UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO — The University at Buffalo School of Law won recognition from the White House and Department of Justice for taking “immediate action to increase housing stability and access to justice” in Erie County during a remote ceremony from the White House on Friday. UB was among 99 U.S. law schools responding to the Attorney General’s “Call to Action to the Legal Profession” to address the housing and eviction crises that have been exacerbated by COVID-19. The law schools, which represent 35 states and Puerto Rico, committed resources to help prevent evictions, according to a news release issued by the White House and Department of Justice. In just a few months, law students dedicated nearly 81,000 hours to provide legal assistance to households and communities across the country, according to federal officials, with several hundred of those hours provided by UB law students.