Community Partnerships

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

Documentary to explore issues of race and class
9/14/16
Filmmaker André Robert Lee will host a special screening of his moving 2012 documentary, “The Prep School Negro,” on Sept. 19 in 101 Davis Hall on the UB North Campus.
Peaceful gathering to support Native American land threatened by pipeline
9/14/16
The UB Haudenosaunee-Native American Research Group and the Native Graduate Students Association will host a peaceful gathering in support of the Standing Rock Sioux and #NoDAPL on Sept. 16.
UB Awarded $50,000 from U.S. Small Business Administration
9/14/16
The funds will support a program designed to assist scalable life sciences startups with advice from industry and investment experts.
Leveraging learning: UB programs improving quality of life in University District
9/14/16
UB is working with state, city and community-based groups and organizations to develop new programs that expand upon UB’s ongoing efforts to improve the quality of life in the neighborhoods that surround the South Campus.
UB moves up among the nation’s ‘top 50’ best public universities
9/13/16
UB has earned a “top 50” rating among public universities for the third straight year, according to U.S. News and World Report.
UB’s Blackstone LaunchPad to host free workshops for entrepreneurs
9/13/16
Highlights include a visit from Buffalo native Erin Bagwell, producer of the acclaimed documentary ‘Dream, Girl’.
Media Advisory: UB to hold annual Neighbor’s Day Block Party Sept. 9
9/9/16
UB will hold its annual Neighbor’s Day Block Party and Safety Fair from 4:30-6:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 9, on the Hayes Hall lawn on the UB South Campus.
UB’s enrollment is trending upward
9/7/16
Applications to UB are up 10 percent over last year, and the freshman class could surpass 4,000 students for the first time.
UB’s Educational Opportunity Center rallies support for students needing high school equivalency
9/2/16
Representatives from community-based organizations will explain New York State’s new high school equivalency test and how best to prepare students for it at a forum on Sept. 9 at UB's Educational Opportunity Center.
Media Advisory: Thousands of freshman to create human UB logo today
8/26/16
The logo is big enough to fill nearly half of a football field.

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