Downtown

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

Media advisory: Seven-ton MRI machine to be hoisted seven stories high and installed in UB lab
4/11/14
BUFFALO, N.Y. – A seven-ton magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner that will make possible groundbreaking research into multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, stroke and other diseases, will be hoisted by a crane seven stories and delivered into the University at Buffalo’s Clinical and Translational Research Center on Saturday, April 12.
Up to 2,000 engineers expected in Buffalo for summer conference
3/6/14
Representatives from General Electric, Boeing, Siemens, Honeywell and more will discuss advanced manufacturing, robotics, 3-D printing, other innovations.
Inventors and entrepreneurs honored at UB reception
3/5/14
The event, held in downtown Buffalo, recognized innovators including researchers who developed 10 UB technologies licensed to companies in 2013.
First phase of UB downtown medical school construction is awarded to LPCiminelli
3/5/14
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The SUNY Construction Fund has awarded LPCiminelli the bid for the first phase of construction for the University at Buffalo’s new School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences building at Main and High streets on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus.
UB lecture series will introduce Buffalo’s $5 million business plan competition, 43North
3/4/14
43North Executive Director Andrew Pulkrabek will discuss the $5 million in cash prizes that will be awarded to entrepreneurs, startups and teams from around the world.
Lecture to introduce Buffalo Niagara’s new institute for advanced manufacturing
2/27/14
Speakers will unveil new details about the institute, which aims to transition the region into a hub for advanced manufacturing.
National award to honor Robert Shibley’s role in revitalizing Buffalo
2/21/14
A prestigious prize from the American Institute of Architects celebrates the lifetime achievements of Shibley, UB’s architecture and planning dean.
Oishei Foundation gives $5 million to UB for School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences’ new building
1/29/14
Buffalo, N.Y.—The John R. Oishei Foundation has made a gift of $5 million to the University at Buffalo to support construction of the new UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences building on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus.
Media Advisory: UB to announce major gift for downtown medical school
1/28/14
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The University at Buffalo will announce a multimillion-dollar gift to support construction of its downtown medical school on Wednesday, Jan. 29.
iSciWNY to celebrate the next generation of life sciences professionals
1/21/14
The University at Buffalo’s life sciences career pathways program, iSciWNY, will host at an induction ceremony for the 2013-14 class of the West Seneca Central School District’s Academy of Life Sciences.