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2017
Naw Ruz, International New Year
March 31, 2017
Presented by the Coalition for the Advancement of Moslem
Women
cosponsored by UB Gender Institute.
Dr. Glenna Bett, Deputy Director of the Gender Institute, wins Ignite Award
March 2, 2017
The Women’s Business Center (WBC) at Canisius College recognizes successful women-owned businesses in the Western New York area with the Ignite Award.
Dr. Glenna Bett, deputy director of the Gender Institute, was among the 2017 awardees.
Solidarity Party
Thank you to the hundreds of people who cosponsored, supported, and attended our Solidarity Party to Honor and Celebrate International Scholars, Students, Immigrants, and Refugees on Sunday, February 12, 2017 at Asbury Hall. Mayor Byron Brown and Erie County Commissioner Mark Poloncarz joined a host of musicians, artists, poets, lawyers, faculty, clergy, students, and others who expressed support and love for the entire community that comprises Western NY.
For information about the program and cosponsors:
UB News Center: "Solidarity Party to honor internationals and refugees..."
TWC News/Spectrum News: Solidarity Party Celebrates Diverse ...
wkbw.org/abc Buffalo: "Solidarity party held to show support ..."
Gender Institute Faculty and Friends at Women's March
January, 2017
2016
November 21, 2016 (TWCNews):
"UB Professor Calls Out Bannon Republicans and
White Supremacists"
October 21, 2016 (UB Now):
UB to Celebrate Gender Week
October 17, 2016 (The Buffalo News):
"Forum at University at Buffalo to address violence against
women"
September 2, 2016 (The Chicago Tribune):
Kari Winter on ethical approach to entertainment
online platforms.
Women in STEM committee. From left, front row: Rebekah Burke, Terri Budek, Kathleen Murphy and Phyllis Floro. Back row: Tina Žigon, Caitlin Hoekstra, Nancy Campos, Glenna Bett, Liesl Folks, Mary Henesey, Letitia Thomas and Ann Marie Landel. Missing: Hadar Borden, Vikki Hirshey, Karen King and Victoria Robbins. Photo: Ken Smith
July 11, 2016 (The UB Reporter):
Story about the Cooperative behind Women in STEM
Summit
July 4, 2016 (The Wall Street Journal):
The Gender Institute's director on
story-telling
April 21, 2016 (The Los Angeles Times):
Despina Stratigakos on gender discrimination in architecture:
"Architecture remains a tough profession for women to crack. In the
United States, even though nearly half of architecture school
graduates are women, only 18% of licensed practitioners are women.
"
April 20, 2016 (The Washington Post):
Kari Winter responds to the news that Harriet
Tubman will appear on $20 bill.
Marci Bowers has conducted thousands of gender-reassignment surgeries at her California practice and is one of the few surgeons worldwide to be trained to perform restorative surgery for victims of female genital mutilation.
April 6, 2016 (The Buffalo News):
Gender Across Borders Symposium
April 5, 2016 (UB Now):
UB symposium on women and gender explores alliances
that respect differences.
April 5, 2016 (The UB Reporter):
The Gender Institute's Women in STEM summit begins
this week.
March 16, 2016:
Participants of the Gender Institute's workshop in
the Lapidus Center for the Historical Analysis of Transatlantic
Slavery
February 4, 2016 (The UB Reporter):
Kari Winter talks about the politics of place and
memory on university campuses
January 27, 2016 (TWC News):
The Gender Institute Director Kari Winter responds
to the news of Kathryn Smith being the first woman hired for a
full-time coaching position in the history of NFL
Life of William Grimes, Runaway Slave
By William L. Andrews and Regina E. Mason
Paperback, 145 pages
January 7, 2016 (The UB Reporter):
The Gender Institute Deputy Director Glenna Bett's
company Cytocybernetics featured in an article about successful
UB-related businesses