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)
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.
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.
UB undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students will work in teams to develop social, economic, technological and public policy solutions to sanitation challenges faced by schoolchildren around the world.
In "Where Are the Women Architects?" Despina Stratigakos uses the architectural profession as a lens to examine issues that affect women across male-dominated occupations, from a lack of female role models to unequal pay.
Traditional interventions for new, low-income mothers of color often provide little relief from postpartum depression, according to a new study led by a University at Buffalo researcher.
For African-Americans transitioning into adulthood, childhood communities and late-adolescent relationships play strong roles in shaping later views about the meaning and importance of marriage, much more so than family background.
West Africa’s engagement with the Atlantic world through slavery, legitimate commerce and colonialism shaped the demography of the African forced diaspora and transformed local gender ideologies.
Margaret Moss, assistant dean for diversity and inclusion in the UB School of Nursing, will shed light on American Indian health issues in the upcoming discussion, “Time to Take Notice: From Hidden to Healthy, Reclaiming Equity for American Indians.”