Social Sciences

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

On the Driven to Discover podcast, Henry Louis Taylor explains how transforming neighborhoods will improve health outcomes
12/18/24
In this episode of UB’s research podcast Driven to Discover, Henry-Louis Taylor, Jr., talks about what led him to launch his latest and most ambitious project: The East Side Neighborhood Transformation Project.
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 launching new summer STEM program for refugee and underprivileged teens in Buffalo
10/24/24
NSF $1 million grant funds 3-year program that focuses on emerging technologies.
Four UB psychology professors named APS fellows
10/16/24
Kenneth DeMarre, Micheal Dent, Peter Pfordresher and John Roberts were recognized for enduring contributions to the science of psychology.
UB School of Social Work set to unveil a first-of-its-kind VR app
10/15/24
“Trauma-Informed Spaces” is an immersive VR experience that explores how trauma-informed principles can be integrated into an agency setting.
‘Use the force,’ Mickey: Study suggests that ‘Jedi’ rodents remotely move matter using sound to enhance their sense of smell
10/11/24
It’s so far off the scale of what we know … it almost seems like magic,’ says University at Buffalo researcher Eduardo Mercado III.
UB philosopher awarded $3.8 million NIH grant on aging and loneliness
10/3/24
Team will create a publicly accessible online resource to promote healthy aging at the intersection of solitude and the sense of connection older adults feel as they age.
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.
Study: The drive to feel socially embedded is as critical as the need to belong
9/17/24
Social embeddedness provides a new understanding of human behavior that can also inform and support other research in psychology.
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.