Many legacy media outlets played an unwitting role in the growth of the four most successful fake Twitter accounts hosted by the Russian Internet Research Agency (IRA) that were created to spread disinformation during the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, according to a study led by a University at Buffalo communication researcher. In roughly two years […]
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With unfair police treatment, the tragedy is not limited to the incident itself
BUFFALO, N.Y. March 8, 2021 – New research using a nationally representative sample of more than 12,000 participants shows the collateral consequences victims are likely to confront following unfair treatment by police. Michael Brown, George Floyd and Tamir Rice are just some of those who have died recently at the hands of police. Their names […]
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How did dogs get to the Americas? An ancient bone fragment holds clues
BUFFALO, N.Y. February 27, 2021 – The history of dogs has been intertwined, since ancient times, with that of the humans who domesticated them. But how far back does that history go in the Americas, and which route did dogs use to enter this part of the world? A new study led by the University […]
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UB study finds no apparent link between undocumented immigration and crime
BUFFALO, N.Y. October 5, 2020 – An analysis by a University at Buffalo-led team using two estimates of undocumented immigration suggests that, on average, this population reduced or had no effect on crime in 154 U.S. metropolitan areas studied, including places such as New York City, Chicago and Las Vegas. “Even after estimating the undocumented […]
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Fake Russian Twitter accounts politicized discourse about vaccines
BUFFALO, N.Y. March 31, 2020 – Activity from phony Twitter accounts established by the Russian Internet Research Agency (IRA) between 2015 and 2017 may have contributed to politicizing Americans’ position on the nature and efficacy of vaccines, a health care topic which has not historically fallen along party lines, according to new research published in […]
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Rising religious ‘none’ rates linked to conservative Christian politics
BUFFALO, N.Y. May 11, 2018 – Religious “nones,” people who do not officially associate themselves with a specific religion, are on the rise in the United States. While there are many contributing factors to this phenomenon, new research suggests one reason is the merging of politics and conservative Christian beliefs. A study published in April […]
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Study: US-born employees miss out on wage growth opportunities when there are anti-immigrant policies
BUFFALO, N.Y. April 10, 2017 – Diverse immigrant populations do more than enrich a city’s cultural fabric. According to geographers from the University at Buffalo and Southampton University, they also boost wages. “What we found was remarkable. In cities that are unwelcoming to immigrants, as diversity rises, people’s wages either don’t change, or they go […]
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Study: Four decades of evidence finds no link between immigration and increased crime
BUFFALO, NY, Feb. 14, 2017 – Political discussions about immigrants often include the claim that there is a relationship between immigration patterns and increased crime. However, results of a University at Buffalo-led study find no links between the two. In fact, immigration actually appears to be linked to reductions in some types of crimes, according […]