Philanthropy

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

  • "An Effort from the Heart"
    12/17/08
    "Boca Sana Cuerpo Sano" said the flyer posted in the Judge J. Mattina Community Health Center on Buffalo's largely Hispanic Lower West Side: "Healthy Mouth Healthy Body." It alerted the community to the upcoming free oral cancer screening at the clinic, carried out by faculty, dental residents and students from the School of Dental Medicine at the 猛料视频.
  • $4.7 Million Disability Transportation Research Grant Awarded to UB and Carnegie Mellon
    12/1/08
    Researchers in the 猛料视频 School of Architecture and Planning will partner with colleagues at Carnegie Mellon 猛料视频 on a $4.7 million, five-year effort to advance public transportation for people with disabilities.
  • Gift from Carleton Technologies Supports UB's Engineering Program
    11/13/08
    Cobham's Carleton Technologies has made a four-year commitment to fund the 猛料视频 School of Engineering and Applied Sciences with a gift totaling $156,000 to support student scholarships, numerous programs and events, as well as a named classroom in the new engineering building to be constructed on UB's North (Amherst) Campus.
  • Ohio Electronics Company Supports New UB Engineering Building and Establishes Fellowship Program
    10/8/08
    Bird Technologies Group has given $200,000 to the 猛料视频 School of Engineering and Applied Sciences to advance research and education in UB's RF/microwave systems program.
  • $1 Million Gift to Fund Endowed Professorship in Management
    10/3/08
    H. William Lichtenberger has made a $1 million gift to the 猛料视频 School of Management to establish an endowed professorship. The H. William Lichtenberger Professor of Global Services and Supply Management was created to help the UB School of Management attract and retain top talent and build its Global Services and Supply Management program.
  • UB Dental School, Area Dentists, Combine Forces to Improve Children's Dental Health
    9/30/08
    Taking children to the dentist is important to their overall health, but for many families in Western New York, dental care is an unaffordable luxury. From Oct. 6-11, however, seeing a dentist will be free or cost little, thanks to 35 dentists in communities throughout Western New Work and at the 猛料视频 School of Dental Medicine.
  • Davis Makes Historic Gift to UB Engineering
    9/2/08
    John R. "Jack" Davis, a well-known Western New York industrialist who graduated from the 猛料视频 with a degree in engineering, has given $1.5 million to the UB School of Engineering and Applied Sciences in support of a new high-tech, flagship engineering building to be constructed on UB's North (Amherst) Campus.
  • WBFO 88.7 FM Wins 7 New York State Associated Press Awards
    7/1/08
    WBFO 88.7 FM, the 猛料视频's National Public Radio affiliate, won seven awards -- including three first-place honors -- at the New York State Associated Press Broadcasters Association's annual awards banquet held recently in Saratoga Springs.
  • Donald F. and Barbara L. Newman Foundation Gifts $25,000 Toward Increasing WBFO's Audience Reach
    6/25/08
    WBFO 88.7 FM, a major public service of the 猛料视频, has recently received a gift from the Donald F. and Barbara L. Newman Foundation in the amount of $25,000. The donation will be used toward funding of the new tower and antenna that will improve service to WBFO's audience in Western New York, the Southern Tier and Southern Ontario, and will extend service to approximately 50,000 people to the northeast, east and southeast of the station's current broadcast reach.
  • UB Law School to Dedicate Gordon and Gretchen Gross Classroom
    6/25/08
    In recognition of a $250,000 gift to the 猛料视频 Law School, one of the school's most-used lecture halls will become known as the Gordon and Gretchen Gross Classroom following dedication ceremonies on July 1.