Philanthropy

News about generous gifts and our philanthropic programs. (see all topics)

  • Founder of Chinese search-engine giant Baidu, Robin Li, and wife make gift to UB Engineering
    6/27/13
    BUFFALO, N.Y. – A gift of $200,000 from Melissa Dongmin Ma and Robin Li, MS '94, co-founder of China’s search-engine giant Baidu.com, will fund a laboratory in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering in the University at Buffalo’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.The Robin Li Data Mining and Machine Learning Laboratory will be located in Davis Hall on the North Campus.
  • First Niagara provides land for new UB medical school project
    3/27/13
    BUFFALO, N.Y. – The University at Buffalo and First Niagara Financial Group Inc. announced today that First Niagara has given to UB a parcel of land to be used in the construction of the university’s new School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus. 
  • Retired Coca Cola CEO establishes UB scholarship
    2/1/13
    BUFFALO, N.Y. – John R. Alm, retired CEO of Coca Cola Enterprises, has established a University at Buffalo scholarship for graduating seniors at Maple Grove High School in Bemus Point.
  • Rare Collection of Robert Frost Materials Emerges, Could Shed Light on Poet’s Religious Views
    1/18/13
    BUFFALO, N.Y. -- A rare collection of letters, audio files, photographs and other materials that could illuminate the personal beliefs of Robert Frost is being made available to the public for the first time.
  • Program to Retain UB Graduates in WNY Celebrates Its Largest Scholarship Class
    7/5/12
    Twenty-five University at Buffalo students eyeing careers in Western New York will receive full scholarships in 2012-13 through a program designed to retain university graduates in the region.
  • National Grid Partners with UB to Offer Summer Camp for Tomorrow's Engineers
    5/31/12
    Where can future engineers go to build robots, learn about engineering disasters and test toy buildings on a life-sized earthquake shake table? Beginning this July, they can go to the University at Buffalo, thanks to a generous gift from National Grid.
  • UB Dedicates New $75 Million School of Engineering Building on North Campus
    5/10/12
    The University at Buffalo today officially opened its new $75 million, environmentally friendly School of Engineering and Applied Sciences research facility. Located on UB's North Campus, Barbara and Jack Davis Hall is named in honor of the Western New York couple in recognition of their lifetime philanthropic contributions to the university.
  • Duel in the Pool: Lance Armstrong's Visit to UB Will Help Teens Living with Cancer
    3/21/12
    The University at Buffalo, Roswell Park Cancer Institute and Melissa's Living Legacy Teen Cancer Foundation will sponsor a "Duel in the Pool" competition at 4 p.m. Saturday, April 28, in UB's Alumni Arena Natatorium to raise funds for Teens Living with Cancer in Rochester and Buffalo.
  • John R. "Jack" Davis, BS '55
    3/20/12
    John R. "Jack" Davis, engineer, entrepreneur, former military officer and philanthropist, is a pillar of the Western New York community and a longtime supporter of UB.
  • Space Shuttle Software Advances UB Student Group's Community Service Mission
    3/2/12
    Simulated missions to space have recently begun launching from Jarvis Hall on the University at Buffalo North Campus, thanks to a donation from Exciting Simulations to the UB chapter of Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (UB-SEDS).