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The Fisher-Price Endowed Early Childhood Research Center (ECRC) hosted its 6th Annual Kids Fun Run and Obstacle Course on June 15 at UB Stadium. “The Fun Run is one of the few running/obstacles events tailored specifically for young children in the Western New York area.” said X. Christine Wang, director of ECRC in the Graduate School of Education. A record number of 185 children participated in the event.

Mathematical literacy is a necessity to be a functioning member of society. However, there are significant racial and gender gaps in math achievement in the United States. More than half of low socioeconomic status, Black and Hispanic students have demonstrated below average math skills, and women remain underrepresented in many STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields.

Students, parents and administrators gathered at the Allegany–Limestone High School on May 9 for the Third Southern Tier Annual Film Festival. The festival highlighted grades 9–12 student work completed in academic coursework during the 2018–19 school year. The festival submission categories were video poems, video themes and narratives.

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.”

The Graduate School of Education is launching the AI + Education Learning Community Series, a new effort to address and navigate artificial intelligence (AI) in education. In partnership with UB’s Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Data Science and Center for Information Integrity, as well as the National AI Institute for Exceptional Education at UB, the series aims to create a collaborative platform for professionals in K-12 and higher education to better understand AI in education.

Integrity Partners for Behavioral Health IPA (IPBH), an organization spearheaded by University at Buffalo Graduate School of Education alumnus Steven Harvey, PhD ’97, was recently honored with the 2023 Excellence in Research Community Level Award from UB’s School of Social Work.