Social Sciences

News about UB’s social sciences programs, including anthropology, psychology and social work. (see all topics)

  • Experts to Speak at University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions
    8/28/06
    The University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions (RIA) will host national experts on addictions and substance abuse during a fall seminar series that will begin Sept. 29.
  • New Policy Brief Series on Regional Issues Launched by Institute for Local Governance and Regional Growth
    8/23/06
    The inaugural issues of a new Institute Policy Brief series, prepared by the University at Buffalo Institute for Local Governance and Regional Growth, contain key findings on two important regional issues -- youth demographics and the binational economy.
  • Center for the Arts receives Telly Award for Music is Art LIVE @ The Center
    7/26/06
    Music is Art LIVE @ The Center, a television series of the Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo, has been chosen as a recipient of a Bronze Telly Award for Lighting Design.
  • New Speaker, Topic Set for Aug. 10 UB Lecture
    7/5/06
    The topic of the Aug. 10 lecture in the UBThisSummer Lecture Series presented by the University at Buffalo has been changed due to the death of scheduled lecturer Paul Senese, associate professor of political science. The new lecture for that date is entitled "From Caring to Care-Giving: How Families Cope with Chronic Illness" and will be presented by Deborah P. Waldrop, associate professor in the UB School of Social Work.
  • New Virtual Reality Psychodrama Is a Rigged Game
    6/28/06
    "Human Trials" is a unique virtual reality psychodrama in which duplicitous characters try to disempower a human participant on a journey to the "liminal portal of the unconscious" in a quest for her "Heart's Desire." The project is the work of an interdisciplinary team of media artists, computer scientists and dramatists at the University at Buffalo.
  • Study Focuses on Maternal Cocaine Use
    6/20/06
    A study conducted by researchers at the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions has found cocaine-using mothers to be more insensitive during feeding interactions with their infants than non-cocaine-using mothers.
  • UB Social Work Students Receive Awards at Commencement
    6/15/06
    Fourteen students attending the University at Buffalo School of Social Work received awards during the school's recent commencement ceremony.
  • June 6 Focuses Attention on "666" Superstitions
    5/30/06
    The number 666 -- the "number of the beast," according to the Book of Revelation -- conjures devilish images for many, so forecasts of evil, even doom, are rampant regarding dates or places where the number occurs, including next Tuesday, June 6, or 6-6-06.
  • School Of Architecture and Planning Recognizes Top Students
    5/24/06
    Twenty-six students in the University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning recently received awards of excellence in their fields of study.
  • $5.8 Million Funds 2 New Studies on Best Treatments for ADHD
    5/12/06
    William E. Pelham, Jr., Ph.D., professor of psychology, pediatrics and psychiatry at the University at Buffalo and one of the leading experts in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, has received a total of $5.8 million to begin two new studies of treatment approaches for the condition.