Community Partnerships

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

Media Advisory: Celebrate summer tonight with UB on the Green
7/29/15
UB will celebrate summer tonight (Wednesday, July 29, 2015) with UB on the Green, the university’s free outdoor event series featuring live music, dancing and hands-on activities for the entire family.
Media Advisory: Buffalo Student Sandbox to award $10,000 in prizes on Friday to student entrepreneurs
7/28/15
The winning team will receive $7,500 and the runner-up will receive $2,500.
Media Advisory: UB solar home to see the light of day
7/27/15
The ultra-efficient modern home — UB’s entry in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon contest — will be moved outside on July 29.
Distinguished Speakers Series to feature Kevin Spacey, John Legend, Siddhartha Mukherjee
7/27/15
Singer/songwriter John Legend and cancer physician Siddhartha Mukherjee will join Academy Award-winning actor Kevin Spacey to headline the speakers in UB’s 2015-16 Distinguished Speakers Series.
Company presenters wanted for fall Bright Buffalo Niagara Entrepreneur Expo
7/24/15
UB’s Bright Buffalo Niagara, Western New York’s premier entrepreneur event since 2009, is accepting applications from companies that want to present at the annual fall Entrepreneur Expo on Oct. 28.
Science under the sky and stars at Cradle Beach
7/21/15
With help from a UB chemistry professor, science is a new emphasis of a summer camp for children who are disabled or from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Media Advisory: Pioneering ARTY workshop concludes with robot parade
7/16/15
An innovative week-long robotics workshop for middle school students ages 9-12 co-sponsored by UB's Techne Institute will culminate with a robot parade on Friday, July 17.
Media Advisory: UB summer workshop introduces local high school students to computational science
7/8/15
Teams of local high school students participating in a unique and intensive UB informatics workshop will present their findings on ways to use hospital and patient treatment databases to improve the overall patient experience at a program to be held beginning at 9:30 a.m. on July 10.
Top principals graduates of UB’s LIFTS program
7/6/15
The top elementary principal in New York State this year is a graduate of the University at Buffalo’s LIFTS administrative education-and-mentoring program, the second consecutive year a LIFTS graduate has been honored as principal of the year.
Media Advisory: Teens to battle virtual computer attack at UB cyber summer camp
7/6/15
The program is sponsorsed by the National Science Foundation, the National Security Agency and Time Warner Cable.

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