Community Partnerships

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

In UB summer camp, BPS students learn to battle blight, one block at a time
6/28/16
BPS middle schoolers will spend six weeks developing ideas to reclaim abandoned properties in the area surrounding King Urban Life Center, one of Buffalo’s most underdeveloped neighborhoods.
UB joins White House’s new Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute
6/23/16
The institute connects UB, Buffalo Manufacturing Works and other partners to a national network committed to the sustained resurgence of U.S. manufacturing.
UB to celebrate summer with 10th season of UB on the Green
6/23/16
UB on the Green, UB’s free outdoor performance series, is back for a 10th season to celebrate summer in the South Campus neighborhood.
UB Dental receives $371,000 to expand mobile dental program in rural New York
6/22/16
With the support of State Sen. Catherine Young, the University at Buffalo S-Miles To Go Mobile Dental Program has received a nearly 50 percent increase in funding to continue expanding access to oral health care for underserved children in rural areas.
Castillo named director of UB Humanities Institute
6/21/16
David Castillo, a UB professor of Romance languages and literatures, has been named director of the university’s Humanities Institute, a multidisciplinary center established to promote innovative teaching, research and programs in the humanities.
UB Stadium to get new turf and field design; current turf to be repurposed for student recreational use
6/20/16
A new turf will be installed at UB Stadium this summer and Alumni Arena’s basketball court will be refinished – with both playing surfaces prominently featuring the new wordmark and new spirit mark for the UB Athletics department, as well as the interlocking UB logo.
UB establishes Center for Integrated Global Biomedical Sciences
6/14/16
The University at Buffalo has established the Center for Integrated Global Biomedical Sciences, a new international hub for addressing global health challenges through pharmacological research and drug and vaccine development.
UB and VCAMP partner to accelerate health care software startups
6/14/16
UB's Buffalo Institute for Genomics and Data Analytics is partnering with VCAMP to form a lean-startup health-care software venture accelerator that will assist in the university’s regional economic development efforts.
RIA awarded more than $5 million in NIH grants to study alcohol issues
6/13/16
The UB Research Institute on Addictions has received two grants totaling more than $5 million from the National Institutes of Health to study public health issues involving alcohol.
Media advisory: Buffalo teens with asthma teach each other how to best manage their disease
6/10/16
Some Buffalo teens are headed to camp this weekend, but it’s not your typical summer camp. Instead, 60 inner-city middle and high school students will spend June 11-12 at the Nor-Ton Red Jacket Club in North Tonawanda to learn how to better manage their asthma.