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U.B. Students Help "Map Out" Road to Future for Haiti
February 10, 2010 -- In the wake of the earthquake in Haiti, University at Buffalo geography students are participating in a global effort to enhance the international response and recovery effort by helping to assess damage

Democratic and Republican Presidents Have Had Similar Economic Records, Concludes UB Political Scientist
February 4, 2010 -- He finds no differences in economic growth, unemployment or income equality. 

UB Launches David Blitzer Lectures in Jewish Studies
January 8, 2010 -- Series endowed by journalist Wolf Blitzer to bring major scholars of Jewish thought to Buffalo

Behavioral identification can help stop terrorists like Abdul Mutallab, researcher says
January 6, 2010 -- Ignoring behavioral techniques puts us in peril

Human Rights Specialist Says Iranian Demonstrations Have Several Complex Causes
January 4, 2010 --  Unemployment, inflation, religious/political practices add to reformist fury over elections

UB's First Civic Engagement and Public Policy Research Fellows Named
December 15, 2009 -- Collaborative community research to address social problems in Buffalo, Pennsylvania, Alaska. 

PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES HAVE INCREASED DRAMATICALLY, BUT CAN'T KEEP PACE WITH NEED Legal problems up, government aid down, 80 percent of poor seeking civil legal assistance are turned away
December 8, 2009 - 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. 

BALLOT INITIATIVES FOSTER DISTRUST OF STATE GOVERNMENT, RESEARCHER SHOWS
November 30, 2009 - Their original promise, as well as much recent research, suggests that institutions of direct democracy -- ballot initiatives that permit citizens to enact or reject the laws at the polls independent of the lawmaking power of the governing body -- produce an environment that encourages better democratic citizenship. However, Joshua Dyck, PhD, assistant professor of political science at the University at Buffalo, disagrees.  

"Verbal Montage" to Integrate Performance of Native Languages with Exhibition of Graphic Art
November 4, 2009 -- The University at Buffalo will present Dennis Tedlock's performance of "Verbal Montage: Transcriptions and Translations from Native American Languages" on Nov. 11 as part of the fall 2009 Poetics Plus series.

DESPITE RISK, OLDER AFRICAN AMERICANS MORE LIKELY THAN OTHERS TO AVOID FLU VACCINE
October 15, 2009 -- A study about why African American seniors do or do not get influenza vaccinations finds that many of them do not have accurate and complete information about the flu itself. 

UB College of Arts and Sciences Launches Center for Disability Studies
July 31, 2009 -- The College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) at the University at Buffalo has launched a Center for Disability Studies, a partnership between CAS and People Inc. aimed at advancing greater acceptance of persons with disabilities in the community.

Bagchi-Sen named an ACE Fellow. Geography prof to get course in senior leadership skills
April 13, 2009 - Sharmistha Bagchi-Sen, professor in the Department of Geography, College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a fellow of the American Council on Education (ACE) for 2006-07.

Anthropology students assist at crash site
February 18, 2009 - Theirs was difficult work, but done with humility, dignity and, especially, compassion for others.

Sharing health information. UB study finds ways to increase use of technology
February 7, 2008 - Slow diffusion of patient-managed electronic health information record technologies, or PHRs, has limited the development of an interoperable health information infrastructure that will greatly improve health-care quality and cost, and save lives.

Murder-suicides ‘tip of the iceberg’
February 6, 2009 - A UB family sociologist says the recent murder-suicides involving a family of four in Ohio and a family of five in California may be “just the tip of the iceberg.”