Community Partnerships

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

Micro-credential programs surge at UB
4/1/22
The short-term programs, covering everything from social justice to data science, provide students with in-demand skills.
Averting targeted school violence the focus of upcoming school safety seminar
3/3/22
The 18th Annual Safe Schools Initiative Seminar will bring together educators, parents and other professionals to discuss approaches to preventing targeted school violence.
Photo exhibit tells soldiers’ stories and the challenges of coming home after war
3/3/22
Opening March 15 in Buffalo, the exhibit is part of the UB research project ‘Developing a Sense of Meaningful Belonging among Veterans’ and will include a panel discussion with local veterans on April 3.
Physics and theater come together as Science & Art Cabaret returns
3/1/22
The event will feature a conversation between two UB physicists and theater professionals following a local production of the play ‘Constellations.'
UB will expand COVID-19 wastewater surveillance in WNY
2/9/22
The effort buttresses data collected at hospitals and other health care providers that inform the region’s infection rate.
UB architect Kelly Hayes McAlonie receives lifetime achievement award from AIA New York State
2/4/22
The James William Kideney Award is the highest honor bestowed on a member.
USDA awards Veggie Van study $750,000 to expand resources for mobile market operators
1/31/22
Funding will support a Mobile market Coalition, Mobile Market Summit, training center expansion and the creation of regional mobile market networks.
White House recognizes UB School of Law for addressing housing and eviction crises
1/28/22
UB was one of 99 law schools to answer attorney general’s call to action for stronger access to justice and court reform on eviction prevention.
UB public health students help previously incarcerated people re-enter the community
1/26/22
UB public health faculty and students are working with Peaceprints, a local nonprofit organization, to make re-entry into the community as successful as possible for previously incarcerated people.
Can a fungus help clean up lead-contaminated soil?
1/25/22
Working with community partners in the City of Buffalo and Grassroots Gardens of WNY, UB researchers are leading a HUD-funded project examining the merits of mycelium-based soil remediation, while educating the public about the potential hazards of lead-contaminated soil.

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