Diversity and Inclusion

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

BEOC honors four alumni for their path to success
5/23/24
Awardees include an entrepreneur, a postgraduate scholar and health care workers.
Six with UB ties receive Fulbright student awards
5/22/24
The students will use the awards to conduct research in Papua New Guinea, Saudi Arabia, Montenegro, Taiwan, Thailand and Iceland.
Jacobs School professor honored for contributions to workforce diversity, inclusion
4/4/24
Margarita L. Dubocovich, PhD, has been honored by the Association for Clinical and Translational Science (ACTS).
UB-led team awarded $750,000 NSF grant to study wildfire inequities
2/28/24
Project addresses emergency management disparities between wealthy, low-income groups.
UB TCIE secures $300,000 to support offshore wind industry in New York State
2/27/24
The award, from the state’s Offshore Wind Training Institute, will help boost awareness in renewable energy supply chain careers.
Jacobs School welcomes its newest addition, the completed “Celebration of Diversity” mural
2/22/24
A ribbon-cutting ceremony Feb. 22 marked the completion of the massive, larger-than-life-sized “Celebration of Diversity” mural in the atrium of the Jacobs School.
AI-enhanced indoor farming takes root at the University at Buffalo
2/20/24
Project uses AI to monitor plant health and fine-tune LED lighting systems; could help with food insecurity and sustainability issues.
UB dental school receives prestigious diversity award from National Institutes of Health
2/16/24
Inaugural $100,000 prize only awarded to 10 universities throughout country.
Study: Community-level language resources do not benefit immigrant men and women equally
2/9/24
Paper looks at language proficiency and employment outcomes from a wider angle than focusing exclusively on the individual.
Media Advisory: UB Dental School and SUNY Erie Dental Hygiene School partner for ‘Give Kids a Smile’ Feb. 5
2/1/24
Student and faculty volunteers will provide oral health demonstrations and screenings to hundreds of children at Buffalo Museum of Science.

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