanda Coke emissions on community health
9/26/16
The multi-year study will analyze how emissions may have impacted the health of area residents and employees.
Media Advisory: Linda Yalem Safety Run to welcome more than 1,000 runners for 27th year
9/23/16
The Linda Yalem Safety Run, one of UB’s most enduring traditions, returns for its 27th year to promote personal safety and remember UB student Linda Yalem.
30th annual Distinguished Speakers Series blasts off with twin astronauts Mark Kelly, Scott Kelly
9/22/16
Mark Kelly was commander of two NASA shuttle missions, while Scott Kelly is the first U.S. astronaut to spend a year in space.
New UB pharmacy and physical therapy program works to reduce falls among WNY seniors
9/21/16
UB pharmacy and physical therapy students will travel across Western New York to improve the health of local older adults through the new Interprofessional Falls Risk Reduction Program.
Media Advisory: Grand reopening for Hayes Hall set for 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 23
9/20/16
The $44 million renovation transformed UB's most iconic and historic building into a state-of-the-art facility for learning and research in architecture and planning, while respecting the building’s unique history.
Law School exceeds historic $30 million fundraising goal
9/19/16
The campaign is providing scholarship assistance, faculty support, and programming and facilities improvements.
UB School of Law Mitchell Lecture to address new frontiers in gene editing
9/15/16
The promise and perils of new technologies in genetic engineering will be examined in a major forum on Friday, Oct. 21, sponsored by the UB School of Law.

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