From left, SMART Co-Directors Omar Khan and Kemper Lewis, Global Health Equity Co-Directors Kasia Kordas and Samina Raja, and GEM Co-Directors Jennifer Surtees and Norma Nowak.

 From left, SMART Co-Directors Omar Khan and Kemper Lewis, Global Health Equity Co-Directors Kasia Kordas and Samina Raja, and GEM Co-Directors Jennifer Surtees and Norma Nowak.

From left, Global Health Equity Co-Director Korydon Smith, graduate student and UB Food Lab Research Assistant Camile Brown, Honors College Director Dalia Muller and Global Health Equity Co-Director Samina Raja served as panelists for a discussion around educating the next generation of leaders.

 From left, Global Health Equity Co-Director Korydon Smith, graduate student and UB Food Lab Research Assistant Camile Brown, Honors College Director Dalia Muller and Global Health Equity Co-Director Samina Raja served as panelists for a discussion around educating the next generation of leaders.

Omar Khan, co-director of GEM and an associate professor in the Department of Architecture, School of Architecture and Planning, presents on his work with the Architectural Ceramic Assemblies Workshop and how it engages with industry partners.

 Omar Khan, co-director of GEM and an associate professor in the Department of Architecture, School of Architecture and Planning, presents on his work with the Architectural Ceramic Assemblies Workshop and how it engages with industry partners.

Bridget Brace-MacDonald, director of outreach activities for the Genome, Environment and Microbiome Community of Excellence, speaks about GEM's outreach and engagement efforts during a panel discussion.

 Bridget Brace-MacDonald, director of outreach activities for the Genome, Environment and Microbiome Community of Excellence, speaks about GEM's outreach and engagement efforts during a panel discussion.

Nicole Little, a dual degree student in architecture and planning and a graduate assistant with the Community for Global Health Equity, checks out one of the poster presentations displayed in the Center for Arts atrium as part of the symposium.

 Nicole Little, a dual degree student in architecture and planning and a graduate assistant with the Community for Global Health Equity, checks out one of the poster presentations displayed in the Center for Arts atrium as part of the symposium.

Wit Wichaidit was in Thailand conducting research, but technology allowed him to give his poster presentation on research into drinking and depressive experience among Thai adolescents remotely using Zoom.

 Wit Wichaidit was in Thailand conducting research, but technology allowed him to give his poster presentation on research into drinking and depressive experience among Thai adolescents remotely using Zoom.

Meng-Lun Lee, a member of the Control and Automation Laboratory in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, explains his research during the poster presentation session.

 Meng-Lun Lee, a member of the Control and Automation Laboratory in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, explains his research during the poster presentation session.
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Celebrating four years of excellence

UB’s Communities of Excellence held a symposium this month in the Center for the Arts to celebrate four years of groundbreaking student and faculty research from Global Health Equity (GHE); Sustainable Manufacturing and Advanced Robotic Technologies (SMART); and Genome, Environment and Microbiome (GEM). The event featured updates from all three communities, plus a series of panel discussions. Photos: Meredith Forrest Kulwicki

Published September 11, 2019