UB Sociology and Criminology in the News

UB sociology student named finalist for SUNY Distinguished PhD Graduate Dissertation Awards
1/29/25
As a finalist, UB's Jiaying Lin will receive $1,000 for her dissertation titled "Understanding the Impact of the First Anti-Domestic Violence Law in China."
Pain drives rising disability rates among middle-aged and older adults
12/4/24
From 2002-18, the number of Americans attributing their disability to chronic pain increased by nearly 10 million people, according to UB study.
UB hosts latest class of VITAL scholars
10/15/24
The scholars are on campus this week, and UB hopes some will join the next generation of faculty at the university.
UB welcomes SUNY PRODiG+ fellows
10/4/24
Four fellows from the SUNY initiative for increasing faculty diversity have arrived at UB for the fall semester.
Study: Stigma legitimizes unpaid labor as therapy, even for those doing the work
10/2/24
Rehab workers in the study who engaged in broad stigmatizing tropes about addiction were more likely to believe the “work therapy” — as it’s called by the Salvation Army — was beneficial.
Balancing act: UB study links gentrification to reduced crime, but downsides of gentrification can’t be ignored
8/28/24
Study’s authors caution that gentrification is often accompanied by multiple effects, and the wide-ranging impact of the process demands carefully measured thought ahead of any direct action.
UB’s Department of Sociology is now the Department of Sociology and Criminology
6/13/24
The new name better represents the programs, degrees, faculty and students within the existing department.
Study: Young adults with a history of school discipline report depressive symptoms, lower well-being
4/5/24
“It’s time to rethink school discipline entirely,” says University at Buffalo sociologist and study author.