The Regional Institute
Date Title/Description
Sept. 17, 2009 Press Release: UB Regional Institute Examines Tradeoffs of Downsizing Local Government
August 3, 2009 Reaching for Excellence Releases Findings, Web Site After Effort to Engage Community in Shaping Health Care in WNY
July 20, 2009 Press Release: UB Regional Institute Examines School District Reorganization Options for WNY
July 2, 2009 UB Regional Institute Partnership with Higher Education Consortium Develops Reports and Web Site to Tap Sector's Economic Potential
June 30, 2009 UB Regional Institute Receives “Innovation in Regional Planning” Award for Southtowns Tourism Development Efforts
June 4, 2009 UB Regional Institute Featured at UB Business Partners Day
May 28, 2009 Assessment of Labor Skills Gaps in Western New York Completed for Leading Regional Employers
May 20, 2009 UB Regional Institute Director Gives Keynote Address to NYS Health Foundation’s Buffalo-Region Leadership Forum
April 2, 2009 Reaching for Excellence Speaker Series Hosts Forum on Childhood Emotional Health event
March 30, 2009 Press Release: UB Regional Institute Policy Brief Goes 'Inside the Ballot Box' for 2008 Presidential Election
March 6, 2009 UB Regional Institute Presents Recommendations for Agritourism Development in the Southtowns
March 2, 2009 UB Regional Institute Showcases “Border Barometer” at Washington DC Border Issues Conference event
Feb. 27, 2009 UB Regional Institute Director Co-Hosts Workshop on Modes of Regional Governance event
Feb. 13, 2009 Join Us April 2, 2009, for the Reaching for Excellence Speaker Event on Childhood Emotional and Behavioral Health event
Feb. 9, 2009 Regional Institute to Present Findings of Survey of Farms - March 5, 2009 event
Jan. 13, 2009 Press Release: Regional Institute Issues Policy Brief on Local Government Legacy Costs
Nov. 17, 2008 Regional Institute Commences Survey of Farms in Southtowns
Oct. 30, 2008 Press Release: Regional Institute Releases Border Brief on U.S-Canada Trade, Receives National Grant to Research Border Performance
Oct. 28, 2008 Available Now on RKN: Nearly 150 Legislative District Maps at County, State and Federal Levels
Oct. 21, 2008 Press Release: Regional Institute Wins National Award for 10th Anniversary Symposium on Change
Oct. 2, 2008 Save the Date: Reaching for Excellence Speaker Series event
Aug. 7, 2008 Press Release: On Love Canal's Anniversary, Regional Institute Looks at WNY's Environmental Burden
July 15, 2008 Press Release: Regional Institute Releases Policy Brief Based on Survey of Erie County's Age 50+ Population
July 9, 2008 Lecture: The Four Seasons - Perspectives of Midlife and Older Erie County Residents event
July 2, 2008 Regional Knowledge Network Reaches Full Build-Out; UB Regional Institute Steps Up Outreach
May 1, 2008 State Commission on Local Government Releases Final Report
April 11, 2008 Press Release: Regional Institute Releases Policy Brief on Reading the Region's Economy
Mar. 25, 2008 Press Release: Regional Knowledge Network Adds Civic Infrastructure Topic Area Plus New Online Features
Mar. 6, 2008 Law Professor James A. Gardner Named Chair of the Regional Institute’s Advisory Council
Feb. 1, 2008 Press Release: Regional Institute Policy Brief Focuses on Recent Immigration in Upstate New York
Jan. 15, 2008 Press Release: Regional Institute to Partner on Effort to Convene Emerging Leaders of Great Lakes Region
Jan. 7, 2008 Press Release: Regional Knowledge Network Launches Major New Features Plus Data and Maps for Environment Topic Area
Dec. 7, 2007 Press Release: Regional Institute Releases Policy Brief on Mobility in the Bi-County Region
Dec. 3, 2007 State of the Region Updates Four Regional Performance Indicators
Nov. 28, 2007 Press Release: Regional Institute Releases Tourism Toolkit for Southtowns of Erie County
Nov. 9, 2007 Press Release: Regional Institute Releases Report on Alternatives to Incarceration in Erie County
Oct. 31, 2007 Press Release: Regional Institute Nationally Recognized for its Work
Oct. 11, 2007 In the News: UB Reporter, Institute Develops Region
Sept. 26, 2007 Press Release: Regional Institute to Commemorate 10th Anniversary With Symposium on Change
Sept. 19, 2007 Press Release: Regional Institute Releases Policy Brief on Parks Funding in Erie County
Aug. 28, 2007 Regional Institute Director Named Woman of Influence by Business First
Aug. 10, 2007 Press Release: Regional Institute Upgrades RKN With Transportation & Land Use Data and Maps
July 23, 2007 Press Release: Regional Institute Releases Policy Brief on Regional Identity
June 14, 2007 Regional Institute Releases Policy Brief - Defining the Region's Edge - on Cross-Border Connections
June 12, 2007 Press Release: Regional Institute Briefing to Focus on Cross-Border Connections
May 2007 In the News: UB International, Regional Institute is a Key Resource for Binational Region
April 24, 2007 Press Release: Kathryn A. Foster Appointed to Governor's Commission on Local Government Efficiency
April 13, 2007 Press Release: Regional Institute Member of MacArthur Foundation Network on Building Resilient Regions
March 8, 2007 Press Release: Policy Brief Focuses on Violent Crime in Buffalo
Jan. 17, 2007 Institute Announces New Name, Other Developments to Gathering of Regional Leaders event
Jan. 16, 2007 Press Release: Regional Institute Releases Policy Brief on Public Employment in Western New York
Jan. 12, 2007 Press Release: Public Safety Data Added to Regional Knowledge Network
Dec. 12, 2006 Press Release: Institute Releases Policy Brief on Air Quality in Western New York
Nov. 16, 2006 Press Release: Institute Releases Policy Briefs on Poverty, Rural Change in WNY
Oct. 5, 2006 Press Release: Health, Human Services Data Added to Regional Knowledge Network
Aug. 23, 2006 Press Release: New Policy Brief Series on Regional Issues Launched
April 27, 2006 Press Release: Institute Receives Major Grant for Regional Knowledge Network
April 4, 2006 Press Release: Institute Launches Online Regional Knowledge Network
Jan. 27, 2006 Press Release: Friedman Named Institute's Deputy Director
Dec. 8, 2005 Press Release: Institute Now Aligned with Law School
Aug. 4, 2005 Press Release: Institute Launches New State of the Region Project Web Site
July 25, 2005 Press Release: Kathryn Foster Named New Director of Institute
Jan. 13, 2005 Press Release: New Strategy Promotes & Coordinates Cultural Tourism in Region