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The University at Buffalo has awarded seven students with the university’s first academic badge, a micro-credential that allows students to showcase their mastery of a skill in an area of interest.

Engineering prof Nirupam Aich and colleagues are looking at the effects of recycling and repairing electronics on residents' health.

Special issue of peer-reviewed journal addresses key questions in food systems planning efforts.

UB's other study abroad scholarship recipients will focus on foreign language and cultural exploration.

This year's Global Innovation Challenge examines cultivating equity for those who grow our food.

The summit's keynote panel stressed that coordination and intentionality are key to integrating inclusive excellence campus-wide.

Engineering professor John Atkinson is working to broaden students’ opportunities to learn about the topic.

University at Buffalo nursing research revealed that Somali Bantu women are open to family planning when methods help to space births of future children, rather than preventing new additions to their families. 

UB researchers served as guest editors of a themed issue of Built Environment that focuses on equity in food systems planning.

First-of-its-kind database developed and maintained at UB will help governing bodies around the globe develop better food systems planning policies by drawing from legislation already crafted.

Members of the Communities of Excellence gathered to review the impact they have had on education, scholarship and outreach.

UB professor Jeff Good says the African country's many languages are endangered — and so are the ways that people use them.

The award honors Aga’s research on the ecological impact of antibiotics, flame retardants and other emerging contaminants.

A trip to Costa Rica inspires participants in UB's new Study Abroad Incubator.

Researchers find that while handwashing with soap and water prevents childhood disease, access to soap at home varies around the world.

Students spent a transformative week developing and refining ideas to address a specific global health issue.

Speakers and workshop sessions addressed the theme of improving health literacy for Buffalo’s refugee population.

Research grants to promote food quality in the Global South were awarded to teams at UB's inaugural Ideas Lab.

Google’s Toilet Locator could offer a solution to India’s open defecation problem in cities, but challenges remain in rural areas, a UB expert says.

Samantha Power attended a town hall meeting at UB on refugee resettlement as part of a daylong visit to Buffalo.

UB student musicians play a key role in Buffalo String Works' mission to help refugee children learn to play music.

The UB Community of Excellence awards seed funding for projects on refugee issues and air pollution's effects on pregnant women in China.

International Education Week activities at UB will focus on refugees and immigrants.

Taking place on World Food Day, Oct. 16, session at Habitat III conference will focus on food systems planning and policy.

In the fourth installment in a weekly series, Pavani Ram offers her "big idea" to cultivate a worldwide hand-washing habit

Through the Global Innovation Challenge, UB students created solutions to an issue that keeps millions from completing school.

UB undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students will work in teams to develop social, economic, technological and public policy solutions to sanitation challenges faced by schoolchildren around the world.

In a spring studio focused on refugees, students are re-envisioning an abandoned silk mill as temporary housing.

UB will mark National Public Health Week with events highlighting issues that are important to improving our nation.

Film screenings, symposia and a health summit will address the myriad issues related to this global problem.

Six members of the UB community were recognized on Wednesday for outstanding community engagement activities.

UB medical geographer Jared Aldstadt says it's unlikely the Zika virus will affect large parts of the country.

Buffalo's and UB’s reputations for working well with the refugee population were highlighted earlier this week as the city hosted a press tour of foreign journalists.

John Borrazzo, a leader in maternal and child health, will give the keynote address in UB’s third annual “Critical Conversations,” a presidential series showcasing distinguished individuals who are helping to shape understanding of vital issues facing the world today.

When UB faculty members cite senior Kelly Coughlin’s credentials and accomplishments, her paper, “Too Much of Water,” is front and center.  

UB is investing $25 million in an initiative that will harness the strengths of UB faculty from disciplines across the university to confront grand challenges facing humankind.