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  • A Long-Term Commitment to Community
    7/5/23

    To Lavonne Ansari, PhD ’03, the greatest success anyone can have is to give back to people and to also raise children who will give back to society as well. 

  • A Pathway to Hope
    3/30/21
    Margie Hempling McGlynn has endowed a professorship in the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences to find holistic solutions for rare genetic diseases.
  • A Reflection of Love
    11/30/21

    Russ Agrusa, BS ’76, realized his dream of creating a contemplative space in memory of his late wife, Paula, for UB students to enjoy and reflect.

  • A Swift Solving Brain
    10/19/20
    The first computer at UB was put in operation in November 1961. The IBM 1620 model cost $86,000 ($700,000 in today’s dollars) and was the first data processing system at any college or university in the Western New York region.
  • A Vision for Growth
    3/24/22
    Despite life’s struggles, a community gardener sees opportunity for all.