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UB's Krause to Help Choose Leadership in County Executive's Transition Team
12/21/11
Denise Krause, clinical professor and associate dean for community engagement and alumni relations in the University at Buffalo School of Social Work, has been named to the health and human services subcommittee of County Executive-elect Mark C. Poloncarz's transition team.
Giving Elderly Immigrants Easy Access to Medicaid is in Everyone's Best Interest
11/15/11
With health care, the national deficit and immigration all serving as current hot-button political issues, one University at Buffalo professor has found a viable way to both save money and provide health care for elderly immigrants.
Social Workers in Cyberspace: School of Social Work Pursues a Vision for the Profession's Digital Future
11/8/11
From text messages to making appointments online to the mysterious avatar alter egos in Second Life, Nancy Smyth would like to see social workers comfortable with all the tools in cyberspace in order to do their real work -- making a difference in people's lives -- in a digital age.
UB's Smyth to Give Keynote Speech at Social Workers Conference
11/2/11
Nancy J. Smyth, dean of the University at Buffalo School of Social Work, will give the keynote speech at the annual New York State Social Workers Association Conference Nov. 3-5 at the Adam's Mark Hotel in downtown Buffalo.
From Healing to Hospice: UB Social Work Researcher Adding to the Shift Toward a Good and Compassionate Death
7/19/11
University at Buffalo School of Social Work Professor Deborah P. Waldrop has seen people die. Too often, their lives have ended in pain and despair, spending their final days in an alienating institutional environment, just another patient in an impersonal progression that leads to what she calls "reciprocal suffering" for families who also watch their loved ones die.
American Basic Economic Security Much Different than 'Poverty Line,' UB Researcher Says
4/22/11
A University at Buffalo School of Social Work professor is helping redefine the country's definition of being poor with research that shows the dramatic difference between achieving "basic economic security" and the federal government's "poverty line."
UB School of Social Work Achieves Cyberspace Milestone
1/26/11
The University at Buffalo's School of Social Work has recorded its 100,000th download to its "Living Proof" podcast series, a milestone the school's dean calls "a sign UB's School of Social Work's entrance into cyberspace is here to stay."
Caregiver Support Groups Lowered Care Costs for Veterans with Dementia Short-term; Savings Lost by 12 months
12/30/10
A telephone-based group education and support intervention provided to spouses of veterans with mild to severe dementia saved an average of $2,768 per patient over six months compared to "usual care," a study conducted by a University at Buffalo researcher has show. However, those savings dissipated during the following six months and by the one-year assessment the savings were lost.
Researchers Challenge Myth of the Well-Adjusted Asian American
8/18/10
Two University at Buffalo researchers are challenging the "myth of the well-adjusted Asian American," detailing how members of one of the country's fastest-growing ethnic groups face crucial disadvantages preventing them from receiving quality health care taken for granted by other, more culturally assimilated Americans.
'Healthy Living' Program for Native American Youth Developed by UB Social Work Researcher
3/25/10
A University at Buffalo School of Social Work researcher has developed and tested a "wellness curriculum" designed to improve the health of Native American urban youth shown to be at higher risk to develop health problems, including cancer.
Hypnosis Can Help Control Pain Among Women with Metastatic Breast Cancer, UB Researcher Finds
2/24/10
Hypnosis can help alleviate the pain and suffering experienced by women being treated for breast cancer, according to a study by a University at Buffalo School of Social Work professor.
Pro Bono Legal Services Have Increased Dramatically, But Can't Keep Pace with Need
12/8/09
A multidisciplinary investigation of the evolving role of pro bono legal services in the United States demonstrates that available private and public resources do not meet the legal needs of Americans of limited means.