UB Inclusive News

  • Santa-Ramirez receives ASHE Early Career Award
    1/9/26

    The GSE professor spoke with UBNow about his work on campus climate and first-generation students’ transitions and sense of belonging.

  • Study guides climate modelers on partnering with Indigenous communities
    1/9/26

    Regional climate data should be useful to the people who live there, UB researcher Yifan Cheng says.

  • Bringing silenced histories to light
    1/9/26

    Community members gathered at UB’s Anderson Gallery to share personal stories and artifacts from family members institutionalized at the Buffalo State Asylum.

  • New scholarship to support Lafayette High School students interested in architecture
    1/8/26
    Lafayette International High School (PS 207) students with an interest in architecture will soon be able to apply for the Gordon Bunshaft Award — a new scholarship program formed between the School of Architecture and Planning and the SOM Foundation.
  • The legacy of the Moynihan Report
    12/19/25

    Sixty years after its release, panelists at a School of Social Work symposium examined the influential — and controversial — report on Black poverty in the U.S.

  • Pharmacy students partner with Tops
    12/15/25

    Third-year students provide education and screenings at select pharmacies aimed a reducing illness and increasing immunizations.

  • Buffalo Toy Library offers kids chance to sample different playthings
    12/11/25
    While obtaining her doctorate of education at the Graduate School of Education, Hannah Bogdan, EdD ’23, responded to a child’s imaginative idea —  and it since has morphed into a nonprofit organization called the Buffalo Toy Library.
  • More women, better audits
    12/9/25

    New research from the School of Management spotlights the value women bring to audit teams and the workplace.

  • Building toward justice in rural counties
    12/8/25

    The UB Law Rural Justice Initiative aims to show law students that rural practice offers unique satisfactions and plenty of opportunity.

  • UB’s EOC to receive SUNY ‘Mini-Grant’
    12/4/25

    The Buffalo Educational Opportunity Center will use the funding to address food insecurity and launch its first food pantry.

  • UB to offer online affordable housing degree certificate
    12/2/25

    Newly approved program in the School of Architecture and Planning will prepare students to ensure future housing is made affordable for all.

  • Public invited to shape ‘inclusive civic spaces’
    11/26/25

    The deliberative forum on Dec. 5 is being sponsored by the Philosophy, Political Science and Economics Program.

  • UB students take on justice reform
    11/25/25

    In the Innovate for Impact Criminology Design Challenge, teams designed new initiatives to address some of society’s most pressing criminal justice and public safety issues.

  • Addressing health equity goal of new CHERI director
    11/21/25

    Heather M. Gardiner aims to expand the Community Health Equity Research Institute's research impact and strengthen links with the community.

  • UB planner selected for AIA leadership program
    11/20/25

    Samira Sheikholeslami will take part in the ‘Next to Lead’ training program for racially and ethnically diverse women in architecture.

  • Energy meets empathy in class and in community
    11/19/25

    Public health researcher Jessica Kruger is determined to create creating real-world learning experiences that engage and inspire students.

  • Broadview commits $15,000 to 'Horns Up for Hope’
    11/19/25

    The funds from the credit union will support the Blue Table food pantry.

  • NSF funds inclusive language projects
    11/19/25

    UB linguist Fabiola Henri says the projects will focus on creole languages that are underrepresented in both research and new technologies.

  • Using WhatsApp to center African immigrants in health research
    11/17/25

    UB health equity researcher Gloria Aidoo-Frimpong is a co-PI on the PCORI-funded project.

  • UB to celebrate International Education Week
    11/14/25

    The weeklong event offers an opportunity to learn about other cultures and celebrate the rich diversity on campus.

  • UB taking part in SUNY military tuition initiative
    11/13/25

    The program aligns SUNY tuition with federal tuition benefits, filling the gap when federal assistance falls short of the full cost of SUNY tuition.

  • UB launches Horns Up for Hope
    11/11/25

    The monthlong food and winter clothing drive supporting local community members in need runs through Dec. 5.

  • Chilean university hosts UB architect for week-long trip
    11/7/25

    Kristine Stiphany gave a presentation on a new book she co-edited that explores how urban insurgencies reshape cities and challenge dominant paradigms.

  • Bringing Latinx histories to the forefront
    11/7/25

    GSE professor Tim Monreal has co-edited a book that offers educators lessons using film and TV to explore Latinx histories and communities.

  • Bridging worlds, building health
    11/6/25

    UB recently hosted health professionals from Central and South America looking for insights and innovations for pressing public health issues in their regions.

  • Curriculum opt-outs and the classroom
    11/6/25

    UB educator LaGarrett King examines how a recent Supreme Court ruling may impact inclusive education.

  • UB MSW/PhD student receives fellowship
    11/5/25

    Tiffany J. Nhan is the recipient of the prestigious Minority Fellowship from the Council on Social Work Education.

  • Preserving, sharing legacy of Black architect Coles
    11/3/25

    UB adjunct architecture instructor Albert Chao is working to transform the Coles House and Studio into a space where community change happens.

  • UB students receive SUNY scholarships
    11/3/25

    Yanely Reyes-Bermudez was awarded the Nancy L. Zimpher Scholarship for Teacher Education; Constance Yap received the ACT for Excellence and Student Initiative Scholarship.