UB Inclusive News

Creator of ‘Before I Die’ to launch Buffalo Humanities Festival
9/15/23
Artist and TED Fellow Candy Chang will deliver the opening lecture for the festival, the theme of which is “Communities: Trust.”
Wolcott named director of UB Gender Institute
9/15/23
The historian is leading the center that advances the leadership, vision and influence of women and the LGBTQ community.
13 WNY-based startups ‘graduate’ from UB’s Cultivator
9/14/23
The program supports medium- to high-growth startups in their earliest stages, when funding is traditionally difficult to obtain.
Food Recovery Network cuts food waste on campus
9/13/23
The group packages leftovers from dining halls for delivery to charitable organizations, making a difference in the community as well as at UB.
Haitian-American artist to debut highly anticipated work
9/11/23
Nathalie Joachim will perform her new evening-length song cycle “Ki moun ou ye” — “Who are you?” — in English and Haitian Kreyòl.
Honoring Black suffragist Charlotte Dett
9/8/23
UB professor Lillian Williams was key to designating a historical marker for an important — but relatively unknown — social reformer.
Public forums set for finalists in police chief search
9/7/23
Members of the university community are invited to take part in public forums with the five finalists for the position of UB’s next chief of police.
Destination Dental School recognized by diversity magazine
9/7/23
The dental school program has received its second Inspiring Programs in STEM Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine.
UB announces lineup for speakers series
9/6/23
Featured are “Jeopardy!” champ Amy Schneider, journalist Nicholas Thompson and legal scholar Nita Farahany, author Heather McGhee and poet Amanda Gorman.
AI institute for speech, language disorders to help children
9/6/23
The $20 million center is the latest AI project led by UB to address societal needs.
UB professor awarded $300,000 to boost women in STEM
9/5/23
Matilde Sánchez-Peña and partners will study why women make up only 20% of engineering students and tenure-track faculty.
UB researcher receives ASHA award
9/1/23
Faculty member Nichol Castro is being recognized for her work focusing on word retrieval in aging adults and adults with language impairments.
MRI scanner launches ‘new era in biomedical imaging’
9/1/23
The powerful 3T scanner will facilitate breakthroughs in understanding and treating MS, stroke, Alzheimer’s and other diseases.
CEL enhances support for underrepresented businesses
8/30/23
Minority and women entrepreneurs in Western New York will have the opportunity to boost their businesses, thanks to the renewal of a significant grant from Open4 in support of the School of Management's Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership (CEL).
UB architecture students create hope in Buffalo
8/29/23
PUSH Buffalo is using the students’ design plans to transform vacant buildings into sustainable homes.
Indigenous Studies ready for new academic year
8/29/23
Launched last fall, the department, aims to introduce issues of Indigeneity across the university while serving as a hub for research and teaching.
Welcome, international students!
8/29/23
Six UB researchers receive NSF CAREER awards
8/28/23
The funding, totaling nearly $3.8 million, will help early-career investigators address pressing societal issues.
COVID brings isolation, loneliness to nursing homes
8/25/23
A new School of Nursing study says addressing the emotional needs of residents was as important as their physical care during the pandemic.
Statistics legend C.R. Rao dies at 102
8/25/23
A UB faculty member since 2010, Rao was a pioneer in the field who laid the foundation for modern statistics.

See All Stories >