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As coronavirus threatens food security, UB Food Lab works with community partners to respond
4/27/20
Researchers in UB's Food Lab have created a map of food resources in Buffalo to help people locate and access food during the coronavirus pandemic
Welcome to a virtual School of Architecture and Planning
3/19/20
We will miss all of you when school starts again on Monday, March 23. You and your interactions bring so much life and excitement to this school. Your education is always central to our focus, but your health and safety, and that of the faculty, staff, and our campus/regional communities, are our top priority. So we will welcome you to the conclusion of the Spring semester through a virtual UB School of Architecture and Planning.
New student coalition connects underrepresented students to the community around them
2/24/20
A network of African American students and students of African descent in the School of Architecture and Planning are facilitating engagement of underrepresented students with minority communities in the City of Buffalo.
"See It Through Buffalo" being screened at United Nations forum
2/12/20
Buffalo’s story of place is being shared with mayors, ministers, journalists and thousands of others attending the United Nations’ 10th World Urban Forum this week in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
MUP student aspires to bring integrity to planning and development in the Global South
2/11/20
Kennedy Alexis is a first-year Master of Urban Planning student at the School of Architecture and Planning who is also pursuing a Master of Arts in Economics in UB's School of Management. As an aspiring international development consultant, she is interested in creating "conscious infrastructure" that will support the economic, human and social sustainability of undeserved communities, particularly in the Global South.
Dean Robert Shibley reflects on the promise of a new year
1/27/20
Welcome back to a new semester, a new year, and a new decade. As we reflect on a rewarding and successful fall - and acknowledge all that we accomplished together - another semester awaits with promise and potential.
African urbanism expert to discuss conflicting planning ideas in a rapidly urbanizing continent
10/28/19
Urban planning scholar Vanessa Watson will visit the University at Buffalo next week to host conversations with the university and surrounding community on the intersection of rapid urbanization in Africa with issues of equity and conflict around food security and global health.
Climate change compounds challenges faced by small-holder farmers worldwide
9/24/19
The effects of climate change are compounding existing economic challenges faced by small-holder farmers around the world, threatening a critical link in sustainable food systems at the local and global scale.
A university-city partnership plants the seeds of global change
12/18/18
A city in flux is also one with potential—and, in the case of Buffalo, N.Y., fertile ground for university-city investigations in urbanism.
National planning conference sets records in Buffalo
11/20/18
The Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning set an attendance record for its national conference when more than 1,200 urban planning scholars descended on Buffalo last month for ACSP 2018.
In rural WNY, helping a community leverage its greatest asset
11/13/18
A new report developed by UB urban planning students offers strategies for how Chautauqua County in New York can harness the food system for economic development and health.
Food systems planning experts say it’s time to reflect on local governments’ efforts
10/18/18
Governments across the U.S. and Canada have made strides in their food systems planning efforts, with many recognizing within the past decade that the issue of food insecurity is just as important as maintaining other public infrastructure like roads and water systems.

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