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)

Media Advisory: Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of ‘The 1619 Project’ to speak at UB
1/31/22
Nikole Hannah-Jones appears as part of UB’s Distinguished Speakers Series.
UB public health students help previously incarcerated people re-enter the community
1/26/22
UB public health faculty and students are working with Peaceprints, a local nonprofit organization, to make re-entry into the community as successful as possible for previously incarcerated people.
Study: Forward-thinking gym lifts weights, shifts attitudes
1/24/22
Anti-racism program at Boston’s Inner-City Weightlifting was effective in helping to positively shift views of race and class, “bursting the bubble of racism that currently grips our society,” says UB researcher.
Study explores pandemic-related shifts in alcohol sales across 16 U.S. states
12/20/21
Trends examined with machine-learning analysis, which could help inform public health policies.
Study: Employment outcomes worse in states restricting criminal records-based discrimination
12/6/21
Research contributes to a growing body of evidence suggesting that trying to address discrimination on the basis of criminal records without addressing parallel race-based discrimination typically fails to fix either problem, and could even worsen racial disparities.
UB professor’s book inspires new digital exhibition
12/3/21
Cecil Foster’s “They Call Me George: The Untold Story of Black Train Porters and the Birth of Modern Canada” is the focus of an in-depth multimedia exhibition at the Myseum of Toronto.
A powerful partnership: Center for Urban Studies joins Community Health Equity Research Institute
11/18/21
To more powerfully address and reverse Buffalo’s entrenched health disparities, a UB center dedicated to regenerating underdeveloped neighborhoods is joining the Community Health Equity Research Institute.
Low income, male gender or urban setting tied to higher risk of hospital readmission
11/17/21
The UB research found that sociodemographic and economic factors were associated with increased readmissions for patients treated for heart failure, pneumonia, acute myocardial infarction, and acute exacerbation of COPD.
School safety seminar to focus on dangers of social media, technology
11/3/21
The 17th annual Reboot Safe Schools Initiative Seminar will address the perils of social media and technology that confront youth both in and outside of schools.
UB report details the current state of Buffalo’s Black community
10/21/21
Panel discussion Oct. 28 will invite community members and scholars together to talk about the study's findings and forge a path forward.

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