UB Making a Difference

King named SUNY’s 15th chancellor
12/5/22
John B. King Jr., a lifelong educator and secretary of education in the Obama administration, was appointed SUNY’s 15th chancellor today by the board of trustees.
The Legal Implications of the Debate Over Whether ‘Extreme Racism’ Is a Mental Illness (Time, 12/2/22)
Eric Syty is True Blue
11/30/22
In this edition of a new video series, UB staffer Eric Syty explains how athletics helps connect him to the international students he works with — and strengthens their link to UB.
GSE researcher examines minoritized STEM postdocs’ experiences with faculty mentors
11/29/22
A recent University at Buffalo Graduate School of Education study explored the mentorship practices valued most by minoritized STEM postdoctoral researchers, including women, people of color and individuals with international status.
UB joins I-Corps Hub
11/29/22
The $15 million NSF program, based at Cornell, will foster innovation and accelerate economic development in Western New York.
UB student recipient of Humanity in Action fellowship
11/29/22
The fellowship supported Alexis Harrell's work studying human rights violations in Poland last summer.
Study provides a new understanding of pain disparities among racial groups in U.S. (Education News Canada, 11/28/22)
Horses, humans and the city
11/28/22
UB architecture students aim to improve the neighborhood and environment while designing an equestrian center on Buffalo’s East Side.
Gore addresses intentional violence as public health issue
11/23/22
The Jacobs School alumnus was the keynote speaker for the Community Health Equity Research Institute’s annual research day.
Monitoring air pollution on Buffalo’s East Side
11/23/22
The EPA initiative aims to improve health outcomes in neighborhoods whose residents are more likely to suffer chronic, serious diseases.
Town Hall meeting speaks to progress on PACOR
11/22/22
UB is making progress on converting its “principles into actions,” but senior leadership acknowledges it's a continuing effort.
IDEA Center helps design BNMC touch model
11/21/22
The multisensory, interactive, 3D touch model will assist with orientation and wayfinding for all on the medical campus.
Motivational Interviewing Center makes an impact
11/21/22
The center provides training, consultation and support services to help learners and organizations apply motivational interviewing to their work.
Creating a chemistry pathway from Puerto Rico (Chemistry & Engineering News, 11/20/22)
UB in Top 25 for international students
11/17/22
The ranking in the annual Open Doors census for 2021 reflects a bounce-back year for UB and higher ed in general after the pandemic.
Ukraine’s past, future dominates lecture
11/17/22
Marie Yovanovitch, former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, addressed the war, her time in the country and other diplomatic topics during her Distinguished Speakers Series talk.
McFadden joins UB to lead DVS
11/14/22
In a Q&A with UBNow, the new director of the Distinguished Visiting Scholars Program talks with UBNow about his new position at the university.
Black Men in White Coats chapter established at UB
11/11/22
The chapter of the organization that aims to increase the number of Black men in medicine is named for the late UB physician Jonathan Daniels.
Study provides new understanding of pain disparities
11/11/22
Racial/ethnic disparities in pain prevalence are much greater than previously thought, according to UB medical sociologist Hanna Grol-Prokopczyk.
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After shocking diagnosis, professor plans research fund
11/10/22
E. Brooke Lerner came up with the idea to support others who pursue the research questions she had built a career around.

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