Philanthropy

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

  • Sankyo Pharma Gives $100,000 to UB School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
    3/17/04
    Sankyo Pharma of Edison, N.J., a division of Sankyo Pharma Inc., has given $100,000 to the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University at Buffalo to support its teaching, training and research, as well as for equipment purchases in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences.
  • Fuld Trust Awards UB Nursing School $500,000 Endowment
    2/10/04
    The School of Nursing at the University at Buffalo is one of 10 nursing schools in the U.S. chosen by the Helene Fuld Health Trust to receive a major endowment to fund student scholarships.
  • UB Graduate School of Education Professor and Wife Pledge $25,000 to Support Excellence in Teaching
    2/4/04
    J. Ronald Gentile, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor in the University at Buffalo Graduate School of Education, and his wife, Kay Johnson-Gentile, a retired Buffalo State College professor, have pledged up to $25,000 in matching challenge funds to benefit UB's recently established Center for Teaching and Learning Resources (CTLR).
  • School of Public Health and Health Professions Names Dean's Suite in Honor of Founding Dean J. Warren Perry
    9/25/03
    The University at Buffalo School of Public Health and Health Professions has named its dean's suite in honor of J. Warren Perry, founding dean of the former UB School of Health Related Professions.
  • "Campaign for UB: Generation to Generation" Raises $291.6 Million, Surpasses $250 Million Goal by $41.6 Million
    9/19/03
    The University at Buffalo has concluded successfully "The Campaign for UB: Generation to Generation," becoming the first State University of New York (SUNY) institution to set such an ambitious goal -- $250 million -- and then surpass it, raising $291,602,262, more than five times the amount raised in the university's previous campaign.
  • McLernons to be Honored for Support of UB School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
    9/11/03
    James W. McLernon, B.S. '50, and his late wife, Nancy A. McLernon, will be honored for their extraordinary support of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) at a ceremony at 11 a.m. Sept. 18 in the Jeannette Martin Room, 567 Capen Hall, North Campus.
  • Alumnus Pledges $1.5 Million to UB's Medical School to Establish Chair in Dermatology
    8/29/03
    A pioneer in cancer prevention who appreciated his "quality education," Ralph T. Behling, M.D. '43, has pledged $1.5 million to the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences to establish a chair in dermatology.
  • EDS Gives Record-Breaking $53.5 Million Gift to UB School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
    7/17/03
    EDS, the world's largest independent information technology services company, has given an in-kind software donation valued at $53.5 million to the University at Buffalo School of Engineering and Applied Sciences as part of UB's "The Campaign for UB: Generation to Generation."
  • Center for Computational Research Receives Donation of 3-D Virtual-Reality Equipment from SGI, Inc.
    7/2/03
    The high-end visualization capabilities of the Center for Computational Research (CCR) at the University at Buffalo have been expanded through the donation of a virtual-reality wall system and an Onyx300 system valued at $190,325 by SGI, Inc., and Rochester-based Clarix Technologies, Inc.
  • Perry Continues Support of UB School of Public Health and Health Professions with $100,000 Gift
    6/17/03
    J. Warren Perry, founding dean of the University at Buffalo School of Public Health and Health Professions, has given $100,000 to the school.