A $293,000 grant from the National Science Foundation will help a UB team of investigators lead an effort to create more inclusive college classrooms that recognize the neurodiversity of students by building micro-credential training courses for computer science faculty.
To help teachers determine if their pre-kindergarten students are ready for more formal schooling, a UB-led team of researchers will classroom-test a game-like tool that children play as it gauges their ability to pay attention, remember rules and control impulses.
The two-year grant will help improve the educational experiences of neurodivergent students who may have difficulties succeeding in courses designed for neurotypical students.
The UB Alberti Center for Bullying Abuse Prevention will explore creating environments that promote bystander intervention during its 10th annual conference.
Filipino students are nearly 60% less likely to major in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields than other Asian American students, according to the University at Buffalo study.
UB’s new partnership and pilot program with Buffalo’s GiGi’s Playhouse Down Syndrome Achievement Center has developed into a new opportunity for UB students to learn and teach.
The findings of the UB study highlight the need for higher education leaders to understand the specific needs of underrepresented Asian American ethnic subgroups and develop sustainable reform policies.
UB’s Graduate School of Education was recently awarded a $478,000 grant by the Institute of Museum and Library Services to study how to improve the retention of underrepresented librarians.
To help teachers determine if their pre-kindergarten students are ready to transition to formal schooling, a UB-led team of researchers will create augmented reality and mobile game versions of the Head-Toes-Knees-Shoulders (HTKS) assessment.
An ongoing federal grant, now extended for a second time, has been funding stipends and attracting students to GSE’s counseling and psychology programs with a two-pronged approach to training—in opioid addiction care for people from underserved communities and in collaborative work with other behavioral health care professionals.
