Fri, Mar 22nd 2024 11:00 am
The 16th annual Colvin Cleaners "Gowns for Prom" has a new home for high school students to select a free gown during a three-day distribution April 9-11: the Buffalo Convention Center, at 153 Franklin St.
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Thu, Mar 21st 2024 08:20 pm
The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Children's Museum has announced eclipse-themed programming ahead of the total solar eclipse.
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Thu, Mar 21st 2024 08:20 pm
M&T Bank is bringing its Multicultural Small Business Innovation Lab to Niagara County this spring.
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Wed, Mar 20th 2024 08:25 pm
Today, the New York State Educational Conference Board and New York State Education Department announced an extraordinary agreement on legislation to rewrite the state's poorly designed teacher evaluation system that was imposed in 2010.
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Wed, Mar 20th 2024 09:50 am
Niagara University's student chapter of the Club Managers Association of America was named Student Chapter of the Year by the association at its 2024 World Conference and Club Business Expo, held March 4-8 in Las Vegas. This is the 13th time in its 15-year history that the NU group has been recognized as the top medium-sized chapter in the country.
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Mon, Mar 18th 2024 10:55 am
Orleans/Niagara BOCES science teacher Seth Muck recently spent time with the culinary arts students at the Niagara Career and Technical Education Center. Much, who is also a dairy farmer, gave a lesson in meat.
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Mon, Mar 18th 2024 10:50 am
Special Olympics New York is honored to once again partner with the Golisano Foundation in expanding Unified Sports access to students in the Western, Genesee and Central regions. This is the second year of a two-year commitment, for a total of $350,000.
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Mon, Mar 18th 2024 10:15 am
In an effort to identify effective food is medicine approaches for incorporating healthy food into health care delivery, the American Heart Association - the world's leading voluntary organization focused on heart and brain health research, now celebrating 100 years of lifesaving work - announced a grant to fund research at the University at Buffalo for its Health Care by Food initiative.
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Sat, Mar 16th 2024 07:00 am
The 2024 Easter egg trail and activities, presented by the Grand Island Recreation Department, Grand Island Memorial Library and Miracle League of WNY, will take place from 9-11:30 a.m. Friday, March 29.
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Sat, Mar 16th 2024 07:00 am
Autumn Spinella and her husband, Joseph, had always wanted to do something special to raise much-needed funds for Charles N. DeGlopper Memorial Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9249 and its auxiliary. Their opportunity came last year when they organized an extremely successful Easter egg hunt on the VFW grounds at 2121 Grand Island Blvd.
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Fri, Mar 15th 2024 04:25 pm
On Friday, state legislators representing Western New York joined representatives from New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) and superintendents from several local school districts at Williamsville South High School to urge action to prevent funding cuts in the state budget that would affect school districts in Western New York and across New York.
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Fri, Mar 15th 2024 12:55 pm
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Thu, Mar 14th 2024 07:20 pm
Leonard E. Egede, M.D., (pronounced E-getty) chief of the division of internal medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin and director of its Center for Advancing Population Science, has been appointed chair of the department of medicine in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo.
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Wed, Mar 13th 2024 08:20 pm
Villa Maria College has announced the creation of the Scott Bieler Center for Academic Excellence.
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Mon, Mar 11th 2024 02:55 pm
There is an increasing need for mental health professionals in the U.S. A new scholarship at Niagara University will support students studying for this growing specialty.
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Fri, Mar 8th 2024 05:20 pm
The Minority Bar Foundation, in conjunction with the family of the late Hon. Hugh B. Scott, announces the winners of three scholarships that will be presented at its 40th annual awards ceremony.
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Fri, Mar 8th 2024 05:05 pm
Assemblyman Morinello kicked off his first day of Read Across America Week by reading to students at William Kaegebein Elementary School.
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Fri, Mar 8th 2024 12:40 pm
An amazing duo of superheroes without capes recently descended upon Tonawanda to show students and educators how they can spread HOPE (Hold On, Possibilities Exist) in their classrooms - and beyond.
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Fri, Mar 8th 2024 08:30 am
Lewiston Dance Center continues to give back through its annual giving tree, with a donation to Heart, Love & Soul, a nonprofit hunger-relief and social services agency in Niagara Falls dedicated to nourishing people in need - body, mind and soul - in partnership with others.
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Thu, Mar 7th 2024 08:35 am
Leslie J. Bisson, M.D., the Buffalo Bills medical director and the June A. and Eugene R. Mindell, MD, Professor and chair of the department of orthopaedics at the University at Buffalo, has received the top research award from the NFL Physicians Society (NFLPS).
