J. Warren Perry Lecture Fund

The School of Public Health and Health Professions hosts the annual J. Warren Perry Lecture.

An annual lecture brings nationally recognized experts in health professions to UB through the support of this fund.

A prolific and accomplished scholar, administrator, author and lecturer, J. Warren Perry was founding dean of the 蜜桃传媒 School of Health Related Professions (now the School of Public Health and Health Professions). He established this fund, along with his brother Dr. Charles D. Perry, to support an annual lecture at the school. The presenter of the lecture is typically someone of national stature and/or distinction in at least one significant area of interest to the allied health professions.

Perry came to UB in 1966 to found the School of Health Related Professions, a model for similar schools throughout the SUNY system, and was the first allied health professional ever elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences. He died in 2010.

Past Perry lecturers include Kathryn H. Schmitz, PhD, MPH, FACSM; Geoffrey T. Fong, PhD, FRSC, FCAHS; Russell R. Pate, PhD; and Sandro Galea, MD, MPH, DrPH.

Other Public Health Funds

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Alfred T. Caffiero Scholarship Endowment Fund
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Named for one of the most prominent physical therapists in Western New York, this fund provides scholarships to second-year Doctorate of Physical Therapy students.
UB Fund for the School of Public Health and Health Professionals
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Support school-wide initiatives within the School of Public Health and Health Professions through this fund.
Department of Rehabilitation Science Scholarship Fund
6/28/24
Scholarships available through this fund provide critical financial support to underserved students.
Women's Health Initiative Fund
6/28/24
Help advance the discoveries from a monumental research study through this fund.
Kathleen M. Shaffer Memorial Award Fund
6/28/24
In memory of a former student, a scholarship for fifth-year occupational therapy students is supported by this fund.
J. Warren Perry Endowed Scholarship Fund
6/28/24
Honoring the first dean of the School of Health Related Professions, the J. Warren Perry Scholarship is awarded to students in the Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences or Rehabilitation Science.
Department of Biostatistics Scholarship Fund
6/28/24
This fund provides key assistance and life-changing opportunities to underserved students.
School of Public Health and Health Professions Student Diversity Fund
6/28/24
This fund helps students — and the school — by providing support for a diverse student body.
Lynn T. Kozlowski Community Health and Health Behavior Fund
6/28/24
Through this fund, you can support a wide-reaching department that focuses on creating positive change.
Epidemiology and Environmental Health Department Fund
6/28/24
Provide resources to help understand and prevent disease through this fund.
Dr. Saxon Graham Epidemiology and Environmental Health Student Award
6/28/24
This award recognizes promising doctoral students who are pursuing a PhD in the field of epidemiology.
Dr. Richard N. Schmidt Scholarship Fund
6/28/24
This fund, honoring the professor emeritus in the Department of Biostatistics, provides an annual student scholarship to a PhD student who has demonstrated academic excellence.
Exercise Science Undergraduate Scholarship Award
6/28/24
With this scholarship fund, you can help students who are interested in improving human movement.
J. Warren Perry Lecture Fund
6/28/24
An annual lecture brings nationally recognized experts in health professions to UB through the support of this fund.
Susan E. Bennett Memorial Fund
6/28/24
Students in the Department of Rehabilitation Science receive support through this fund.
Student Emergency Funds 鈥� School of Public Health and Health Professions
6/28/24
This fund helps UB School of Public Health and Health Professions students through emergencies that may occur during their time here at the university.

News from the School of Public Health and Health Professions

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Doctoral Students' Research Published
2/26/21
Several doctoral students in SPHHP’s Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health have had work accepted and published recently.
WHO Affirms UB鈥檚 Collaborating Centre
1/12/21
The 蜜桃传媒’s Collaborating Centre on Health in Housing has been re-designated as a World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Research on Healthy Settings. More than 800 collaborating centers globally work with WHO on areas such as nursing, occupational health, communicable diseases, chronic diseases, emergency response, e-health and more.
SPHHP Students Win Accolades, Funding
4/17/20
Students from several programs in the School of Public Health and Health Professions recently won accolades and funding for their academic achievements and research efforts.
SPHHP 2022 Student Awards Honor Accomplished Scholars
6/23/22
The School of Public Health and Health Professions recently announced its Annual Student Awards program. The awards celebrate and recognize the admirable accomplishments of hardworking students across all five departments.
SPHHP professor emeritus to receive distinguished alumni award
9/30/24
Gary Giovino, PhD, SUNY Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Community Health and Health Behavior, will be recognized on Thurs., Oct. 17, with the Distinguished Alumni Award for the School of Public Health and Health Professions.
Public health students make social impacts
8/7/24
SPHHP students have completed their first summer as part of a longstanding program that develops social innovation programs for community partners.
Graduate Student Rocked Public Health
2/10/20
Aubree Jones, a graduate student in the School of Public Health and Health Professions (SPHHP) Master of Public Health program, is one of

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