UB Inclusive News

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    A commentary by Calvin Meaney urges discontinuation of outdated tests that are imprecise or disadvantage Black patients.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

  • UB to host Latino Medical Student Association regional conference
    3/4/26

    More than 300 medical students, residents and clinicians from throughout the Northeast are heading to Buffalo for the event.

  • New app highlights local architecture
    3/4/26

    Designed by UB faculty members Gregory Serweta and Maia Peck, the app brings awareness to overlooked spaces tied to Black history.

  • Analyzing women’s digital safety
    3/2/26

    The project co-led by Nadine Shaanta Murshid will measure online harassment, financial fraud, relational surveillance and other risks women face.

  • Williams works to expand pharmacy’s scope of practice
    2/27/26

    The pharmacy school's director of legislative advocacy is using his legal training to benefit current and future pharmacists.

  • For women over 60, muscle strength matters
    2/23/26

    A UB-led study found that muscle strength is associated with significantly lower risk of death over an eight-year follow-up.

  • UB faculty artist reimagines Sabres ‘goathead’ logo
    2/20/26

    George Afedzi Hughes incorporated African symbols into the existing logo to commemorate Black History Month.

  • HRSA grant to support street medicine residency
    2/18/26

    As the numbers of unhoused people rise both nationally and in Buffalo, their unique health care needs are an increasingly important focus for primary care.

  • GSE expands fully online offerings across doctoral, master’s programs
    2/17/26
    The Graduate School of Education is expanding access to advanced professional education with a suite of fully online graduate programs, including two EdD programs and a newly launched EdM in learning sciences and educational technology.
  • Young visitors all grins during Give Kids A Smile
    2/12/26

    The UB dental school offered free oral health services to area kids for the 25th year in a row.

  • Celloboxing and the misfit mindset
    2/12/26

    Pentatonix musician Kevin Olusola offered a UB audience a taste of his original music and outlook on life.

  • AMSNY scholarships help two UB medical students pursue their dreams
    2/10/26

    The Scholarship in Medicine aims to cut student debt load and improve health care in medically underserved areas in NYS.

  • A century of Black history
    2/6/26

    UB faculty member LaGarrett King reflects on the origins and importance of Black History Month.

  • SUNY grant to support student mental health
    2/6/26

    The funding will support programming, including instructor certification, delivery of campuswide training, required materials and outreach efforts.

  • #MeToo led to improved loan access for women
    2/5/26

    A School of Management study links the social movement to changes in lender behavior.

  • Strengthening NYS' rehabilitation counseling workforce
    2/2/26

    GSE faculty member Scott Sabella has received a $1M federal grant to to support and train future rehabilitation counselors.

  • ‘Beyond the Knife’ to examine impact of providers on health equity
    1/29/26
    UB’s sixth annual Beyond the Knife Lecture in Social Justice and Health Equity — “How do we balance the scales of health equity? The impact of the providers” — will take place Feb. 5 at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
  • Olusola to deliver MLK Commemoration keynote
    1/29/26
    Pentatonix beatboxer Kevin Olusola will visit UB on Feb. 10 as the university’s 50th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration keynote speaker.