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UB to host 8th annual WNY New American and Refugee Health Summit Sept. 10
8/29/22
The eighth annual Western New York New American and Refugee Health Summit happening next month at UB will highlight the spirit of youth who arrived as refugees and the challenges they face in their new homes.
Helping people worldwide with better design
4/11/22
What do Chautauqua County and Central Africa have in common? Most people would struggle to answer that question, but not Korydon Smith, chair and professor in the Department of Architecture, School of Architecture and Planning, and co-director of UB’s Community for Global Health Equity
Tackling health disparities from all sides
11/29/21
To more powerfully address and reverse Buffalo’s entrenched health disparities, the Center for Urban Studies, dedicated to regenerating underdeveloped neighborhoods, is joining the Community Health Equity Research Institute at UB.
Construction nears completion on inclusive coffee facility in the Congo
5/4/21
Construction is nearing completion on a specialty coffee facility in Africa that is expected to infuse vital new economic opportunities around one of the world’s most coveted agricultural commodities, while potentially being replicated in other coffee-producing parts of the world.
Why being unable to hang out in cafes and bars drains our creativity
12/22/20
While the pandemic has caused thousands of small businesses to temporarily close or shutter for good, the disappearance of the corner coffee shop means more than lost wages.
UB-community partnership helping to blunt effect of pandemic on Buffalo’s most vulnerable citizens
10/14/20
A powerful partnership that brought UB faculty and community leaders together to fight against health disparities has allowed the community to respond more effectively to the pandemic than many cities across the nation, university and community leaders said today.
Banham Fellow in architecture explores air quality crisis through design
8/24/20
UB's Department of Architecture is pleased to announce designer and researcher Zherui Wang as the 2020-21 Peter Reyner Banham Fellow.
Extended orientation program “pivots” new graduate students toward UB, Buffalo and the current moment
8/18/20
The prospect of beginning a new graduate program, on a new campus, and perhaps in a new city, is challenging enough under normal circumstances. Add to that the disruption of an historic pandemic and social unrest across the U.S., and you have a recipe for heightened anxiety.
UB, CannonDesign work to improve DIY fabric mask production
6/18/20
A UB partnership with local industry has engineered a DIY fabric mask that is not only a potentially high-performing alternative to industrial solutions like the N95 mask, but is affordable and scalable.
Making a better mask
6/4/20
Buffalo architect Mike Tunkey (BPS ’00) is mobilizing a diverse network of partners to make more effective DIY masks for at-risk community members during the COVID-19 crisis.
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.
Planning for the transportation of tomorrow
2/18/19
As shared mobility systems and technologies advance, MUP students are working with the region's transportation planning agency to help municipalities plan for this changing landscape.

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