Philanthropy

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

UB Alumni Association to present 12 awards at annual ceremony
5/9/17
James Smist was seven years old when his father, Felix Smist, graduated in mechanical engineering from the UB School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
Terradiol pledges gift to promote patient safety through technology
2/6/17
The $100,000 gift will help UB researchers develop an integrated system for patient safety and therapeutic efficacy of cannabinoids.
UB artists in residence reach for new audience in hour-long staged reading of Faust with new chamber score
1/9/17
UB’s Creative Arts Initiative will present The Faust Project: A Staged Reading with Live Music of Goethe's Faust, an inventive reworking of Goethe’s epic by playwright Neil Wechsler and composer Nathan Heidelberger.
RIA awarded more than $5 million in NIH grants to study alcohol issues
6/13/16
The UB Research Institute on Addictions has received two grants totaling more than $5 million from the National Institutes of Health to study public health issues involving alcohol.
Interdisciplinary NIH grant will train next generation of addiction researchers
5/17/16
UB's Research Institute on Addictions will continue its critical research training and professional development of addiction researchers with the support of another five-year, $2 million grant for training postdoctoral associates.
Ciminelli gift to support Hayes Hall restoration and the Buffalo region
4/19/16
The Louis P. Ciminelli Family Foundation has given $1 million to the UB School of Architecture and Planning to help build a brighter future for the school and its host communities.
Doctor to discuss diabetes drug discovery during fifth annual Chu Lecture
4/13/16
Snakes, lizards and Gila monsters play an important role in this year’s David Chu Lecture presented by the UB Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences.
Media Advisory: Refugees, migrants the focus of events in memory of Alison Des Forges
4/7/16
Experts from Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International will be among presenters at the symposium at UB.
UB Alumni Association to honor university alumni and friends at awards ceremony
3/30/16
Frank Clement (BS ’66) hasn’t let a distance of 2,600 miles keep him from remaining close to UB.
All systems go for Blackstone LaunchPad in Buffalo
3/7/16
UB today officially unveiled Blackstone LaunchPad at UB, a hands-on learning program created by the Blackstone Charitable Foundation to introduce entrepreneurship as a viable career option to UB’s students, regardless of major.

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