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Use of ‘digital badges’ in schools would motivate students, research shows
2/9/15
The blend of digital technology and traditional merit badges, such as those earned by Boy and Girl Scouts, would provide an opportunity to both motivate and measure learning, according to new research by University at Buffalo education professor Sam Abramovich.

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‘UndocuJoy’ for undocumented students
2/21/24
UB professor Stephen Santa-Ramirez explores how undocumented college students experience joy despite navigating barriers.
University at Buffalo experts available to discuss the solar eclipse
2/15/24
Experts can speak about the eclipse from an array of topics, including physics and science, education, its cultural significance and more.
UB researchers participated in panel on mental wellness in Buffalo’s Black community
2/13/24
Christina King, PhD, clinical assistant professor of literacy education in the University at Buffalo’s Graduate School of Education, served as an expert on a recent panel that took center stage in Buffalo. The event titled "Hope & Healing" focused on mental wellness in Buffalo’s Black community and was hosted by the Buffalo Federation of Neighborhood Centers in collaboration with Westminster Presbyterian Church.
UB doctoral student publishes guide to teaching Black history in K-3 classrooms
2/6/24
Before arriving at UB to pursue her PhD, Dawnavyn James taught elementary students in Missouri for seven years. Here, she learned that young students are a lot smarter–and a lot more ready to learn about Black history–than we give them credit for.
GSE student earns mental health counseling scholarship
1/30/24
Luiza Perez Ortiz, a first-year student in GSE’s mental health counseling master’s program, is the recipient of a scholarship created to support underrepresented students who are entering or enrolled in mental health degree programs at SUNY or CUNY campuses.

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