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 researcher named to National Academies committee on marijuana use
7/11/16
R. Lorraine Collins was named to committee that will develop a report summarizing adverse health effects of marijuana use, drug’s potential therapeutic uses.
In UB summer camp, BPS students learn to battle blight, one block at a time
6/28/16
BPS middle schoolers will spend six weeks developing ideas to reclaim abandoned properties in the area surrounding King Urban Life Center, one of Buffalo’s most underdeveloped neighborhoods.
Waldrop named to prestigious committee addressing end-of-life care
6/27/16
She is among those working on endorsing performance measures that will help palliative and end-of-life care continue to improve.
Relationship quality tied to good health for young adults
6/23/16
For young people entering adulthood, high-quality relationships are associated with better physical and mental health, according to a recently published study by a UB-led research team.
RIA awarded more than $5 million in NIH grants to study alcohol issues
6/13/16
The UB Research Institute on Addictions has received two grants totaling more than $5 million from the National Institutes of Health to study public health issues involving alcohol.
Changing the message could help communicate dangers of climate change
6/8/16
As a political issue, climate change splits mostly along ideological lines in the U.S. However, a new UB study suggests that tailoring the message might influence opinions toward the scientific consensus.
Where lack of sanitation prevents children from completing school, UB students offer help
6/8/16
Through the Global Innovation Challenge, teams of UB students developed actionable ideas to improve water, sanitation and hygiene — or WaSH — access to schoolchildren in India and Uganda.
UB researcher receives $7 million award to study telemedicine as a way to treat HCV-infected drug users
5/26/16
If successful with HCV, telemedicine could be a valuable approach to treating other diseases where patients face similar challenges.
UB chemist's work to address radioactive waste in WNY honored by EPA
5/19/16
Joseph Gardella Jr. says Manhattan Project-era materials must be removed from Niagara Falls Storage Site.
When words count: The key messages of successful foster parents
5/17/16
Language is a powerful tool that can ease the transition into a new home for foster children and enhances the possibility that it will be a successful placement.