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Student’s Apparel Company Extols Activism in Medicine
3/19/21
Fourth-year medical student Karole Collier has created an apparel company that celebrates activism in medicine.
Outstanding Medical School Faculty, Staff Honored in 2020
10/28/20
The Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences celebrated scientific achievements and outstanding service and teaching contributions during the 2020 Faculty and Staff Recognition Awards event.
Magazine Recognizes UB’s Biosciences Diversity Program
10/28/20
CLIMB, an innovative and comprehensive diversity program at the University at Buffalo that provides intensive mentoring experiences for biosciences students from undergraduate through postdoctoral levels, has received an award from INSIGHT into Diversity magazine.
Faculty, Residents, Students, Staff Get Awards of Excellence
9/1/20
Faculty members, residents, medical students and a staff member were among the recipients of 2020 Awards of Excellence for promoting inclusion and cultural diversity at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
Our Continued Support for Our Community and Advocacy for Change and Inclusion
8/26/20
We are steadfast in our belief that Black Lives Matter.
Update on Change and Inclusion Town Hall
6/19/20
The Diversity, Inclusion, and Learning Environment (DIALE) committee is working diligently to address the feedback and suggestions gathered at the town hall meeting, and to address the issues raised in Polity’s Resolution No. 2020-001 and the Recommendations and Action Items document.
Jacobs School Responds to Killing of George Floyd
6/9/20
Trainees, faculty and administrators of the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and the units in the Academic Health Center (AHC) are responding to the police killing of George Floyd and the international protests it has engendered against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Supporting Our Community and Advocating for Change and Inclusion
6/1/20
We, the undersigned, join the University at Buffalo President in recognizing the devastating impact the recent brutal and unnecessary deaths of George Floyd and other African Americans have had on students, residents and fellows, faculty, staff and their family members and friends.
Biomedical Sciences Offers Alternative Career Options
9/19/19
In preparing to host Biomedical Sciences Career Day & Vendor Show, Thomas Melendy, PhD, wanted to expose students and trainees in the biomedical sciences to the numerous opportunities available to them.
Outstanding Jacobs School Faculty, Staff Earn Honors
8/26/19
An innovative researcher and others who have made significant contributions to their fields and to the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences were honored with 2019 Faculty-Staff Recognition Awards.
Underrepresented Student Numbers Up at Jacobs School
1/8/19
The number of students from underrepresented groups in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Class of 2022 is nearly twice that of the previous year’s class.
Inclusion, Cultural Enhancement Awards Presented
7/3/18
The Office of Inclusion and Cultural Enhancement recognized staff, students, trainees and faculty during the 2018 Faculty-Staff Recognition Awards ceremony.
Outstanding Medical School Faculty, Staff Honored in 2018
7/3/18
A groundbreaking researcher and others who have made significant contributions to their fields and to the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences were honored with 2018 Faculty-Staff Recognition Awards.
Buffalo’s Health Disparities Get Community Wake-Up Call
5/22/18
Collaboration and a sense of community were on display at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences during a daylong event to address Buffalo’s African-American health disparities.
UB holds Inclusive Excellence Summit
5/4/18
The summit's keynote panel stressed that coordination and intentionality are key to integrating inclusive excellence campus-wide.