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Leanne Bowler | Youth Data Literacy and Informal STEM Learning at the Public Library
9/28/21
Today’s young people, more than any previous generation, have a personal stake in their ability to function with data. Future job prospects might hinge on their ability to participate in the new data economy. But equally, young people are themselves the subjects of data science, being the most thoroughly measured, tracked and analyzed generation. To be active citizens and good stewards of their own data, they need to be data literate.
GSE students teach children with Down syndrome in a new nonprofit partnership
9/21/21
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.
Filipino, Vietnamese and Thai students are ‘invisible’ victims of inequality in STEM fields
9/14/21
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 awarded $478,000 to improve diversity among librarians
9/7/21
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.
Head, shoulders, knees and… tablet? UB receives grant to turn pre-K assessment tool into digital game
8/31/21
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.
Federal grant allows UB to continue work with underserved mental health patients
8/31/21
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.
UB awarded $478,000 to improve diversity among librarians
8/11/21
A $478,000 grant will support UB research to understand when and why librarians of color are likely to leave the profession.
Taking the Match.com approach to finding a therapist
7/27/21
As Avishai Afek, MS ’21, worked on his GSE master’s degree in mental health counseling, he discovered an unexpected, entrepreneurial path. In the months ahead, he will launch StartWell, a business he created at UB to solve a fundamental problem in the mental health care system: There is not always a clear way for people to research and find a good therapist.
Sexual violence increases e-cigarette use among sexual minority teens, but not heterosexual peers
7/20/21
High school students who are in a sexual minority and who experience sexual violence are more likely use e-cigarettes, according to a study by UB GSE researchers.
Impulsiveness, tied to faster eating in children, can lead to obesity
7/13/21
Children who eat slower are less likely to be extroverted and impulsive, according to a new study co-led by the University at Buffalo and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and co-autored by a GSE professor and doctoral candidate.
Impulsiveness tied to faster eating in children, can lead to obesity
7/7/21
The research sought to uncover the relationship between temperament and eating behaviors in early childhood. The findings are critical because faster eating and greater responsiveness to food cues have been linked to obesity risk in children.
Sexual violence raises e-cigarette use among sexual minority teens, but not heterosexual peers
6/16/21
The findings suggest the need for improved school-based mental health and substance use interventions for victims of sexual violence who are also sexual minorities.
The keys to landing a job after college? Internships, study abroad, undergrad research and more
6/15/21
College students who engaged in four or more high-impact practices, such as study abroad or internships, have a 70 percent chance of enrolling in graduate school or finding a full-time job after earning a bachelor’s degree, according to a new study by UB GSE researchers.
Teens from 23 WNY school districts to advocate for school reform during virtual forum
6/15/21
The students developed their policy recommendations through the Western New York Youth Alliance for Education, an initiative of the UB Graduate School of Education.
More multilingual and mental health staff needed to offset trauma experienced by refugees and displaced students
6/8/21
The trauma of displacement may negatively affect the physical, mental and emotional health of both students and educators, research by UB GSE authors has found.

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