Education

News about UB’s graduate education programs and our partnerships with local schools. (see all topics)

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  • UB President Satish K. Tripathi’s remarks during President Obama’s visit
    8/22/13

    The remarks that University at Buffalo President Satish K. Tripathi will deliver to the audience at Alumni Arena prior to President Barack Obama’s speech today are enclosed.

  • UB Graduate School of Education welcomes four associate deans
    7/26/13
    BUFFALO, N.Y. – University at Buffalo Graduate School of Education Dean Jaekyung Lee has appointed four new associate deans, a move that he says will point the school toward its goal of emphasizing interdisciplinary research and inter-professional education from preschool through higher education.
  • Media advisory: Summer school — for science teachers
    7/16/13
    BUFFALO, N.Y. — Analyzing the bacteria in lake water. Testing water filters made from an exciting, new material. Building an earthquake simulation table.
  • Scientists turn to the streets for help in monitoring waterways
    6/17/13
    BUFFALO, N.Y. — A project that asks hikers, fishermen, birdwatchers, school kids and nature-lovers of all stripes to monitor stream levels is expanding from its home base in Western New York to three new states: Iowa, Michigan and Wisconsin.
  • Lee named dean of UB Graduate School of Education
    6/11/13
    BUFFALO, N.Y. – Jaekyung Lee, professor of counseling, school and educational psychology at the University at Buffalo, and a fellow of the prestigious American Educational Research Association (AERA), has been appointed dean of the UB Graduate School of Education after a national search. He had served as interim dean since July 2012.
  • ‘BAND Against Bullying’ competition to rock UB with abuse-prevention and ‘dignity for all’ messages
    5/9/13
    BUFFALO, N.Y. – Students from more than 10 area schools inspired by the anti-bullying spirit will compete for the best musical show in front of “Jersey Boys” cast members and other celebrity judges at the “BAND Against Bullying” multi-school music and arts festival to be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 14, at UB’s Center for the Arts.
  • UB’s Department of Learning and Instruction presents annual scholarships
    2/26/13
    BUFFALO, N.Y. – The University at Buffalo’s Department of Learning and Instruction presented tens of thousands of dollars in scholarships to some of its most promising students at its annual scholarship luncheon from noon to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26, in 555 Baldy Hall on the university’s North Campus.
  • Buffalo Poverty Research Workshop to look at links between poverty and education
    2/21/13
    BUFFALO, N.Y. – The fourth Buffalo Poverty Research Workshop, “Education and Poverty,” will be held March 1, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Education Center and Atrium, Olmsted Center for Sight, 1170 Main St., Buffalo.  It will be free and open to the public.
  • Universal pre-kindergarten a windfall for all, UB expert says
    2/14/13
    BUFFALO, N.Y. – President Obama’s passionate proposal to make pre-kindergarten a universal experience for all growing up in America is a “no-brainer” great idea, capable of cultivating better students and more balanced, happier people, says the director of the University at Buffalo’s Early Childhood Research Center.
  • Experts can discuss Obama’s State of the Union proposals
    2/13/13
    BUFFALO, N.Y. — University at Buffalo experts are available to speak to the media about ideas and proposals that President Barack Obama shared in his State of the Union address, from energy policies to the need to better prepare American students for high-tech careers and increasing the minimum wage.