Diversity and Inclusion

News about UB initiatives and research relating to diversity, equity and inclusion. (see all topics)

UB PhD students lead #BlackInSciComm, #BlackInNano movements
2/18/21
The movements, born during months of protests in 2020, celebrate Black voices in STEM.
UB Department of Surgery launches Anti-Racism and Health Care Equity Initiative with Cornel West as inaugural speaker
2/3/21
An Anti-Racism and Health Care Equity initiative designed to address and mitigate the effects of systemic racism and inequality in health care has been launched by the Department of Surgery.
UB to offer Indigenous health disparities course this spring
1/15/21
Public health course will explore the social determinants of health, intergenerational trauma, health equity, and racism and health.
2020 was a milestone year for the Black Lives Matter movement. What’s ahead for 2021?
1/13/21
Black Lives Matter has become solidified in the American psyche, but plenty more work needs to be done in 2021, two UB experts say.
Improving feedback to improve student success in introductory math courses
1/8/21
UB professor receives National Science Foundation grant to examine feedback strategies that may boost students’ confidence in STEM classes.
UB launches pipeline program to increase diversity in dentistry
1/8/21
To increase enrollment of underrepresented students, the UB School of Dental Medicine has launched Destination Dental School, an initiative that aims to remove barriers to careers in dentistry for students of color.
Twenty UB research stories from 2020
12/28/20
From celebrating the life of a Buffalo civil rights activist to resurrecting a mammoth’s broken genes, here are stories from the work of UB researchers in a difficult year.
2020 in review: How UB’s faculty, staff and students fought COVID-19
12/18/20
Members of the UB community found an abundance of ways to fight the pandemic in Western New York and beyond.
UB professor’s book inspires Canada’s largest Black-led television production in history
12/17/20
CBC and BET+ co-producing a new TV series inspired by Cecil Foster’s 2019 acclaimed groundbreaking book, “They Call Me George: The Untold Story of Black Train Porters and the Birth of Modern Canada.”
SUNY and UWI to host workshop on building partnerships on global health research
12/8/20
UB faculty interested in global health are invited to participate in the SUNY-University of the West Indies Health Research Consortium Workshop.

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