University at Buffalo
- United States
- Founded 1846
Overview
The State University of New York at Buffalo is a public research university in Buffalo and Amherst, New York, United States. The university was founded in 1846 as a private medical college and merged with the State University of New York system in 1962.
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Key facts
| Founded | 1846Source: Wikidata (opens in a new tab) |
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| Main location | AmherstSource: Wikidata. Other campuses may not be listed. (opens in a new tab) |
| Students | 28,886 (2021)Source: Wikidata. Can be out of date. (opens in a new tab) |
| Website | buffalo.edu (opens in a new tab) |
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| YouTube | Official channel (opens in a new tab) |
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People who studied here
- Harvey Weinstein (opens in a new tab)American film producer and sex offender (born 1952)
- Herbert A. Hauptman (opens in a new tab)American mathematician (1917–2011)
- Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed (opens in a new tab)the 10th and current president of the Federal Republic of Somalia
- Silvia Federici (opens in a new tab)Italian American scholar, teacher, and feminist activist
- Gregory Jarvis (opens in a new tab)American astronaut (1944-1986)
- Donald Barthelme (opens in a new tab)American writer, editor, and professor (1931–1989)
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