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UB psychologist receives major grant for pioneering study on school readiness
1/27/21
Three-year study will use advanced techniques to measure the nervous system and better understand the role of early family and peer adversity in the development of school readiness.
U.S. schools receive a C in whole child development in reimagined Nation’s Report Card
1/15/21
If the Nation’s Report Card, widely considered the benchmark tool to measure U.S. student achievement, was reimagined to include physical and emotional health in addition to academics, the U.S. would receive a C average.
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.
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.
UB among nation’s top schools for hosting international students
11/25/20
The census of international students at UB in fall, 2019, totaled 6,733, according to the Open Doors report.
Students around world create COVID-themed comics through UB program
11/23/20
A team of UB researchers used the power of storytelling through comic books to help high school students around the world better understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Remote learning adds pressure for teachers who work second shift as mothers
11/9/20
The transition to remote learning coupled with an unequal distribution of second-shift responsibilities has placed teachers who are also mothers under immense stress, according to new University at Buffalo research.
UB Graduate School of Education waives GRE requirement for non-licensure programs
10/1/20
The UB Graduate School of Education will not require applicants to submit GRE scores for admission to academic programs that do not require professional licensure for the next two years.
Socially distanced chemistry for kids: Join the U.S. Crystal Growing Competition!
9/17/20
The contest, founded by a UB chemistry professor, takes on new meaning in a pandemic.
Fortune names UB graduate student and Buffalo native, Raven Baxter, to 40 Under 40
9/8/20
Fortune has named University at Buffalo graduate student Raven Baxter to the magazine’s exclusive 40 Under 40 list of emerging leaders in the field of health care.