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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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Continued accreditation status granted to UB’s information and library science MS program
11/28/23
The American Library Association (ALA) recently granted continued accreditation status to the Master of Science in information and library science program in the Department of Information Science at the University at Buffalo’s Graduate School of Education. This accreditation status is a significant milestone for the program, reaffirming its commitment to excellence in education and preparing information professionals for the challenges of the digital age. The accreditation decision also encompasses the Master of Science in school librarianship program.
A call for transformation: GSE researcher illustrates need for change in counseling psychology
11/21/23
A University at Buffalo Graduate School of Education researcher highlighted the critical need for transformation within the discipline of counseling psychology in a recent publication.
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’s VITAL scholars return to campus
10/31/23
UB’s Visiting Future Faculty program returned for an encore as 35 outstanding doctoral students were on campus from Oct. 15-20 as part of an initiative to increase the number of faculty at UB from traditionally underrepresented populations in North America.
Teaching and researching beyond borders: 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.

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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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