Community Partnerships

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

UB architecture school partners with PUSH Buffalo to train workers in green jobs
6/17/22
Community Climate Leadership program aims to develop “citizen architects” while preparing trainees for stable, living-wage employment.
UB receives $550,000 to provide dental care to people who are homeless, uninsured in WNY
6/15/22
The care will be delivered through the UB S-Miles To Go program using the university’s mobile dental clinics.
EOC honors alumni, celebrates its educational circle
6/10/22
The EOC honored alumni who transformed from former students to teachers and community and faith-based leaders.
UB class shows tiny homes can do a lot of good
6/6/22
Students designed prototypes, then developed them to permit-ready construction documents for three tiny homes that will be built for people experiencing homelessness in Syracuse, New York.
UB urban design students to share proposals for future heart of Buffalo’s Bailey Green neighborhood
5/6/22
Bailey Commons is a community-led development that would transform a series of vacant lots between Zenner and Kilhoffer streets into a mix of green open space, play space, and new urban infrastructure and housing.
NY Sea Grant curriculum teaches ways to reduce plastic pollution in marine, freshwater environments
4/29/22
The lessons and activities urge students to think about what plastic is, how they use plastic, and about the consequences of plastic pollution in the environment.
Niagara Falls, Buffalo City Hall lighting to honor nurses
4/29/22
To honor nurses in Western New York and across the nation, the falls will be lit in blue and white.
UB receives federal grant toward design of James Joyce Museum in Buffalo
4/26/22
The UB Libraries has received a challenge grant from the NEH toward the design of a new UB James Joyce Museum in Western New York. The museum was among 245 projects selected from around the nation for funding.
Community roundtable focuses on equity in entrepreneurship
4/25/22
Organizers hope that an April 21 discussion will be the first of many conversations on building an inclusive entrepreneurial community in Western New York.
U.S. Department of Education highlights UB’s Teacher Residency Program as model for nation
4/8/22
The U.S. Department of Education recognized the UB Teacher Residency Program as a blueprint for states, school districts and universities to follow to address the national teacher shortage.

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