Downtown

News about UB’s Downtown Campus and neighboring communities. (see all topics)

UB CAT announces R&D collaboration awards to eight life sciences companies
9/24/24
Projects focus on cancer therapies, robotic clot removal catheters, and mRNA vaccines, among other technologies
Per Stromhaug named senior associate vice president for economic development
9/3/24
Stromhaug, from Binghamton University, will drive economic growth via industry engagement, tech commercialization and entrepreneurial initiatives.
Norgen Biotek to open research lab at CBLS
8/15/24
The Canadian biotech company also plans a manufacturing facility in Niagara Falls.
Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation backs UB’s Cultivator startup program
8/8/24
A $750,000 grant will further UB’s support of early-stage startups in WNY.
UB awarded $3.6 million NIH grant to address health inequities in Western New York
8/5/24
The new UB Center of Excellence in Investigator Development and Community Engagement will facilitate research by early career-faculty to address root causes of health inequities in Buffalo communities.
Media Advisory: UB, elected officials, community partners to make major announcement regarding health inequities in WNY
8/5/24
The announcement will occur at 10 a.m. on Tuesday at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
Uncovering the past at a Buffalo church
7/26/24
UB archaeologist Douglas Perrelli and his students are conducting a dig on the site of Buffalo’s historic Michigan Street Baptist Church.
Media Advisory: Children to receive school supplies Saturday in honor of the late Dr. Jonathan Daniels
7/25/24
Approximately 300 supply-filled backpacks will be given to students in grades K-8.
Jacobs School to host international conference of the Alcohol and Drugs History Society
6/21/24
Knowing and sharing this history can help us from repeating patterns that have caused a lot of harm, says UB's David Herzberg.
HWI to join UB, strengthening medical science research and education in WNY
5/29/24
The move will bolster health, well-being and innovation in Buffalo Niagara and beyond.