UB Inclusive News

  • First-gen students share inspiring stories
    5/28/25

    Four first-generation students who received their degrees in May share their impressive stories.

  • Redlining a ‘perfect storm’ for breast cancer
    5/13/25

    New UB-led research indicates that while the residential segregation policy was outlawed decades ago, it still impacts women’s health today.

  • Indigenous planning in practice
    5/12/25

    Students in a new UB course explore Seneca history and culture during a visit to the Seneca-Iroquois National Museum guided by community leaders and elders.

  • Dental professor puts heart into treating patients with disabilities
    4/1/25

    To Dian Chin Kit-Wells, treating patients with disabilities is second nature, a heartfelt skill she has honed over more than two decades.

  • More conversations about critical issues
    3/24/25

    Inclusive Excellence's Campus Community Conversations series continues in April with sessions on indigeneity and governance, and the Sexual Revolution.

  • Neighborhood chosen for East Side transformation
    3/19/25

    Local stakeholders turned out for a meeting to hear about the neighborhood, why it was chosen and what happens next. 

  • Symposium brings together UB community
    3/7/25

    The Inclusive Excellence Symposium aimed to to foster dialogue, collaboration and innovation around inclusive excellence. 

  • Indigenous Studies launches new home/hub space
    3/7/25

    The space is designed to increase Indigenous faculty and student retention and success, and foster community-building at UB and beyond.

  • An introduction to traditional Indigenous medicine
    3/6/25

    A recent workshop at the Jacobs School aimed to bridge education gaps in medical education regarding Indigenous health care.

  • Reimagining Black Futures
    3/3/25

    Two groups of changemakers discussed their visions at sessions presented by the School of Architecture and Planning.

  • UB Humanities Conference to focus on Black studies
    2/28/25

    The conference will examine how Black studies contributes novel, practical approaches for thinking about and managing global problems.

  • Growing global perspectives for first-year students
    2/25/25

    The U.K. joins Costa Rica as sites for UB"s First-Year Global Experience program, offering more opportunities for students to study abroad.

  • Giving the Gift of Life
    2/24/25

    UB junior Alissa Bowers works to raise awareness about bone marrow and stem cell registries, while encouraging the UB community to help make more of these treatments happen.

  • Gonzalez accepted to SUNY Hispanic Leadership Institute
    2/20/25

    The program aims to identify, foster and support Hispanic/Latinx leaders for a diverse university system and nation.

  • Ansell to deliver Beyond the Knife lecture
    2/19/25

    The Chicago physician will discuss “Diversity and Equity in an Age of Denial” at the fifth annual event dedicated to promoting health equity in WNY.

  • Copeland charms UB audience
    2/14/25

    The first Black woman to become principal dancer for the American Ballet Theatre told those attending the MLK Commemoration event that it all started with Mariah Carey.