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Tue, Mar 5th 2024 04:45 pm
The Wilson Central School District announced the following students were named to its high honor, honor and commendable achievement rolls for the second quarter marking period of the 2023-24 academic year.
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Tue, Mar 5th 2024 04:35 pm
In celebration of Women in Construction Week, the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs is joining the Buffalo Employment and Training Center and Buffalo Niagara Chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction to host Women and Girls Construction Career Exploration Day on Thursday, March 7.
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Tue, Mar 5th 2024 09:35 am
Clean out your garage and donate your used/excess sports gear: Lewiston-Porter Youth Football & Cheer is partnering with Leveling the Playing Field to run a used gear collection drive. Consider dropping off your new or unused equipment to support kids in Western New York practice and play the sports they love!
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Mon, Mar 4th 2024 02:05 pm
The Taste of Buffalo presented by Tops Friendly Markets is now accepting applications for its annual scholarship program to support Western New York-area high school seniors aspiring to have careers in the food service, hospitality, and culinary arts industries.
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Mon, Mar 4th 2024 02:05 pm
Four members of the department of music recently went piano-shopping - in New York City and Vienna, Austria - to select two new pianos for the "Slee Visiting Artists Series" and other concerts at UB.
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Mon, Mar 4th 2024 12:20 pm
The Park School of Buffalo, Western New York's only co-ed Montessori and pre-K-12th grade independent school, is proud to be partnering with the P.U.N.T. Pediatric Cancer Collaborative, a nonprofit foundation providing various programs that offer financial, emotional and practical support for families facing childhood cancer.
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Fri, Mar 1st 2024 10:50 am
Producing clean hydrogen is one way to address climate change that is threatening the planet. It can be used in a fuel cell or gas turbine to create electricity with only water and heat as byproducts.
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Fri, Mar 1st 2024 10:00 am
For the Greater Niagara Ballet Company, everything old is new again.
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Thu, Feb 29th 2024 07:30 pm
The State University System of New York launched the first ever systemwide local news program this spring to inform rural communities and provide rich learning experiences for students.
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Wed, Feb 28th 2024 07:10 pm
Drug discovery can be a frustrating process of trial and error.
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Wed, Feb 28th 2024 07:10 pm
Niagara University has received a $100,000 grant from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation to expand its specialized training in the area of disabilities to the New York State Office of Probation and Correctional Alternatives.
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Tue, Feb 27th 2024 01:30 pm
Niagara University has received a $100,000 grant from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation to continue the work done by its College of Nursing to foster nurse resilience, effectively bridge the transition from student to health care professional, address a critical shortage in the nursing workforce, increase awareness of health inequities, and develop effective approaches to care in complex environments across Western New York, with an emphasis on Niagara County.
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Tue, Feb 27th 2024 12:25 pm
The Niagara Orleans School Boards Association is offering a free workshop on Saturday, March 16, for anyone interested in running for a board of education position or learning more about the process.
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Mon, Feb 26th 2024 10:40 am
CSL Plasma is hosting its third annual Easter egg hunt at noon Sunday, March 24. The event is free and open to children ages 10 and under. Families can take a picture with the Easter Bunny.
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Fri, Feb 23rd 2024 03:20 pm
The Youngstown Lions Club invites all graduating high school seniors living within the Lewiston-Porter School District, including parochial and home-schooled seniors, to apply for one of its annually sponsored scholarships named in memory of former Youngstown Mayor Neil Riordan. Up to three recipients will be chosen this year to receive awards of $1,500 each.
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Fri, Feb 23rd 2024 01:35 pm
Edward Town Middle School announced the following students have been named to its high honor, honor and merit rolls for the second quarter marking period of the 2023-24 academic year.
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Fri, Feb 23rd 2024 01:35 pm
Niagara Wheatfield High School announced the following students were named to its high honor, honor and merit rolls for the second quarter marking period of the 2023-24 academic year.
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Fri, Feb 23rd 2024 10:45 am
The Taste of Buffalo, presented by Tops Friendly Markets, is inviting local artists (students and the general public alike) to capture its essence in art by entering in the 2024 poster art contest.
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Thu, Feb 22nd 2024 07:50 pm
A ribbon-cutting ceremony this morning marks the completion of the massive, larger-than-life-sized "Celebration of Diversity" mural in the atrium of the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo.
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Wed, Feb 21st 2024 11:45 am
The science is clear that movement is good for our bodies as we age. But just how much physical activity is beneficial for people over 60? A new study from the University at Buffalo provides an answer, and it's not 10,000 steps per day.
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