The Insight Into Diversity Inspiring Programs in STEM Award recognizes individual college programs and initiatives that encourage and support the recruitment and retention of women and underrepresented students in STEM fields, including science and research, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Not only that, but the University at Buffalo will be featured in the September 2024 issue of Insight Into Diversity magazine, along with 82 other recipients.
“It is extremely rewarding to receive national recognition for this distinctive pathway program,” says Marcelo W.B. Araujo, DDS, MS, PhD, dean of the School of Dental Medicine. “Making STEM fields, including dentistry, available to students from all backgrounds is more important than ever.”
DDS Founded in 2021
UB dental alumna Arian Johnson, DDS, ’21, founded Destination Dental School in 2021 after recognizing a lack of resources for students like herself when she applied to dental school. In 2022, the DDS program partnered with the Native American Pre-Dental Student Gateway to Dentistry program to combine virtual and in-person events.
DDS received both the Inspiring Programs in STEM Award in 2022 and 2023 and the Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award in 2023.
For more information about the 2024 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award and Insight Into Diversity magazine, visit insightintodiversity.com.
