News and Announcements

  • Congratulations to our 2022 Charles Haynie Memorial Award winner
    6/22/22
    We are pleased to announce the recipient of the 2022 Charles Haynie Memorial Award, Asbel Fede ’22.
  • Dalanda Jalloh, International Studies major, wins prestigious Boren Scholarship
    10/1/21
    Congratulations to Dalanda Jalloh, an International Studies major in IDP, for being selected a recipient of the Boren Scholarship!
  • Clara Cook ‘21 wins IDP’s Outstanding Senior award
    7/7/21
    Congratulations to Clara Cook ‘21, IDP’s Outstanding Senior for the Class of 2021!
  • Matt Taboni ‘21 (Nonprofit Leadership minor) wins 2021 SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence
    7/7/21
    The 2021 SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence was awarded to two College students: Gianna Damico and Matthew Taboni.
  • Social Sciences Interdisciplinary students inducted into Phi Beta Kappa
    5/25/21
    We are excited to announce that eight Social Sciences Interdisciplinary students were inducted into the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society in May 2021:
  • Urban & Public Policy Studies students on the move
    4/29/21
    With commencement on the horizon, we are excited to share news of some of our students’ post-graduate plans. Sarah Internicola ‘21 (Urban & Public Policy Studies BA; Environmental Design minor) has been accepted to the Master in Urban Planning (MUP) program at New York University’s Wagner School of Public Service. Dylan Pisani ‘21 (Urban & Public Policy Studies BA; Nonprofit Leadership minor) will pursue a Master in Public Administration (MPA) degree at Marist College in the fall. Congratulations and best wishes to Sarah and Dylan!
  • Urban & Public Policy Studies student awarded Summer Fellowship
    4/29/21
    Congratulations to Derar Lulu ‘22 on his acceptance to the Public Policy & International Affairs (PPIA) Junior Summer Institute Fellowship Program. The JSI is a rigorous academic graduate-level preparation program for undergraduate juniors committed to public service careers. Derar will attend the intensive 7-week program held at Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College this summer before returning to UB for the ’21-’22 academic year. Derar plans to graduate in May ‘22 with a double major in Urban & Public Policy Studies and Economics, and a minor in Philosophy.