Diversity and Inclusion

News about UB initiatives and research relating to diversity, equity and inclusion. (see all topics)

UB exhibit on Attica uprising open to public
1/31/22
The exhibit serves as a reminder of the issues of a flawed justice system, organizers say.
Media Advisory: Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of ‘The 1619 Project’ to speak at UB
1/31/22
Nikole Hannah-Jones appears as part of UB’s Distinguished Speakers Series.
What about the other 6,300 languages?
1/27/22
UB researchers are part of a multidisciplinary team calling for the implementation of a communication plan that would improve understanding and trust of COVID-19 information for speakers of all world languages.
Former Black Panther Party leader Ericka Huggins to speak at virtual event
1/24/22
Huggins was director of the party’s Oakland Community School, which became a model for the charter school movement.
‘Powerful women in sports’ conference led by UB’s Center for Advancement of Sport
1/24/22
Speakers include Tara VanDerveer, longtime coach of the Stanford University women's basketball team.
Study: Forward-thinking gym lifts weights, shifts attitudes
1/24/22
Anti-racism program at Boston’s Inner-City Weightlifting was effective in helping to positively shift views of race and class, “bursting the bubble of racism that currently grips our society,” says UB researcher.
A dream realized, a partnership formed
1/14/22
For Natalie Barnhard and her dream of opening a recovery center for people who have a spinal cord injury, all the right puzzle pieces fell into place at the right time.
UB receives nearly $735,000 to expand dental care for patients with disabilities in WNY
12/13/21
Funding will help resume and expand a previous initiative between the UB School of Dental Medicine and nonprofit Arc GLOW that provided dental care to patients with disabilities in the university’s mobile dental clinic.
New book outlines innovative model for training teachers
12/10/21
A new book, co-authored by UB and Buffalo Public Schools researchers and educators, aims to provide a new blueprint for residency programs that train community members to become teachers.
UB professor’s book inspires new digital exhibition
12/3/21
Cecil Foster’s “They Call Me George: The Untold Story of Black Train Porters and the Birth of Modern Canada” is the focus of an in-depth multimedia exhibition at the Myseum of Toronto.

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