Social Sciences

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

  • UB Regional Institute and Urban Design Project teaming up under Architecture and Planning umbrella
    6/30/11
    The University at Buffalo Regional Institute, known for its cutting-edge policy research, and the Urban Design Project, a key contributor across two decades to planning and place-making efforts throughout the region, are joining forces.
  • Energy Drinks Linked to Substance Use in Musicians, Study Shows
    6/15/11
    Frequent use of energy drinks is associated with binge drinking, alcohol-related social problems and misuse of prescription drugs among musicians, according to researchers at the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions.
  • State University of New York Stepping Forward to Build New York's Economy
    6/1/11
    A comprehensive statewide study finds that the State University of New York is positioned to be the critical force in building a new innovation economy for New York -- with a broad and diverse array of economic development activities already in place across the 64-campus system, and with a growing potential to do more in the future.
  • Modeling Buffalo's Urban Food Movement
    5/23/11
    As Rust Belt cities transform vacant lots into green space for growing vegetables, University at Buffalo researchers are using modeling to help assess the City of Buffalo's capacity for sustainable agriculture.
  • After 10 years, with a Little Help from Buffalo, Architect Barbie Emerges as Icon of the Building Trades
    5/11/11
    Move over, Howard Roark! There's a new architect in town and she's not afraid of the color pink. Mattel's Architect Barbie, icon of the building trades, is ready for launch.
  • An Eighth Grade Teacher Goes to the Ends of the Earth
    5/10/11
    A month in ancient, sub-Arctic peat bogs among the seals and grizzlies of Kamchatka's outer banks is not for the out-of-shape or faint-of-heart. Fortunately, Claude Larson is neither. An intrepid, Montreal-born and exceptionally fit middle-school science teacher from Oak Ridge, N.J., Larson has climbed mountains, jumped from planes and trawled the North Atlantic to survey the sea scallop population.
  • We Actually "Become" Happy Vampires or Contented Wizards When Reading a Book
    5/9/11
    Bad news for muggle parents! A new study by psychologists at the University at Buffalo finds that we more or less "become" vampires or wizards just by reading about them.
  • Sustainable Transportation is Focus of IBM Grant Won by UB Professor
    5/5/11
    Each year, American drivers waste an estimated 3.7 billion hours, or the equivalent of five days, sitting in traffic, burning 2.3 billion gallons of fuel. Students at the University at Buffalo will soon be learning how to reduce that waste, creating less congestion and cleaner air, thanks to an IBM grant to Adel Sadek, PhD, UB associate professor of civil, structural and environmental engineering.
  • Faculty Experts Available to Comment on bin Laden's Death
    5/2/11
    Faculty experts and scholars from the University at Buffalo are available to comment on the political, cultural, international and economic impact of Osama bin Laden's death.
  • Waterpipe Smoking is Becoming 'Epidemic' Among Young People, Study Concludes
    4/27/11
    Students in schools and universities in the U.S. and around the world are using waterpipes to smoke tobacco at "alarmingly high" rates, according to a study published this month by University at Buffalo researchers.