Philanthropy

News about generous gifts and our philanthropic programs. (see all topics)

  • Oishei Foundation Grant Funds UB Nanomedicine Program
    9/9/04
    The nanomedicine program of the University at Buffalo's Institute for Lasers, Photonics and Biophotonics is moving beyond the benchtop, thanks to a $925,000 grant to the institute from the John R. Oishei Foundation.
  • Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation Awards $100,000 for Cancer Vaccine Research at University at Buffalo
    7/22/04
    A promising new technique for developing a cancer vaccine has earned researchers in the University at Buffalo's School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences the university's first grant from the Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation.
  • UB Law School Graduates Establish Fund in Honor of Former Professor Louis Del Cotto
    7/2/04
    Seven former students of Louis A. Del Cotto, J.D. '51, a highly respected tax authority and professor emeritus in the University at Buffalo Law School, have established an endowment fund -- kicking it off with $75,000 in gifts and pledges -- to honor the man they credit with providing the foundation for their own successful careers.
  • Engineering Honors Scholarship Fund Established to Honor Past UB President Steven B. Sample
    6/1/04
    Several local business leaders recently surprised former University at Buffalo President Steven B. Sample with a scholarship named on his behalf, an honor they felt is befitting the visionary leader noted for his legendary support of scholarship at the highest levels.
  • Johnson & Johnson Gives $180,000 to UB for Development of Smart Sensor System
    6/1/04
    Johnson & Johnson, through its Focused Giving Program, has committed $180,000 to the University at Buffalo to develop a biologically inspired smart sensor system (BIS3) that would have potential applications in medical and industrial situations, and that could enhance U.S. military efforts to improve homeland security.
  • VA, University at Buffalo Dedicate PET Camera
    5/14/04
    The Department of Veterans Affairs Western New York Healthcare System and the University at Buffalo today dedicated a new Positron Emission Tomography (PET) camera at the veterans' facility, 3495 Bailey Ave.
  • UB to Sponsor Women in Philanthropy Seminar on May 18
    5/11/04
    The University at Buffalo Division of University Advancement will sponsor a Women in Philanthropy Seminar to be held from 12:30-2 p.m. May 18 in the Center for Tomorrow on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
  • Drive Aims to Raise $100,000 for Endowed Lectureship Fund in UB Department of African American Studies
    5/3/04
    Plans for an endowed lectureship fund in the Department of African American Studies in the University at Buffalo's College of Arts and Sciences have received a $1,000 endorsement from a Buffalo club named for famed civil-rights activist Mary Burnett Talbert.
  • UB's Senior Challenge Close to Record Participation
    5/3/04
    The Senior Challenge at the University at Buffalo has achieved two of its highest totals of recent years, thanks to the UB Class of 2004.
  • Gerald and Sandra Lippes Complete $1 Million Commitment to UB's 'Generation to Generation' Campaign
    4/28/04
    Gerald S. Lippes, J.D. '64, a distinguished attorney and University at Buffalo Council member, and his wife, Sandra F. Lippes, B.A. '84, have pledged $1 million to UB, $700,000 of which will go to the College of Arts and Sciences to establish an interdisciplinary graduate degree program in arts administration.