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)
“BAND Against Bullying,” the annual competition to raise bullying awareness, will take place 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 25, at the UB Center for the Arts on the North Campus.
Bracha L. Ettinger, whose celebrated pieces have made her among the most prominent visual artists in France and Israel, will present the first-ever museum exhibition of her work in the U.S. as part of her residency in the UB’s Creative Arts Institute.
The University at Buffalo will host a public screening of "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" followed by a panel discussion on the ethical concerns surrounding research consent, privacy and ownership of DNA.
Thinking critically about cities and the social mechanisms that underwrite them provides people with the power to influence the places where they live and work, according to a new book by a UB sociologist.
The findings of two recently published studies on the emergence of hookah use indicate that public health officials may need to consider broadening their tobacco prevention efforts beyond traditional cigarettes.
Students and faculty in architecture, real estate development and urban planning will develop housing prototypes that will be replicable both for Buffalo and cities like it across the U.S.
National Cancer Institute funding will allow Lucia Leone and her team to expand their work by helping organizations across the Northeast and Southeast start mobile markets using the Veggie Van model.
Lisa Robertson, an internationally renowned Canadian poet, feminist and essayist, will be the featured speaker for UB’s third annual Robert Creeley Lecture on Poetry and Poetics on April 12.
To help fight the tuberculosis and HIV epidemics facing the world, the UB Center for Integrated Global Biomedical Sciences will partner with the University of the Western Cape and University of Zimbabwe.