Global Impact

News about UB’s global partnerships and our impact around the world. (see all topics)

  • Designer of Beijing Olympics opening ceremony will speak at UB March 9
    2/22/13
     
  • Former National Security Council director for China to speak at UB Feb. 12
    2/8/13
    BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Lockport native Paul Haenle, who served as U.S. National Security Council director for China, Taiwan and Mongolian affairs from 2007 to 2009 under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, will visit the University at Buffalo on Feb. 12 to present two talks, both free and open to the public.
  • UB, Brock University to offer a joint Master of Arts degree in American and Canadian studies
    2/6/13
    BUFFALO, N.Y. – Satish A. Tripathi, president of the University at Buffalo, and Jack Lightstone, president of Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario, have made official a joint Master of Arts degree in Canadian and American studies to be offered in the fall.
  • UB Confucius Institute, Chinese Club of WNY Will Usher in the Year of the Snake on Feb. 10
    1/10/13
    BUFFALO, N.Y. – The University at Buffalo Confucius Institute (UBCI) and the Chinese Club of Western New York (CCWNY), in partnership with Buffalo’s Gold Summit Organization for the Development of Eastern Culture, will present their colorful, musical and much anticipated annual Chinese New Year celebration on Feb. 10.
  • National Report Says UB International Students Brought $108 million to WNY Economy in 2011-12
    11/20/12
    The 5,357 international students who attended the University at Buffalo in the 2011-12 academic year and their dependents contributed approximately $108,419,700 to the Western New York economy according to the 2012 report issued by NAFSA: Association of International Educators this week.
  • Report on International Student Exchange Finds UB among Top 20 U.S. Host Universities
    11/13/12
    The 2012 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange, released yesterday in Washington, D.C., finds that, for the tenth year in a row, the University at Buffalo is among the top 20 institutions in the United States hosting international students.
  • UB to Host India-China Institute for Teachers Next Summer
    11/5/12
    In July, 2013, the University at Buffalo Asian Studies Program will present a three-week India-China summer institute that will be open to 30 K-12 teachers throughout the region and the country.
  • Upcoming Public Programs: UB School of Architecture and Planning
    10/23/12
    The University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning has announced several lectures, discussions and seminars for late October and November that focus on new methods and formats of practice in architecture and planning.
  • UB Ranked One of the World's Best Universities by Times Higher Education
    10/3/12
    Times Higher Education has named the University at Buffalo as one of the world's top 200 universities. UB is ranked 198th in the 2012-13 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, up from last year's ranking among the top 201 to 225 universities worldwide. The assessment uses 13 performance indicators to analyze how well a university is doing in core missions including teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook.
  • UB's Confucius Institute to Celebrate Chinese Moon Festival Sept. 30
    9/14/12
    The University at Buffalo Asian Studies Program and its Confucius Institute will celebrate the Chinese Moon Festival, also known as the Mid-Autumn Festival, on Sept. 30 at 7 p.m. in Slee Hall on UB's North Campus.