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5 days ago | buffalo.edu | Matthew Biddle

After a day at the United Nations, Emma McCarthy says she felt more empowered than ever to pursue a career in social work. “Being at the UN offered a rare chance for me to see how social justice issues are addressed on an international scale — something that can deeply inform my perspective as I work with youth facing systemic pressures and educational inequities,” she says. McCarthy is a student in the School of Social Work’s part-time, online MSW program.

1 week ago | buffalo.edu | Bert Gambini

That one-hit wonder that keeps repeating in your head might be an indication of your ability to sing accurately, according to a UB researcher who co-authored a paper that examined earworms. An earworm — also known as Involuntary Musical Imagery — is a short repetitive section of music that occurs spontaneously and is sustained without effort.

2 weeks ago | buffalo.edu | Bert Gambini

A UB criminologist has introduced a new element into one of the field’s guiding frameworks that has implications for crime reduction and other fundamental areas related to criminology and criminal justice. Christopher Dennison, associate professor of sociology and criminology, College of Arts and Sciences, builds upon General Strain Theory (GST), a compelling and widely accepted explanation for how and why emotions are relevant to a basic understanding of crime.

3 weeks ago | buffalo.edu | David Hill

While redlining — the federal policy from the 1930s where neighborhoods were given mortgage security grades based on race, ethnicity, class status and land use — was outlawed decades ago, it still impacts both present-day breast cancer factors and survival after diagnosis, according to the results of new UB research. In neighborhoods across America, women face a daunting threat from a federal practice that, although it was outlawed decades ago, continues to negatively impact their health today.

3 weeks ago | buffalo.edu | Bert Gambini

Families of men held in rural jails play an important role when it comes to navigating and making sense of the legalities, consequences and often conflicting responsibilities that accompany incarceration in rural jails, according to a new study by a UB sociologist. Nearly half of the U.S. population has experienced the incarceration of a sibling, child, partner or parent. Despite that widespread reality, families have no official place in the criminal justice system.