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)

Exercise can help beat cocaine addiction, study finds
8/8/18
Exercise can help prevent relapses into cocaine addiction, according to new research led by the University at Buffalo’s Panayotis (Peter) Thanos.
Adolescent abortion-fund patients face more barriers than adults
8/7/18
Adolescents who received funding to help pay for an abortion experienced greater hardships that affected abortion access compared to adult abortion-fund patients, according to a new UB study.
Got the ‘drunchies’? New study shows how heavy drinking affects diet
8/7/18
After seeing an ad in a campus newspaper promoting unhealthy late-night foods, researchers decided to look at a sample of college students to better understand how drinking affects what they eat.
A look at how the changing climate is impacting New York State’s building stock
8/6/18
A three-year effort between UB researchers and NYSERDA has produced three reports that provide information and strategies for everyone from architects and engineers to state and federal policymakers.
UB expert named to Gov. Cuomo's working group on regulating marijuana in New York State
8/3/18
R. Lorraine Collins is member of 20-person team tasked with drafting legislation on how to regulate marijuana use in New York State.
UB research suggests how stimulant treatments for ADHD work
7/27/18
Findings could help improve treatments and reduce side effects.
UB AD, local experts to address sexual harassment, discrimination issues
7/19/18
UB Athletic Director Mark M. Alnutt and three other experts on sexual harassment and discrimination issues, will present “Playing by the Rules: Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Issues in Employment, Education and Athletics” on Aug. 3.
Intimate partner violence doesn’t end with the relationship
7/11/18
The effects of intimate partner violence are profound, painfully enduring and should command as much attention as providing victims with the help necessary to leave violent relationships, according to a new UB study.
Prominent philosopher to discuss the nature of addiction at three-day UB conference
7/10/18
The nation’s leading philosopher of psychiatry will deliver a keynote address on the nature of addiction at this year’s Romanell Conference, presented by UB's Department of Philosophy.
An aggressor is not necessarily a bully – and the distinction matters.
7/5/18
Spotting a bully is more nuanced than it might seem, because there is a difference between general aggressive behavior and bullying, according to the findings of a new paper by a UB psychologist.

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