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UB launches Immigrant and Refugee Research Institute
7/11/14
For decades, Buffalo’s population has shrunk. But the city’s number of immigrants and refugees are on the rise. With the sudden population surge come a host of problems. The University at Buffalo will tackle these issues through the Immigrant and Refugee Research Institute (IRRI), a new institute under the School of Social Work and Buffalo Center for Social Research.
Facebook’s secret ‘mood experiment’ ignored ethical safeguards, says expert
7/2/14
The University at Buffalo’s dean of School of Social Work has canceled advertising for her Facebook pages and urged others to considering switching to other social media sites after Facebook carried out an “unethical” mood manipulation experiment on 700,000 subscribers without following proper protections for human subjects involved in psychological research.
Decision to cancel ‘Redskins’ patent hits professional, personal chord with UB social work professor
6/26/14
Some years back, shortly after starting at the University at Buffalo, School of Social Work Professor Hilary N. Weaver attended a regional conference in Western New York to address substance abuse in the Native American community, and the hotel where the conference was held also hosted a certain NFL visiting football team.
Former School of Social Work dean receives CSWE Lifetime Achievement Award
6/20/14
The Council on Social Work Education – the nation’s most respected social work education organization – has honored University at Buffalo School of Social Work Dean Emeritus Lawrence Shulman with its Significant Lifetime Achievement in Social Work Education Award.
UB’s School of Social Work establishes Institute on Sustainable Global Engagement
3/31/14
Two professors in the University at Buffalo’s School of Social Work have launched a graduate student and research institute to encourage global activities that extend trauma-informed treatment, human rights perspectives and other themes championed by the UB school to other parts of the world.
Inventors and entrepreneurs honored at UB reception
3/5/14
The event, held in downtown Buffalo, recognized innovators including researchers who developed 10 UB technologies licensed to companies in 2013.
Working for children's rights
11/14/13
A team of UB social workers recently spent 10 days in India working with colleagues there who are advancing children's rights through innovative programs and legal activism.
Smyth among tops in Twitter use
10/17/13
Social Work Dean Nancy J. Smyth is among top social work professors using Twitter to engage students and connect them to the social work community.
Identifying high-risk offenders
9/26/13
Social work faculty member Thomas Nochajski has developed a test to better identify individuals who are at high risk for future DWI offenses.
Public health advocate Meredith Minkler to speak on community-based research in public health
9/24/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The University at Buffalo and other medical community sponsors will present a public lecture by pioneering public health advocate Meredith Minkler, DrPH, professor of health and social behavior in the School of Public Health, Division of Community Health and Human Development, at the University of California, Berkeley.
Media Advisory: UB to host documentary and panel discussion on health care
9/16/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The University at Buffalo, along with universities throughout the country engaged in the national conversation on health care, will screen the documentary, “Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare,” from 3-4:30 p.m. on Sept. 17 in 100 Allen Hall, South 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.

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