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UB research to assess connecting ADHD student’s special ed goals with daily classroom work
1/10/19

UB faculty member Gregory Fabiano is continuing his nationally recognized work with ADHD children with a new study that will test how best to meet the special education goals of these children.

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In JAMA Pediatrics, UB professors praise obesity study that finds “genes are not destiny”
10/2/18

They noted the study found that healthier homes can help offset the genetic risk for obesity.

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Recognizing and intervening with ‘microaggressions’ at the UB Alberti Center’s annual conference
9/4/18

UB’s Alberti Center for Bullying Abuse Prevention takes on the increasingly prevalent and timely issue of “microaggressions” at its annual conference being held Oct. 2.

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Students need help before catastrophes occur, UB expert says
2/15/18

A Washington Post article about the need for more health professionals to help students before catastrophes occur interviews Amanda Nickerson, director of UB’s Alberti Center for Bullying Abuse Prevention.

School News

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Socioemotional Learning Standards
7/30/19
A growing body of research suggests that children’s socioeconomic well-being is fundamentally important to their healthy and productive development. This finding implies that college, career and civic readiness is tied to better socioemotional skills and well-being.
Marc Isseks presents to an audience about his new book.
Rapidly changing technology impacts learning
7/16/19
Marc Isseks, a doctoral student from the Department of Learning and Instruction, wrote the book “Forward Fast: Making Sense of Education in an Era of Rapid Change,” which documents the changes that have occurred over the past two decades regarding education and technology. “When I first started teaching, I was making exams on a machine that was cranked by hand,” Isseks said. “Now, I watch teachers airdrop packets of information into their students’ iPads and it is just unbelievable.”
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WNY groups receive $790,000 grant to improve health of residents of Buffalo’s East Side
7/8/19

Initiative will reach communities on Ferry Street or within four blocks to the north and south of the corridor, where racial health disparities are among the highest in the city.

Children participating in the 2019 ECRC Fun Run.
ECRC Fun Run
7/2/19
The Fisher-Price Endowed Early Childhood Research Center (ECRC) hosted its 6th Annual Kids Fun Run and Obstacle Course on June 15 at UB Stadium. “The Fun Run is one of the few running/obstacles events tailored specifically for young children in the Western New York area.” said X. Christine Wang, director of ECRC in the Graduate School of Education. A record number of 185 children participated in the event.