Community Partnerships

News about partnerships and programs that support the local community, including community-led initiatives. (see all topics)

UB researcher uncovering new phages to better understand their roles in oral health and disease
2/13/24
Three national grants allow for study of diversity of all viruses present in oral microbiome.
UB, You First Services complete air-sterilization project at Niagara Falls Memorial
2/6/24
The project, which included UB’s Center for Integrated Global Biomedical Sciences, aims to keep hospitals and schools clean from viruses, microbial growth.
Media Advisory: UB Dental School and SUNY Erie Dental Hygiene School partner for 鈥楪ive Kids a Smile鈥� Feb. 5
2/1/24
Student and faculty volunteers will provide oral health demonstrations and screenings to hundreds of children at Buffalo Museum of Science.
Dental school students to host fundraiser for Gigi鈥檚 Playhouse in Buffalo
1/23/24
The event, an Inclusive Fashion and Talent Show, is open to the public and will be held Jan. 27.
Health disparities at the beginning stages of life is focus of NIH-funded study
1/19/24
Study aims to fill a gap by investigating socio-economic, racial and ethnic disparities in children’s health and development from birth through the first year of life.
UB researchers to participate in panel on mental wellness in the Black community
1/10/24
Event was arranged in response to community's desire for support for mental wellness amid the pandemic, Tops shooting and Christmas blizzard.
UB Fast 46 seeks nominations of alumni-run businesses
1/8/24
Named in honor of UB’s founding in 1846, the program recognizes and celebrates the success of businesses owned or led by UB alumni or former students.
UB mobile dental clinics serve vulnerable populations thanks to Mother Cabrini Health Foundation
1/8/24
Foundation recently awarded School of Dental Medicine $350,000 to serve rural and city residents, low-income older adults and more.
Bills Team doc turns spotlight of Damar Hamlin injury onto increasing bystander CPR/AED training
12/30/23
The Mother Cabrini Health Foundation has awarded Leslie Bisson a $300,000 grant to address barriers to bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation/automated external defibrillator (CPR/AED) training in underserved communities in Buffalo.
New app, Deepcover, to help older adults spot online scams
12/21/23
Developed by UB’s Center for Information Integrity and partners, the app borrows themes from Mission: Impossible, James Bond.