Diversity and Inclusion

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

UB’s Destination Dental School receives second award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine
9/1/23
This marks the second year that the program has received this award.
With 5 homes on Buffalo’s West Side, UB architecture students create hope
8/31/23
Working with PUSH Buffalo, students developed drawings to transform the empty buildings into passive houses, while creating new opportunities for home ownership.
UB researchers receive six NSF CAREER awards totaling nearly $3.8 million
8/28/23
The funding will help researchers advance AI-powered medical imaging, develop new lubricants for longer lasting cars, catch cybercriminals and more.
UB professor, partners awarded $300,000 to boost women in STEM
8/23/23
Matilde Sánchez-Peña and partners will study why, despite 20 years of investment, woman make up only 20% of engineering students and tenure-track faculty.
NYS awards UB law clinic $100k to support community legal needs
8/21/23
The clinic focuses on unemployment benefits issues, protecting the civil rights of veterans, examining possible civil responses to racially motivated violence and more.
First-place Social Impact Fellows team helps connect refugees with critical resources
8/17/23
Prize money will allow Journey’s End Refugee Services to implement the UB team’s standout project.
Media Advisory: NYS Assemblywoman/UB alum Latoya Joyner to make UB law clinic funding announcement 10 a.m. Wednesday
8/15/23
Joyner, who represents portions of The Bronx and surrounding communities, earned a JD from UB in 2012.
Two scholars receive prestigious NSF fellowships to study at UB
8/14/23
Karla Rosalia Sanchez Lievanos and Emmanuel M. Nsengiyumva will conduct research and outreach on ‘forever chemicals’ and carbon capture technology, respectively.
For these students, medical school is a family affair
8/3/23
Three pairs of twins — plus another pair of siblings — are among the 184 students in the Jacobs School’s Class of 2027.
Media Advisory: Free CPR training, sports physicals offered as part of wellness fair happening this weekend
8/3/23
Event Saturday is being held jointly by the student-managed Lighthouse Free Medical Clinic at UB and the Seneca-Babcock Community Association.

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