Research Centers, Institutes and Projects

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Centers and Institutes

  • Center for K–12 Black History and Racial Literacy Education
    8/27/24
    The Center for K–12 Black History and Racial Literacy Education is a new research and professional development center housed within the Graduate School of Education at the University at Buffalo. The center seeks to investigate and provide solutions for more effective education around Black history and race.
  • Center for Literacy and Reading Instruction (CLaRI)
    9/14/21
    CLaRI, the Center for Literacy and Reading Instruction has been providing reading services to Western New York since 1963. We are a community resource for the assessment of children’s literacy development and individualized reading instruction, as well as literacy research center.
  • Fisher-Price Endowed Early Childhood Research Center
    10/28/24
    The Early Childhood Research Center conducts cutting edge research exploring the development of cognition, language, social/emotional connections, physical skills, and perception in the first few years of life.
  • Gifted Math Program
    10/28/24
    The mission of GMP is to challenge able students in the same way that standard school curricula challenge average and above average students. The emphasis is not on the development of professional mathematicians, but rather on providing strong mathematical background for students who may pursue future university work in mathematics, other sciences, or the humanities.
  • Institute for Learning Sciences
    12/11/23
    The Institute for Learning Sciences is setting the stage for a groundbreaking transformation in learning. Not just inspiring change but by driving it forward by uniting faculty, students and learners in the community in the journey. The future of learning sciences will be shaped by connecting like-minded faculty and students across disciplines who share a passion and ambition for not just studying but creating the future of learning both in and out of schooling.
  • Open Education Research Lab
    9/14/21
    The University at Buffalo's Open Education Research Lab's core mission is to actively engage and support the study of SUNY’s Open Education efforts. We provide consultation and research to the plethora of SUNY Open Educational efforts, with the aim of developing research that creates a better understanding and improvement of Open Education.
  • Teacher Residency Program
    11/20/24
    The UB Teacher Residency is a 16-month, paid residency program that has been designed to prepare effective, learner-ready teachers for public schools in Buffalo and Western New York. During the residency, students will co-teach alongside a mentor teacher for an entire school year. With asynchronous coursework starting in the summer, students can now be considered for our grant-funded programs that are in partnership with four local school districts: Buffalo Public School District, Sweet Home Central School District, Amherst Central School District and Kenmore-Tonawanda School District.

Projects

  • Mandarin Language & Chinese Culture Immersion Project
    4/2/24
    The purpose of this project is to contribute to the development and improvement of the study of modern foreign languages and area studies in the U.S. by providing opportunities for teachers, students and faculty to study in a foreign country to increase the Mandarin language capacity and culture knowledge of the participants. The project will implement a research-based integrated culture content and language immersion model. A research study will be integrated in the evaluation plan to determine the participants’ Mandarin language gains, increases in pre- and post-knowledge of Chinese culture and their perceptions of it, as well as professional transformative changes.

Our Research

  • Six GSE faculty recently awarded prestigious NSF grants
    4/23/24
    In a significant stride toward advancing education and research, six faculty members from the University at Buffalo Graduate School of Education have been awarded prestigious grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Serving as principal investigators on these notable projects, these faculty members are poised to make substantial contributions to their respective fields. The groundbreaking initiatives, supported by the NSF, reflect the diverse expertise and commitment to innovation and excellence within GSE.
  • April 2024: UB researcher receives grant to study oral histories of Black world language teachers
    4/18/24
    Tasha Austin was awarded a prestigious Spencer Foundation Small Research Grant in the amount of $47,124. Beginning in February 2024, the two-year project will allow Austin to continue researching the intersection of Blackness and bi/multilingualism for professionals who have become world language (WL) teachers.
  • UB researchers participated in panel on mental wellness in Buffalo’s Black community
    2/13/24
    Christina King, PhD, clinical assistant professor of literacy education in the University at Buffalo’s Graduate School of Education, served as an expert on a recent panel that took center stage in Buffalo. The event titled "Hope & Healing" focused on mental wellness in Buffalo’s Black community and was hosted by the Buffalo Federation of Neighborhood Centers in collaboration with Westminster Presbyterian Church.
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