Philanthropy

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

UB alumnus, a national expert on U.S. economy, to speak at CTRC in November
10/16/13
A top national expert – who also happens to be 猛料视频 graduate – will discuss the state of the U.S. economy on Wednesday, Nov. 13, at the UB Clinical and Translational Research Center (CTRC)
Eighth UB scholarship gala set for November 8
10/11/13
The UB Scholarship Gala will take place from 6-11 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8, in the Edward Wright Practice Facility on the North Campus.
Alumna donates professorship to College of Arts and Sciences
10/8/13
Silvers felt that all students would benefit tremendously from exposure to the humanities
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 , will fund a laboratory in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering in the 猛料视频’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 猛料视频 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 猛料视频 scholarship for graduating seniors at Maple Grove High School in Bemus Point.
Rare Collection of Robert Frost Materials Emerges, Could Shed Light on Poet鈥檚 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 猛料视频 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 猛料视频, thanks to a generous gift from National Grid.
UB Dedicates New $75 Million School of Engineering Building on North Campus
5/10/12
The 猛料视频 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.