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New GSE research labs advance equity-focused educational research, tackling real-world problems and delivering impactful, community-driven solutions.

5/6/24

Pauline Skowron Schmidt received the Divergent Publication Award for Excellence in Literacy in a Digital Age Research from the National Council of Teachers of English.

Studying oral histories of Black world language teachers

4/18/24

Tasha Austin was awarded a prestigious Spencer Foundation Small Research Grant in the amount of $47,124. Beginning in February 2024, the two-year project will allow Austin to continue researching the intersection of Blackness and bi/multilingualism for professionals who have become world language (WL) teachers.

GSE establishes computer science education program

3/5/24

GSE recognized that school districts across the state were seeking support implementing K-12 computer science coursework and in finding certified teachers, in response to public desire to see these skills formally taught, as well as a state mandate that schools offer computer science. New York State has also begun to mandate that teachers of computer science courses be certified in New York’s K-12 Computer Science.

Examining hardships of student-mothers during COVID

2/22/24

Margaret Sallee conducts pioneering research focusing on how the culture of universities influences lives and how identities operate within higher education.

Bicycles provide pathways to STEM careers

11/7/23

A program using bicycles as an innovative way to get kids interested in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) has received a nearly $2 million National Science Foundation grant to ensure the practice continues.

UB Teach student wins Fulbright Scholar Award

10/24/23

Russel Bassarath, a University at Buffalo Graduate School of Education student studying history and social studies education in the UB Teach program, has received a Fulbright Scholar Award. The Fulbright Program is regarded as one of the world’s most prestigious scholarship and international exchange programs.

GSE researcher’s new book empowers scholar-practitioners

10/19/23

Driven by a desire to help students achieve success, UB researcher Tiffany Karalis Noel recently published a book that aims to equip doctoral students with the knowledge and practical guidance necessary to successfully complete their dissertations in practice.

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