The Neuroscience Program in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences held its annual Research Day in the Medical School Building atrium in November 2025. Participation spanned the university, with submissions from throughout the medical school, the College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Public Health and Health Professions and the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Researchers from the Clinical and Research Institute on Addictions presented as well. The event also included a Neuroscience as Art competition.

Photographer: Douglas Levere

CATT News & Updates

Featuring teaching tips and stories highlighting teaching and assessment innovations happening around UB.

Latest News & Updates

  • Innovation Celebration
    5/7/26
    Open to the UB teaching and learning community, the Innovation Celebration brings together faculty, instructional staff, and campus leaders to celebrate instructional excellence, showcase impactful work, and build connections across disciplines and roles.
  • Student-Centered Pedagogy in Practice
    3/25/26
    Student-Centered Pedagogy in Practice was a daylong, interactive workshop designed to support instructors in developing student-centered course materials and teaching strategies. Through a combination of hands-on activities, individual reflection and small-group discussion, participants explored approaches that promote belonging, engagement and inclusive learning. Topics included syllabus design, active learning, formative assessment, mindfulness, digital accessibility and Universal Design for Learning.
  • Spring 2026 Semester Information and Reminders
    1/14/26
    This resource is designed to support faculty as they teach throughout the spring 2026 semester.
  • CATT Instructional Excellence Award
    5/13/26
    The University at Buffalo and the Office of Curriculum, Assessment and Teaching Transformation (CATT) are dedicated to enhancing student success by promoting effective teaching and recognizing instructors for their outstanding contributions.
  • Digital Accessibility Update for Instructors: December 2025
    4/22/26
    We are continuing to prepare for the April 24, 2027 deadline to meet federal digital accessibility requirements. All course content provided to students, including documents, slides, videos, and UB Learns materials, is required to be accessible. The updated rules emphasize designing accessible materials from the start, rather than relying on individual accommodation requests.
  • Spring 2026 Lumen Circles: New Generative AI Fellowships for UB Faculty
    1/22/25
    Are you looking to learn more about AI and how to incorporate it into your teaching? SUNY is partnering with Lumen to provide free access to the Lumen Circle Fellowship Program.

Latest Podcast Episode

  • Beyond Compliance: Building Accessible and Inclusive Classrooms
    3/2/26
    This episode of the Teaching Table Podcast closes CATT’s Accessible and Inclusive Pedagogy mini-series by exploring how faculty can move beyond compliance to build classrooms where all students feel welcome and supported. Maggie Grady and Sarah Guglielmi discuss the difference between accessibility and inclusion, emphasizing that accessibility focuses on removing barriers to participation, while inclusion is about cultivating a sense of belonging and value for every student.

Past Updates

  • Leveraging Course Evaluations for Continuous Improvement
    3/27/24
    Course evaluations often get a bad rap in the teaching world. The benefit of course evaluations is in their timely and frequent review of the data each semester. Reviewing the information more regularly shows your consideration and respect for students and their success, as well as your own.
  • Turnitin in UB Learns
    2/21/24
    UB Learns has a third party plagiarism tool called Turntitin (TII). This tool allows instructors to choose whether to run student submissions through a program that checks for plagiarism, checks for AI-generated work, and can be used to provide feedback to students.
  • Empowering Educators: A Guide to Integrating AI in the Classroom
    2/7/24
    The Office of Curriculum, Assessment and Teaching Transformation has launched a new series of workshops for the Spring 2024 semester, designed to enhance your teaching strategies. The first in the series continued our efforts to inform our instructors on the use of artificial intelligence in the classroom.
  • Perspectives on AI in Higher Education: An Overview
    1/24/24
    On January 22, 2024, the Office of Curriculum, Assessment and Teaching Transformation held its Annual Conference. This year’s event focused on Artificial Intelligence and its potential use in higher education.
  • From Lectures to Lessons: Using Technology in Your Classroom
    11/29/23
    Teaching Technology Integrations Gateway provides information about the teaching technologies integrated with UB Learns. Learn more about approved technologies, requesting new technologies, and hearing how one faculty member is using teaching technology to enhance their course.
  • Strategies for Teaching Assistants: Reflecting and Refining your Teaching
    11/15/23
    Balancing being a TA and being a graduate student can be a stressful experience, especially during the mid-semester grind. In this podcast, Ph.D. students Kristen D'Alessandro Merii and Jessica Mencia reflect on how their semester is going and discuss the balancing act between being full-time students and instructors on campus.