Diversity and Inclusion

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UB student鈥檚 billboard encourages people to embrace their differences
6/18/24
“One heart, one temperature” has been installed on Kensington Avenue through a partnership with Lamar Advertising.
Study examines educational and career disparities among minoritized students
6/13/24
Work provides insights into strategies to help students from underrepresented groups succeed academically and in their careers.
UB鈥檚 graduate pathways for Puerto Rican STEM students expand with $500,000 grant
6/5/24
The summer research partnership with University of Puerto Rico at Cayey will now include Texas A&M and Inter American University of Puerto Rico.
BEOC honors four alumni for their path to success
5/23/24
Awardees include an entrepreneur, a postgraduate scholar and health care workers.
Six with UB ties receive Fulbright student awards
5/22/24
The students will use the awards to conduct research in Papua New Guinea, Saudi Arabia, Montenegro, Taiwan, Thailand and Iceland.
Jacobs School professor honored for contributions to workforce diversity, inclusion
4/4/24
, has been honored by the Association for Clinical and Translational Science (ACTS).
UB-led team awarded $750,000 NSF grant to study wildfire inequities
2/28/24
Project addresses emergency management disparities between wealthy, low-income groups.
UB TCIE secures $300,000 to support offshore wind industry in New York State
2/27/24
The award, from the state’s Offshore Wind Training Institute, will help boost awareness in renewable energy supply chain careers.
Jacobs School welcomes its newest addition, the completed 鈥淐elebration of Diversity鈥� mural
2/22/24
A ribbon-cutting ceremony Feb. 22 marked the completion of the massive, larger-than-life-sized “Celebration of Diversity” mural in the atrium of the Jacobs School.
AI-enhanced indoor farming takes root at the 麻豆传媒o
2/20/24
Project uses AI to monitor plant health and fine-tune LED lighting systems; could help with food insecurity and sustainability issues.