Diversity and Inclusion

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

On the Driven to Discover podcast, Henry Louis Taylor explains how transforming neighborhoods will improve health outcomes
12/18/24
In this episode of UB’s research podcast Driven to Discover, Henry-Louis Taylor, Jr., talks about what led him to launch his latest and most ambitious project: The East Side Neighborhood Transformation Project.
School of Dental Medicine hires four experienced faculty members in oral biology
12/16/24
Investigators bring diverse research interests, research funding to department.
UB’s Educational Opportunity Center shares state job-training grant
12/12/24
The $1.9 million grant will bring a nine-week, paid, direct-entry, pre-apprenticeship program for construction trades to Buffalo.
Nursing professor to study link between heat waves and kidney disease hospitalizations
12/6/24
The work is supported by a $487,230 grant from the National Institute of Nursing Research.
UB law students examine racially discriminatory deeds in WNY
12/5/24
A public discussion will be held Saturday at Burning Books.
UB awarded $3.5 million to address shortage of school-based mental health professionals in rural areas
11/20/24
Social work graduate students will work in the Alden, Akron, Niagara-Wheatfield and Medina school districts.
UB joins student-focused University Innovation Alliance
11/14/24
UB is the sole New York institution in the 17-member alliance, which promotes student success, especially among underrepresented groups.
First-year architecture studio at UB is changing the narrative on women in architecture
10/28/24
For the first time in the school’s more than 50-year history, ARC 101, which serves as the entry point for the architecture program, has more females than males.
UB launching new summer STEM program for refugee and underprivileged teens in Buffalo
10/24/24
NSF $1 million grant funds 3-year program that focuses on emerging technologies.
Event aims to strengthen Buffalo’s support for equitable urban agriculture
10/24/24
Oct. 29 event at UB will honor the late planning ethics pioneer Jerry Kaufman, while building support for equitable urban agriculture policy in Buffalo.

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