Philanthropy

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

  • UB School of Pharmacy Alumnus Gives $5 Million to Strengthen Research Core in Pharmaceutical Science
    10/23/00
    Gifted venture strategist and scientist John N. Kapoor -- founder, chairman and CEO of E.J. Financial Enterprises, Inc. -- has given $5 million to the University at Buffalo, a gift that will help strengthen the UB School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences' research core, provide resources to create a state-of-the-art instrumentation center and fortify the pharmaceutical-science faculty.
  • UB Announces $250 Million Campaign; Largest Ever Conducted by Public University in New York, New England
    10/20/00
    A national and international leader in higher education, the University at Buffalo announced today that it is launching a $250 million campaign, the largest ever conducted by a public university in New York and New England.
  • Rich Family Honors Parents with Lead Gift to Fund Alumni House at University at Buffalo
    10/20/00
    Robert E. Rich Jr. and David A. Rich, together with their families, have pledged a significant gift to the University at Buffalo for an alumni building named in honor of their parents, Janet and Robert E. Rich Sr.
  • Wife of Dedicated UB Alumnus Funds Football Scholarship in Memory of her Husband
    9/19/00
    A loyal friend of the University at Buffalo, Kathleen M. Shepard, is making a major gift to the UB Division of Athletics for an endowed football scholarship.
  • Verizon Grant Will Provide Web Walk Through Frank Lloyd Wright Masterpiece
    9/8/00
    It will be a walk on the "Web side" when a 20th-century Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece goes virtual through a grant to the Center for Virtual Architecture in the University at Buffalo's School of Architecture and Planning.
  • Simon Gives $100,000 to UB School of Management to Fund Instructional Technologies
    8/3/00
    David F. Simon, an alumnus of the University at Buffalo School of Management, has given $100,000 to the school to fund the purchase and development of instructional technologies.
  • $315,000 Bequest Establishes the Joseph T.J. Stewart Honors Program in UB School of Management
    7/21/00
    An honors program for exceptional undergraduate students enrolled in the University at Buffalo School of Management has been established in memory of Joseph T.J. Stewart, a prominent Buffalo-area businessman and philanthropist who passed away last year.
  • UB Initiative To Provide Unique Experiences For Students, Research Services To WNY Companies And Not-For-Profits
    5/18/00
    Deborah K. W. Walters, Ph.D., and Joseph A. Gardella, Jr., Ph.D., of the University at Buffalo College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) have been awarded a $150,000 grant from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation to develop a community-linked interdisciplinary research (CLIR) program for undergraduate students at UB.
  • Fannie Mae Corp. Contributes $20,000 To UCI Housing Project
    5/12/00
    Fannie Mae Corp. has contributed an additional $20,000 to help the University Community Initiative (UCI) continue with its housing acquisition, rehabilitation and resale program in the University Heights neighborhood of Buffalo.
  • New Gift From Anonymous Donor, Expanded Support For UB Distinguished Honors Scholars Program
    5/11/00
    The University at Buffalo's Distinguished Honors Scholars Program will graduate its largest group of honors scholars -- 23 -- this month, thanks to an anonymous donor whose scholarship gifts are setting a precedent.