Community Partnerships

News about partnerships and programs that support the local community, including community-led initiatives. (see all topics)

UB to host 850 high schoolers for Science Exploration Day on March 18
2/20/26
Students will learn about AI, robotics, biotech, genetics and more from scientists, engineers and health care professionals.
Media Advisory: UB School of Dental Medicine hosts 25th annual ‘Give Kids A Smile’
1/30/26
Free event Feb. 6 emphasizes preventative care as part of Children’s Dental Health Month.
New scholarship to support Lafayette High School students interested in architecture
1/5/26
UB’s School of Architecture and Planning and SOM Foundation form new scholarship named after Gordon Bunshaft.
UB is part of joint $17 million NIH grant to study temporomandibular disorders
1/5/26
Dental medicine, medicine and philosophy professors collaborate on multi-institution project.
UB pharmacy students working to reduce illness, increase immunizations in partnership with Tops Markets
12/9/25
Third-year students provide education and screenings at select Tops pharmacies.
Educational Opportunity Center awarded $100,000 for food pantry, additional services
12/3/25
The food pantry will address food insecurity among students, a major barrier to success.
New hearing loss test checks the eyes – not the ears
12/2/25
University at Buffalo spinout Auspex Medix advances AI-powered hearing test to help older adults thwart cognitive decline, Alzheimer’s.
University at Buffalo launches new quantum institute
11/5/25
The initiative will harness UB’s wide-ranging research expertise and unlock advancements in computing, medicine, semiconductors and more.
Project aims to preserve, share legacy of Black architect, activist Robert T. Coles
11/3/25
UB adjunct architecture instructor Albert Chao is working to transform the Coles House and Studio into a space where community change happens.
Momentum builds for UB’s Entry-Level Manufacturing Technician program
10/24/25
The effort is strengthening WNY’s advanced manufacturing workforce pipeline.