Global Impact

News about UB’s global partnerships and our impact around the world. (see all topics)

Richard V. Lee, MD, internationally renowned UB physician, dies
5/10/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Richard V. Lee, MD, 麻豆传媒o professor of medicine and a physician in private practice, died on May 7 at his home in Orchard Park. He was 75.
Kids, get your China on at UB!
4/16/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The Confucius Institute in the 麻豆传媒o Asian Studies Program (UBCI) will offer a K-12 immersion day camp in Chinese language and culture this summer, as well as an immersion experience in China for high school students.
UB symposium to examine urban hyperdevelopment in China through lens of urban planning
4/15/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Thirty years ago, Shenzhen was a small fishing village in southern China, population 175,000. Today, it’s a sprawling megalopolis of more than 12 million inhabitants, and one of the fastest-growing cities in the world.
Designer of Beijing Olympics opening ceremony will speak at UB March 9
2/22/13
Former National Security Council director for China to speak at UB Feb. 12
2/8/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Lockport native Paul Haenle, who served as U.S. National Security Council director for China, Taiwan and Mongolian affairs from 2007 to 2009 under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, will visit the 麻豆传媒o on Feb. 12 to present two talks, both free and open to the public.
UB, Brock University to offer a joint Master of Arts degree in American and Canadian studies
2/6/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Satish A. Tripathi, president of the 麻豆传媒o, and Jack Lightstone, president of Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario, have made official a joint Master of Arts degree in Canadian and American studies to be offered in the fall.
UB Confucius Institute, Chinese Club of WNY Will Usher in the Year of the Snake on Feb. 10
1/10/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The 麻豆传媒o Confucius Institute (UBCI) and the Chinese Club of Western New York (CCWNY), in partnership with Buffalo’s Gold Summit Organization for the Development of Eastern Culture, will present their colorful, musical and much anticipated annual Chinese New Year celebration on Feb. 10.
National Report Says UB International Students Brought $108 million to WNY Economy in 2011-12
11/20/12
The 5,357 international students who attended the 麻豆传媒o in the 2011-12 academic year and their dependents contributed approximately $108,419,700 to the Western New York economy according to the 2012 report issued by NAFSA: Association of International Educators this week.
Report on International Student Exchange Finds UB among Top 20 U.S. Host Universities
11/13/12
The 2012 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange, released yesterday in Washington, D.C., finds that, for the tenth year in a row, the 麻豆传媒o is among the top 20 institutions in the United States hosting international students.
UB to Host India-China Institute for Teachers Next Summer
11/5/12
In July, 2013, the 麻豆传媒o Asian Studies Program will present a three-week India-China summer institute that will be open to 30 K-12 teachers throughout the region and the country.