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3D Calc Plotter, a digital resource that can help calculus students visualize mathematical relationships in three dimensions.
UB Graduate School of Education grant helps students visualize complex calculus concepts
7/29/15

When students begin to study calculus, equations and their graphs are mostly drawn on a “flat” plane. It’s when students proceed to advanced calculus that they find paper and pencil inadequate.

UB doctoral student Maryam Sadat Sharifian.
Education student receives scholarships to ‘make a difference in the world’
6/24/15

Maryam Sadat Sharifian, a UB doctoral student in the Graduate School of Education, has received three awards to encourage her “to make a difference in the world.”

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UB’s Graduate School of Education launches first online PhD program
6/19/15

The Department of Learning and Instruction has launched two new online programs, adding to a growing list of online offerings by the UB Graduate School of Education.

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Media Advisory: Hawk Creek animals and Guiding Eyes pet join the legendary ‘frozen banana’ as ‘Cool Science’ returns to UB
3/16/15

Newcomers including animal ambassadors from Hawk Creek Wildlife Center and tales of the return of wolves in Yellowstone National Park join the ever-popular “cryogenic banana” at this year’s Science Exploration Day, the University at Buffalo’s “Cool Science” festival.

School News

Portrait of Monica Ridgeway, Science Education '16.
UB alumna strives to add diversity in STEM education
5/28/19
After earning her PhD in curriculum, instruction and the science of learning from UB in 2016, Monica Ridgeway (Science Education ’16) wanted to focus on the educational disparities that create barriers to minorities. Ridgeway first noticed the obstacles minorities encountered when she was teaching middle school science. “The school I was teaching in was very ethically and richly diverse,” Ridgeway said. “However, the classes were not as the classes were being sorted out based on how well the students were performing on their English language and arts, and math assessments.”
Douglas Hoston, a PhD student from the Department of Learning and Instruction teaches a class in an urban school.
Doctoral student receives award for research in urban education
5/21/19
Douglas Hoston, a PhD student from the Department of Learning and Instruction (LAI), received a scholarship award from his international fraternity, Omega Psi Phi, for his research evaluating how stress affects underrepresented students. Hoston is collaborating with Richard Lamb, associate professor from LAI, regarding the impact of John Henryism, a belief that low socioeconomic groups may not have the resources to successively cope with psychological stressors.
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UB launches new center to study ingestive behavior
5/16/19

Many health problems are related to food choice, yet diet selection is a complex process that is not entirely understood. To coordinate, promote and foster research in an area so critical to maintaining proper health, UB has launched the Center for Ingestive Behavior Research.

State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia is poses with Dean of GSE.
Commissioner Elia discusses future plans for state education
5/14/19
MaryEllen Elia, New York State Commissioner of Education and alumna from the Department of Learning and Instruction, was invited to UB by GSE to discuss future plans for the State Education Department. Elia was given an Honorary Lifetime Achievement Award for her extraordinary service, outstanding leadership and exemplary contributions to the education profession. The award was presented by the GSE Alumni Association.