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)

Award-winning documentary on aging and intimacy to be shown May 13
4/20/15
An award winning documentary is coming to Buffalo for a special screening thanks to some teamwork involving the UB School of Social Work and the Amherst Senior Center.
UB students pitch in and dig in for Saturday’s ‘ReTree the District’
4/17/15
UB will send another sizable troupe of student volunteers to plant trees in South Campus neighborhoods on Saturday, April 18, as part of the “ReTree the District” project that aims to plant 1,000 trees in the University District by the end of 2016.
Events in memory of Alison Des Forges will focus on Islam and human rights in Africa
4/16/15
An international symposium, scholarship dinner and community roundtable will take place on April 23 and 24.
UB summit will promote empowering and advancing women in STEM careers
4/15/15
The April 23 summit will encourage women to enter the science and engineering workforce and support those on the path already.
Know the term ‘GIS’? Top GIScience expert to speak at UB
4/14/15
Michael Goodchild is widely recognized as one of the founders of geographic information science.
Social work professor honored with national award
4/13/15
Deborah Waldrop, a professor in the UB School of Social Work, received a prestigious Award of Excellence in Research from the Social Work Hospice & Palliative Care Network at the organization’s annual General Assembly in Philadelphia.
UB Refugee Health Summit to address barriers to care
4/7/15
The event is part of the School of Public Health and Health Professions' celebration of National Public Health Week.
Subtle discrimination is easier to acknowledge when self-esteem is high, according to new study
4/2/15
Identifying discrimination is a necessary first step toward confronting and ultimately eliminating the stain of prejudice, yet victims may be unlikely to recognize some types of discrimination unless they have higher self-esteem, according to the results of a new study by two University at Buffalo psychologists.
Study explores links between sexual assault, obesity, suicide risk
4/2/15
One in three boys experiencing sexual assault tries to take his own life, according to new research by a UB nursing faculty member.
Trailblazing social-change entrepreneur Veronika Scott to visit UB
3/30/15
After a winter of record-setting cold, the University at Buffalo Undergraduate Academies plan to heat things up through a visit from social entrepreneurship icon Veronika Scott.

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