Social Sciences

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

  • It's Okay to Keep Those Feelings Inside, New Study Suggests
    6/1/08
    Contrary to popular notions about what is normal or healthy, new research has found that it is okay not to express one's thoughts and feelings after experiencing a collective trauma, such as a school shooting or terrorist attack.
  • Research, Action by UB and Community Groups Alter City's Dietary Landscape
    5/28/08
    Food systems planner Samina Raja, Ph.D., of the University at Buffalo School of Architectural and Planning, has been involved for several years with a number of successful projects with the Massachusetts Avenue Project (MAP) and other community groups that are helping make Buffalo a healthier city by improving its food environment. It is one aspect of her continuing effort to understand and propose ways through which urban planners can strengthen a community's food system.
  • UB School of Architecture and Planning Recognizes Top Students
    5/23/08
    Students in the University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning recently received awards of excellence in their fields of study.
  • We're All Stars Now: Reality TV, Web 2.0 and Mediated Identities
    5/20/08
    A new study of television viewing and communication patterns among young adults by University at Buffalo researchers has found a relationship between reality television viewing and "promiscuous friending" on popular social networking sites such as Facebook.
  • Estimated 750,000 Problem Gamblers Among America's Youth
    5/6/08
    Gambling activity is widespread among U.S. adolescents and young adults ages 14 through 21, according to a study conducted by researchers at the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions (RIA).
  • Policy Makers, Media Blamed for U.S., World Food Insecurity Problem
    5/5/08
    A food security expert at the University at Buffalo says the worldwide food crisis is a direct result of the choices made by policy makers and the lack of attention paid to the food system and its relationship to global warming and fossil fuels.
  • Legal History Project Includes 3 UB Law School Contributors
    4/29/08
    Three University at Buffalo Law School professors -- one per volume -- are represented in a project its publisher calls "the most comprehensive and authoritative account possible of the history of American law."
  • UB Planners Win International Award for East Side Development Work
    4/28/08
    The University at Buffalo East Side Neighborhood Transformation Partnership (ESNTP), a 2-year-old, university-assisted approach to the regeneration of Buffalo's Fruit Belt and Martin Luther King, Jr., Park communities, has received the 2008 Outstanding Program Award from the international Community Development Society.
  • High-Tech Information Studies Class Creates E.B. Green Digital Library
    4/28/08
    A user-friendly and interactive digital library featuring the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society's archival collection of works of renowned architects E.B. Green and William S. Wicks is the latest creation of a University at Buffalo's Library and Information Studies course with a proven track record of providing international access to Western New York research material.
  • Former UB President's Book Takes on the Myths Surrounding the Decision to Build UB's Campus in Amherst
    4/22/08
    William R. Greiner has always remained true to his roots. UB's 13th president serving a little more than 13 years, Greiner drives a vibrant blue UB car with the license plate UB13. But given that his heart is firmly in teaching and research, his latest project, "Location, Location, Location: A Special History of the University of/at Buffalo" is completely in character.