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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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Buffalo’s renaissance: Top urban planner reflects on years of work in a changing city
10/2/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Cranes are rising in downtown Buffalo, and with them, the mood of the city is changing. For the first time in decades, attitudes are bullish, says Robert G. Shibley, dean of the University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning and one of the region’s preeminent urban thinkers.
“By any means necessary: Delivering the news in the 21st century”
9/18/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Journalist John Pope, a member of the New Orleans Times Picayune team that won two Pulitzer Prizes for its reporting of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath, will present a free public talk, “By Any Means Necessary: Delivering the News in the 21st Century,” on Oct. 3 from 5-6 p.m. in 110 Knox Hall, University at Buffalo North Campus.
Study to take a close look at gambling among elderly Asian Americans
9/5/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – A University at Buffalo School of Social Work professor will take a methodical and multi-dimensional look into the growing incidence of gambling among Asian immigrant elders, hoping to find ways to enhance positive social effects while designing ways to prevent problems for those who cannot control their compulsion.
$75,000 grant to aid minority and women entrepreneurs
8/15/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- A $75,000 grant from the Allstate Foundation will help support initiatives for minority and women entrepreneurs at the University at Buffalo School of Management’s Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership (CEL) while also funding a new pilot program.
Indian Health Service and UB Sign Collaborative Agreement
7/29/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Indian Health Service (IHS) and the University at Buffalo have agreed to work together to improve the health of Native Americans in New York State and Southern Ontario.
150 years after the Civil War, America still searches for racial redemption
7/18/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – A University at Buffalo historian who credits the American culture of guns and violence to the Civil War era, says the racial attitudes born of this period are so powerful that the South may never redeem itself from its violent, invidious history.
Obesity and asthma: Study finds a link in the genes
7/17/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Genes linked to chronic inflammation in asthma may be more active in people who are obese, according to new research that uncovers several biological ties between obesity and asthma.
UB law expert on black masculinities and critical race legal theory comments on Trayvon Martin verdict
7/16/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The acquittal of George Zimmerman for shooting Trayvon Martin is an example of a country stuck in “the album scratch of a failing criminal justice system that both hunts and refuses to protect people of color” and another example of a judicial system that “discriminates against some and privileges others,” says a University at Buffalo Law School professor who has written extensively on law and race.
Engineering students design bridge for rural Kenyans, now they’re seeking funding to build it
7/9/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – A senior class project for Jerome O’Connor’s students is counting for much more than a final grade; it’s giving them real world experience and a chance to help people in need.
UB Fulbright Scholar Named First Doctoral Fellow in Food Systems Planning
6/27/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Fulbright scholar and climate activist Subhashni Raj, who just completed her master of urban planning at the University at Buffalo, will start her PhD at UB this fall as the first recipient of the university’s Jerome L. Kaufman Doctoral Fellowship for the study of food systems planning.