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UB Teach 3+2 combined degree program
UB Teach combined degree program
4/10/18
Make a difference in the lives of young people by becoming an expert in your discipline and a skillful teacher.
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Summer program boosts girls’ math skills
6/30/17

Young girls looking to improve their math skills, interact with some of the area’s most talented educators and add to their summer fun can enroll in UB’s free five-day summer camp designed to show students how math can be “exciting, beautiful and useful.”

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Virtual reality simulates classroom environment for aspiring teachers
6/29/17

Two UB education researchers have teamed up to create an interactive classroom environment in which state-of-the-art virtual reality simulates difficult student behavior, a training method its designers compare to a “flight simulator for teachers.”

Children in an early childhood classroom, one of whom is wearing virtual reality headgear.
UB lab cultivating use of virtual reality in the classroom
12/9/16

There is one foolproof way to grasp what UB researchers say could be a dramatic breakthrough in how people learn, technology with educational potential comparable to a tape recorder, video camera or computer monitor.

School News

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Link found between temperament of high-risk infants and obesity
3/18/19

Introducing sugary beverages to soothe distress may contribute to childhood obesity onset.

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International Women’s Day celebration
3/12/19
Amherst Central High School and GSE teamed up for what may be the first-ever celebration in a Western New York school of International Women’s Day on March 9, 2019, featuring school-wide events and “learn-in/tech-in” sessions to raise awareness of women’s issues among students.
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U.S. News ranks UB graduate programs among nation’s best
3/12/19

Graduate programs across the University at Buffalo have been named among the nation’s best by U.S. News & World Report in its 2020 Best Graduate Schools rankings released Tuesday.

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UB medical school establishes an institute for educators
3/11/19

The Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences has established the Medical Education and Educational Research Institute (MEERI), a comprehensive and innovative institute for advancing medical education at UB.