Diversity and Outreach News

Jonathan Watts.
SEAS Dean’s Award recipient Jonathan Watts helps students and keeps his father’s vision alive
5/17/19
Jonathan Watts, vice president at Watts Architecture & Engineering, came to the University at Buffalo as a transfer student in 1996. He left his previous college because he felt that UB offered a more comprehensive engineering education, and went on to earn his BS in industrial engineering in 2000 and a BS in civil engineering in 2003.
Kennedy Colon.
Kennedy Colon recognized for mentoring work with 'Defender of Potential' award
5/16/19
Kennedy Colon is building a pipeline. While she’s a civil engineer, the pipeline she’s talking about is for students from disadvantaged and minority communities to get to STEM at UB – and succeed once they’re here.
Image depicting distributed ledger for blockchain technology.
UB offering two-day crash course in blockchain
5/15/19

The course is intended for software developers, entrepreneurs, students, senior managers and more.

STEM for all logo.
UB participates in NSF STEM for All Video Showcase
5/13/19
Adrienne Decker, assistant professor in the newly formed Department of Engineering Education in UB’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, is participating in the 2019 STEM for All Video Showcase, a virtual poster competition being held this week, from May 13-20.
Odonkor.
Odonkor receives SUNY Chancellor’s Award
4/8/19
Philip Odonkor, a PhD student in mechanical engineering, is one of 15 UB students who has been named a recipient for the 2019 SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence.
Members of oSTEM at the national conference.
oSTEM builds up LGBTQ students on campus and beyond
3/26/19

Rishabh Bhandawat, a PhD student in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, can imagine a world in which engineers are setting an example for inclusion and diversity, where people can express their gender identity however they choose and be met with acceptance.