Philanthropy

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

  • 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.
  • Law School Scholarship Fund Will Honor William R. Greiner, UB's 13th President
    4/24/04
    The William R. Greiner Scholarship Fund has been newly established in the University at Buffalo Law School to honor UB's 13th president, who retired as UB's chief executive officer at the end of last December.
  • $1.1 Million Volkswagen Foundation Grant Supports Medical Ontology Institute Founded by UB Philosopher
    4/14/04
    SUNY Distinguished Professor Barry Smith, Ph.D., Julian Park Professor of Philosophy at the University at Buffalo, has received a $1,124,000 grant from the Volkswagen Foundation to continue support of the Buffalo-Leipzig Institute for Formal Ontology and Medical Information Science (INFOMIS) through 2007.