Social Sciences

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

UB research uncovers previously unknown aspects of running shoe design
1/25/22
Runners do not need to worry about the amount of cushioning in their running shoes, according to UB's Nicholas Holowka, who says “That element of shoe design is not interrupting your normal running style in any significant or meaningful way.”
Study: Forward-thinking gym lifts weights, shifts attitudes
1/24/22
Anti-racism program at Boston’s Inner-City Weightlifting was effective in helping to positively shift views of race and class, “bursting the bubble of racism that currently grips our society,” says UB researcher.
Social media use tied to poor physical health
1/21/22
Research is among the first studies to demonstrate an association between social media use and biological marker associated with poor physical health.
Study explores pandemic-related shifts in alcohol sales across 16 U.S. states
12/20/21
Trends examined with machine-learning analysis, which could help inform public health policies.
Study: Employment outcomes worse in states restricting criminal records-based discrimination
12/6/21
Research contributes to a growing body of evidence suggesting that trying to address discrimination on the basis of criminal records without addressing parallel race-based discrimination typically fails to fix either problem, and could even worsen racial disparities.
UB professor’s book inspires new digital exhibition
12/3/21
Cecil Foster’s “They Call Me George: The Untold Story of Black Train Porters and the Birth of Modern Canada” is the focus of an in-depth multimedia exhibition at the Myseum of Toronto.
A powerful partnership: Center for Urban Studies joins Community Health Equity Research Institute
11/18/21
To more powerfully address and reverse Buffalo’s entrenched health disparities, a UB center dedicated to regenerating underdeveloped neighborhoods is joining the Community Health Equity Research Institute.
Rescuing the public from political intolerance requires more than addressing extremism
10/25/21
We’re in a very polarized time with outsized perceptions of each other, Jacob Neiheisel says
UB report details the current state of Buffalo’s Black community
10/21/21
Panel discussion Oct. 28 will invite community members and scholars together to talk about the study's findings and forge a path forward.
Physics meets democracy in this modeling study
10/8/21
A new paper explores how the opinions of an electorate may be reflected in a mathematical model ‘inspired by models of simple magnetic systems.'

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