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)
Findings suggest blanket increases across multiple measures, with pain rising in every adult age group, in every demographic group, and at every site of pain for which data exists.
Through the UB Global Miles for Smiles program, UB professor Othman Shibly traveled to Lebanon and Syria to deliver oral health care, fuel, medical supplies and more.
UB architects and the Polus Center are behind a project that could create significant change across the coffee industry, while providing economic opportunities for landmine survivors and people with disabilities.
The UB Humanities Institute is presenting “Afro-Rithms from the Future,” a card-driven game that challenges players to imagine more equitable futures, via Zoom on Thursday.
Research by UB sociologist suggests that self-reported experiences of unfair police treatment are associated with a range of social-psychological and behavioral consequences.
Palah will receive $38,500 of a $3 million grant awarded to Michigan State University by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation’s Just Futures Initiative for the project Creativity in the Time of COVID-19: Art as a Tool for Combating Inequity and Injustice.
Report prepared in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization is among the first to detail strategies for local government planners in low- and middle-income countries.