Philanthropy

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Media Advisory: Nursing expert on diabetes to present the Margaret A. Nelson Lecture
3/27/14
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Gail D’Eramo Melkus, EdD, C-NP, FAAN, the Florence and William Downs Professor in Nursing Research and director of the Muriel and Virginia Pless Center for Nursing Research at New York 猛料视频 will present the annual Margaret A. Nelson Lecture at 2 p.m. on March 28 in 114 Wende Hall on UB’s South Campus.
Nursing expert on diabetes to present the 2014 Margaret A. Nelson Lecture
3/20/14
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Gail D’Eramo Melkus, EdD, C-NP, FAAN, the Florence and William Downs Professor in Nursing Research and director of the Muriel and Virginia Pless Center for Nursing Research at New York 猛料视频 will present the annual Margaret A. Nelson Lecture at 2 p.m. on March 28 in 114 Wende Hall on UB’s South Campus.
Oishei Foundation gives $5 million to UB for School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences鈥� new building
1/29/14
Buffalo, N.Y.—The John R. Oishei Foundation has made a gift of $5 million to the 猛料视频 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 猛料视频 will announce a multimillion-dollar gift to support construction of its downtown medical school on Wednesday, Jan. 29.
Space junk tracking researcher receives named professorship, thanks to $250K CUBRC donation
1/14/14
Cheektowaga-based research and development firm CUBRC has pledged $250,000 to support 猛料视频 researcher John L. Crassidis’ efforts to track dangerous space debris.
Private funds support young scientist鈥檚 research on pediatric lymphoma
12/11/13
Federal funding is still the gold standard for biomedical research but during the past decade and especially as a result of sequestration, many young investigators are conducting research that is supported largely by private, not government, organizations.
Early onset dementia and CTE potential in professional football and hockey players are key focus of UB study
11/13/13
Project aims to help former professional athletes and their families maintain quality of life in aging.
Lee Foundation makes $600,000 gift to UB for schizophrenia research
11/5/13
A gift from the Patrick P. Lee Foundation is funding a 猛料视频 scientist’s promising research on the cause of schizophrenia.
Engineering alumnus gives $500,000 to support professorship
10/24/13
A graduate of the doctoral industrial engineering program has given $500,000 to help establish a professorship in the UB School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
Endowment for Robert Frost collection at $65,000 and growing
10/16/13
English poet Robert Graves reportedly once said: “There’s no money in poetry, but then there’s no poetry in money either.” He was wrong, at least when it comes to beloved American poet Robert Frost. In two months, the 猛料视频 raised more than $65,000 to create an endowment to support its prized collection of Frost materials.