Our thoughts and prayers are with the families, friends, and loved ones of the thirteen people who were the victims of the horrific evil, hate, and racism that was perpetrated in our city yesterday.
Azriena Jones and Tyree Smith both came to the University at Buffalo from Brooklyn, N.Y. to study engineering. The two seniors have another thing in common - they are the first recipients of the Fred Bargetzi Memorial Scholarship.
The experience of Black and brown students in STEM fields, and how to improve it, is the focus of a workshop and lecture on April 7 at UB by Ebony Omotola McGee, author of “Black, Brown, Bruised: How Racialized STEM Education Stifles Innovation.”
