UB Inclusive News

  • Dubocovich selected for first cohort of ACTS fellows
    4/30/26

    Fellowship recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions and service to the clinical and translational science field.

  • Encouraging participation in health research
    4/30/26

    School of Nursing researchers identify several themes that can improve the design and inclusive quality of behavioral health research.

  • Accessibility is more than a checklist
    4/29/26

    A new microcredential is teaching social work students essential digital skills while also creating a team to help remediate files to comply with federal guidelines.

  • Helping rural students navigate financial aid
    4/27/26

    Project led by GSE’s Ryan Creps and two master's students aims to increase FAFSA completion.

  • Connecting across cultures
    4/27/26

    For this global affairs major, being an orientation leader helped him see UB not just as a school, but as a place full of True Bue pride and possibility.

  • Toward more equitable continuous glucose monitoring
    4/24/26

    Pharmacy researchers identify barriers to use among underserved populations.

  • A legacy of mentorship, as well as research
    4/24/26

    After 33 years at UB, Luis Colón is retiring, leaving behind a career defined as much by the students he mentored as by the research he conducted.

  • State awards UB $3.7 million for special care dental clinic
    4/23/26

    The new clinic, scheduled to open in Squire Hall next year, will serve individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

  • Author to speak on prison book bans
    4/21/26

    James Tager’s presentation on Thursday will discuss censorship practices in jails and prisons.

  • New perspectives through immersive spring break
    4/21/26

    The trip to the American South explored the connections between enslavement and mass incarceration.

  • Fifteen students receive SUNY Chancellor’s Awards
    4/20/26

    The award recognizing student excellence is the highest honor SUNY bestows upon its students.

  • Afghan refugees to benefit from mental health support
    4/17/26

    A NYS grant will provide culturally appropriate, trauma-informed mental health support for WNY’s Afghan community.

  • Structural racism influences diabetes prevalence, study finds
    4/14/26

    Both historic redlining and contemporary structural racism are linked with higher diabetes occurrence among African Americans.

  • UB study rethinks the dropout-crime connection
    4/10/26

    The research led by sociologist Ashley Barr found that the link between dropping out and crime varies, depending on how the student left school.

  • Why doesn’t the U.S. recycle more plastic? New study points to lack of access
    4/9/26

    Areas with less wealth and formal education often have fewer nearby facilities, making recycling more difficult and expensive. 

  • NEAR connects graduate students to faculty, staff mentors
    4/7/26

    The initiative aims to help students address the personal challenges many face while pursuing their advanced degrees.

  • Inspiring young learners to explore STEM
    3/31/26

    Engineering staff member Christina Escobar introduces middle and high school students to science and engineering in engaging ways.

  • UB’s Human Rights Center releases immigration report
    3/31/26

    The report found “serious violations” of the rights of WNYers due to cooperation of local and state agencies with immigration enforcement.

  • UB’s support for veterans, military-connected students earns gold designation
    3/30/26
    UB has earned a gold designation — advancing from its previous silver ranking — in the 2026–27 rating of military friendly Tier 1 research institutions in the U.S. by Military Friendly,® a service-disabled, veteran-owned small business. 
  • Event to address history, legacy of Love Canal
    3/30/26

    A conversation between author Keith O’Brien and former Love Canal resident Luella Kenny is part of University Libraries' exhibit “Toxic Archives.”

  • Successful minority employees can create false sense of diversity
    3/27/26

    A new study finds an unexpected downside to highly successful women and racial minorities in organizations.

  • Roots of law professor’s mission run deep
    3/20/26

    Christen Civiletto's forthcoming book recounts the toxic history of Niagara Falls — and its personal impact on her and her family.

  • UB HIV prevention expert publishes commentary in The Lancet
    3/20/26

    Gloria Aidoo-Frimpong discusses a major efficacy trial for the game Tumaini and what it means for HIV prevention for youth.

  • UB researcher shows power of AI in social sciences
    3/18/26

    Rachael Hinkle’s work with machine learning intersects political science, legal training and computational methods.

  • Professor promotes updated kidney assessment
    3/17/26

    A commentary by Calvin Meaney urges discontinuation of outdated tests that are imprecise or disadvantage Black patients.

  • Working to close the food gap
    3/13/26

    UB public health researcher Lucia Leone develops programs to help people get the most out of the food they receive.

  • How juvenile legal system can support — or fail — our youth
    3/12/26

    A new study shows different services can benefit or harm youth on probation, potentially leading to rehabilitation or future arrest.

  • Welcome home, GSE
    3/6/26

    The Graduate School of Education was officially welcomed back to its original home in Foster Hall last Friday with a special ribbon-cutting at the newly renovated South Campus building.

  • Landmark work joins Rare Books
    3/5/26

    “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave” is considered one of the most significant works in American literary and political history.