About one-third of undergraduates at the University at Buffalo are the first in their family to attend college. They radiate determination and ambition, and they inspire others to pursue higher education as a path toward upward mobility.
Although families have no official place in the criminal justice system, they create and take on substantial support roles for incarcerated people both during and after the incarceration.
The USA Today special edition “Year in Defense” interviewed Brenda Moore about how female warfighters are thriving a decade after the Department of Defense lifted the ban on women in combat.
The panel discussion, featuring local authors, guest scholars and UB faculty members, is part of a series of events that also includes a month-long book exhibit featuring incarcerated authors.
People re-entering society following their release from prison face several obstacles, including finding housing, transportation and employment, organizers explain.
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."
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.
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.
Robert Granfield and William Cloud conceptualized the theoretical foundations of recovery capital, contributing to a paradigmatic shift in the science of addiction recovery.
The risk of joint pain is over three times higher in some states compared to others, with states in the South having particularly high prevalence of joint pain.
