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The benefits of open educational resources
8/7/18
Sam Abramovich, assistant professor from the Department of Learning and Instruction and the Department of Library and Information Studies, is the director of the Graduate School of Education’s Open Education Research Lab. The core mission of the lab is to actively engage and support the study of the State University of New York open education efforts.
Upgrading rural libraries to strengthen STEM learning
3/20/18
Dan Albertson, associate professor from the Department of Library and Information Studies, along with a colleague from the University of West Georgia, have a received a $386,569 federal grant to strengthen STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) learning in rural school libraries.
News Brief
12/13/17
Tuesday News Briefs feature the stories of the Graduate School of Education faculty, students and alumni who are engaged in their communities and making an impact through their hard work, dedication and research initiatives.
UB grad school programs again ranked among nation’s best by U.S. News & World Report
3/14/17
Several UB graduate and professional degree programs have been cited as among the nation’s best by U.S. News & World Report in its annual ranking of “America’s Best Graduate Schools.”
‘Awash in a sea of information and fake news,’ Americans need to develop new literacy skills, UB’s information studies chair says
1/27/17
Responsible and level-headed Americans must develop “digital literacy skills” to sort through the flood of “biased or false misinformation” in today’s information age.

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Schomburg fellow edits book on ‘healing while studying’
8/30/24
Richard Williams' book aims to build community for minority graduate students with a history of trauma.
Teaching a passion for UB Fulbright recipient
8/27/24
Many students’ higher education success stories start with a role model inspiring them to greatness. Leah Cabarga, one of UB’s recent Fulbright winners, is the opposite. Cabarga felt “like a shadow” during middle school and high school. So her formative moments are nothing less than finding her heart’s passion by overcoming that isolation and becoming the teacher-mentor she never had.
August 2024: UB scholar secures prestigious grant to study workplace experiences of first-generation BIPOC LIS professionals
8/15/24
Africa Hands, assistant professor in the Department of Information Science, will study the unique challenges and cultural strengths of first-generation Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) professionals in the library and information science (LIS) field.
Keeping teachers up to date on changing technologies
7/24/24
The new Computer Science Education Program aims to help teachers meet NY's new certification standards.
Study examines educational and career disparities among minoritized students
6/13/24
Work provides insights into strategies to help students from underrepresented groups succeed academically and in their careers.

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The Informed Newsletter
10/23/24
The Informed: A Publication of the University at Buffalo’s Department of Information Science (IS) is developed and administered with support from the IS Advisory Board and faculty. The Informed includes news, events, faculty and staff profiles, alumni updates and more to keep you updated on the department and program graduates. To contact The Informed, please email lis-alumni@buffalo.edu.

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