Mother Africa is the theme of this year's conference, which will bring together educators, parents, librarians and museum curators from around the world.
The initiative, founded by Gail V. Wells, gives Buffalo residents free raised bed gardens to promote resilience, independence and access to healthy food.
The UB architecture school and PUSH Buffalo have developed a workforce training program for jobs that pay a living wage for unemployed and underemployed persons.
Four weeks after the mass shooting, UBNow asked faculty to help explain racism in Buffalo, the legacy of gun culture, and what educators can do to confront hate.
Saturday's mass shooting occurred in a community that has endured decades of racism, and that painful history cannot be ignored, says Henry-Louis Taylor Jr.
Juweria Dahir, MUP ’20, BA ’15, executive director of EforAll Buffalo, is helping Buffalo accelerate economic and social impact through entrepreneurship.
Part of a UB research project, the combat veterans' photos explore their return to civilian life and search for meaningful social connections after war.
Author and historian Deirdre Cooper Owens delivered the keynote address at the Department of Surgery event designed to address structural racism in medicine.
The Association for University and College Counseling Center Directors honored the director of counseling services for her work in campus mental health.
The cellist and Center for Diversity Innovation Distinguished Visiting Scholar has received the Michael Jaffee Visionary Award from Chamber Music of America.
Mame-Fatou Niang, a visiting scholar studying Blackness in contemporary France, is teaching a seminar this semester as the Melodia E. Jones Endowed Chair.
UB professor Lillian Williams has devoted her career to building archives and organizations to advance the study of Black history, women’s history and local history.
UB professor Daniel Hess discusses how gay communities' experience with the HIV/AIDS pandemic made them well equipped to help early in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Reclaim the Bench examines the role of racism and prejudice in scientific discovery, while also highlighting those who overcame those obstacles to make meaningful contributions.
An NEH grant to support the UB project is part of a program that uses the humanities as channels for veterans to think more deeply about their military service.
“Motherwork” can help school leaders rethink anti-Black policies and practices, and help Black children celebrate their cultural identity, UB researchers say.
The Center of Diversity Innovation presents its second cohort of scholars, who are expected to make the same dynamic impact on campus as the inaugural group.
UB and local nonprofit Mission: Ignite have been awarded $300,000 in federal funding to build a wireless network to provide free service to 150 households.
In message to the UB community, Tripathi condemns anti-Asian violence, saying "Hate has no haven at UB" and "We will never allow xenophobia to gain traction on our campus."
The April 8 event features 25 sessions and workshops that highlight practices, research and initiatives across the university that support diversity and inclusion.
Speakers at a Center for Diversity Innovation presentation offered historic context and contemporary justification for giving financial reparations to descendants of slavery.
UB is home to researchers whose scholarship explores the impact that Black people have had across the world, as well as examines their struggles for equality.
The gift from the late professor Carl Granger will be used to fund university-wide diversity initiatives and student scholarships, and to establish endowed faculty positions.
The social activist discussed what it's like when they call you a terrorist and the power of protest during the 45th MLK Jr. Commemoration keynote address.
Creating pathways for minority candidates, especially former players, to achieve leadership success could go a long way, UB's Helen "Nellie" Drew says.
The CBC and BET co-production inspired by Cecil Foster's book about Black sleeping car porters is the largest Black-led TV production in Canada's history.
UB's Palah Light Lab takes a feminist and queer-centered approach in its mission of political engagement and social justice through instruction, poetry and gaming.
During a UB webinar, two friends from different backgrounds said it's not sufficient to be just an ally unless the definition is widened to include being active — not passive — in the cause.
In a Zoom event, two longtime friends will discuss what is needed to combat racial inequities, and how communities can work together to create meaningful change.
A yearlong series presented by OIX and the unit diversity officers aims to provide advice for instructors on how to make their teaching and curriculum more inclusive.
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Gilbert King discussed his book, “Devil in the Grove,” and the activist history of Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall.
SGM populations report riskier drinking patterns, higher rates of some cancers, more mental health symptoms and greater health problems among older SGMs.
Michael F. Noe, emeritus clinical professor and associate dean for community relations and clinical affairs in the School of Public Health and Health Professions (SPHHP), has endowed a fund to provide scholarships supporting educational diversity, equity and inclusion in SPHHP.
The meeting provided an opportunity for participants to share their experiences of racism on campus and offer ways to improve racial injustices and systemic racism.
UB economist Joanne Song McLaughlin says older women faces with the possibility of both age and gender discrimination are "falling through the cracks."
Faculty members Luis Chiesa, Athena Mutua and Anthony O’Rourke addressed how the law overlaps with many issues brought to the forefront by George Floyd’s death.
Urban studies expert Henry Louis Taylor Jr. says race and anti-racism — instead of terms like diversity and inclusion — must return to the center of discussions about inequity in the U.S.
The Center for Diversity Innovation launches its Distinguished Visiting Scholars program with an inaugural cohort of nine scholars for the fall semester.
The Community Health Equity Research Institute brings together community partners and UB faculty and students to improve the health of underserved neighborhoods.
Municipal swimming pools and urban amusement parks flourished in the 20th century. But often their success was based on excluding African Americans, UB’s Victoria Wolcott says.
UBNow continues its series on the new generation of student leaders with a story on Mame Salim, who was born in a refugee camp in Kenya and is a role model in the local refugee community.
Othman Shibly, periodontist and clinical professor in the School of Dental Medicine, has journeyed to the Middle East 16 times, providing dental care to thousands of refugees.
Public health researcher Gregory Homish has been awarded a $2.7 million NIH grant to continue his work examining health outcomes among members of the military.
Dartmouth College Press has released an updated and expanded edition of “Women and Sports in the United States: A Documentary Reader,” co-edited by Susan Cahn, professor of history in the University at Buffalo College of Arts and Sciences.
Nearly twice as many students from underrepresented groups enrolled this fall than last fall, an increase that stems, in part, from a student-initiated effort.
J. Brice Bible, vice president and chief information officer, has joined nearly 400 senior higher education IT leaders from across the U.S. in pledging to promote diversity, equity and inclusion, both locally and across higher education.
PhD student Jennifer Martin, recipient of an NIH diversity in neuroscience award, talks about how she became a scientist and why she studies drug addiction.
UB education researcher Sameer Honward is using podcasts to align with Native Americans' traditional way of gathering knowledge through oral traditions.
New cycle of funding will include projects on making autonomous vehicles accessible and leveraging commercial artificial intelligence agents like Alexa and Google Home in ways to support people with disabilities.
The MAC’s inaugural Diversity & Inclusion Institutional Award recognizes the university’s achievements in developing a culture of diversity and inclusion.
UB-Tsinghua University exchange program features exhibition and symposium focusing on the complexities of cross-cultural interpretations and negotiations.
