Social Issues

News about UB research and outreach relating to societal issues such as poverty, homelessness, bullying, domestic violence, human rights, diversity and inclusion. (see all topics)

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UB study reveals shift in pharmacy students’ perceptions of patients with mental illness
12/1/25
Published study indicates that presenting facts can influence views, reduce stigmas.
Those helping the homeless are hurting too, according to study
11/19/25
Paper by UB researcher links homeless services workers’ burnout to adverse childhood experiences.
Grants support $2.75 million effort to develop advanced recycling technologies
11/3/25
Projects include creating new uses for discarded tires, and establishing a testbed for advanced sorting technologies.
Study links climate anxiety to social media use
10/30/25
Climate doom, the belief that climate change will cause societal breakdowns, predicts support for radical actions, according to study.
UB, Lead Safe Task Force host mini-conference Saturday
10/20/25
The event addresses lead exposure in Buffalo and Western New York.
Mitchell Lecture reflects on the evolution of legal education
10/9/25
Longtime UB professor John Henry Schlegel's talk promises a deeply personal and historically rich exploration of how American legal education has evolved alongside shifting social class dynamics.
Joshua Lynch accepted into national drug abuse program for innovators
10/9/25
Johns Hopkins recognizes emergency medicine professor for his pioneering opioid treatment program.
UB, partners awarded $750,000 to advance at-home stroke recovery system
10/1/25
The system, called mRehab, pairs a smartphone app with 3D-printed household objects, to help survivors recover better at home.
Studying geographic and demographic disparities in mass shootings
10/1/25
Two-year project will also seek to identify predictors and recommend interventions, as well as fundamentally attempt to create a classification of the types of mass shootings.
UB engineer Viviana Monje awarded $312,359 grant to create bio-inspired membranes
9/29/25
The work, part of larger $2 million effort, will employ AI and other tools to develop eco-friendly membranes for use in medicine, agriculture, industry and other fields.