Some stories should never be forgotten.

The Alison L. Des Forges Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund—created in memory of the historian and human rights activist who died in the crash of Continental Flight 3407 near Buffalo in 2009—will support Buffalo Public Schools graduates who are committed to studying human rights and social justice.

The Honors College at the University at Buffalo offers a small, elite learning environment within a large research university—the best of both worlds.

"As I get older, I would feel really good to have been able to help out some kids. To have a kid get out of a wheelchair and walk away would be unbelievably satisfying."

The UB School of Dental Medicine chose the Spanish word for mouth—“boca”—as the name of its program that provides free dental care in communities from Appalachia to Mexico to West Africa that lack access to sufficient dental services.

When the baby boom generation reaches old age, their numbers will overwhelm existing care systems. Fortunately there is still time to get ready: the oldest boomers won’t reach 85 for another 20 years.

The Institute of Jewish Thought and Heritage is expanding its efforts to attract faculty and students, develop academic and community outreach programs and build its infrastructure and resources.  

“We need to change the way people look at bullying to reflect that it is child abuse by children.”

The Gifted Math Program offers advanced mathematics courses to exceptional secondary school students.

The Office of Science, Technology Transfer, and Economic Outreach (STOR) helps transform the inventions of UB faculty and students into products and services that benefit society.

The Parent Fund is used to improve student life at UB. It also provides emergency funds to individual students who face unexpected financial needs.

The Educational Opportunity Program at UB supports motivated and talented students who—because of inadequate financial resources and academic preparation—have not had the same opportunities as other students.

We don’t measure the universe; we study how humankind has thought about our place in it over the millennia.

Our brightest students reach for opportunities that may lie just beyond their grasp. The College of Arts and Sciences Student Assistance Fund closes the gap.

UB uses a rolling dental office to provide dental care for more than 3,000 children in Chautauqua County every year. You can pitch in.

The UB School of Social Work has a partnership with Amrita University in South India. The two recently created the UB/Amrita Social and Behavioral Sciences Research Institute.

The Florence Nightingale Fund is an important resource that promotes the continued growth and success of the UB School of Nursing.

The University Archives houses the historically valuable records of UB’s academic departments, along with distinguished collections of faculty papers and archival manuscripts.

The money is real, the investors are serious.

There is a great deal of evidence now that diet affects cancer risk. That connection wasn’t obvious, though, in the 1950s, when L. Saxon Graham, Professor and Chair Emeritus of the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, began breaking new ground in cancer epidemiology.

“Philanthropy is my passion. I have worked and invested all my life with the sole purpose of giving forward.”

“That's the selfish part for me: I'm recruiting for the needy places.”

“My sister had a great experience at UB.  I wanted to make sure that students were able to benefit as she did.”

“Tzedakah, or righteous charity, is a fundamental tenet of Judaism that teaches us to share our gifts with others.”

“I benefited from the CC Furnas Emergency Student Loans as an undergraduate and it truly is a pleasure to help others pursue their dreams.”

“When you love what you do, you want to share all your knowledge and experiences.”

“Barbara and I often think about what we want to leave behind.”

“You owe it to yourself to extend your relationship by volunteering and advocating for the university.”

“It gives us great pleasure to know students will have the financial support so many of them need.”

“I was very grateful to UB for giving me the chance.  I said, 'When I get an opportunity to pay them back, I’m going to do that.' ”

“Giving back creates opportunity for others.”

"We fulfilled the American dream."

“As soon as I graduated from UB, I started giving five or 10 dollars a year.”

“I wanted to support something that meant a lot to me, and that was helping a graduate student.”

“This award allows me to honor a man who did so much for UB.”

“UB gave our mother strength, confidence and joy.”

Margaret W. Wong, JD ’76, a prominent immigration lawyer (center front) is surrounded by UB Law students from the class of 2012—all recipients of her named scholarships.

“He was like a drill sergeant. I realized afterward, that was really something.”

“The dental school gave us so much and here we are making a great living.”

“The beautiful thing about UB is you can specify where your gifts go.”

“UB launched my professional life in many ways.  Your education goes with you wherever you go.”