Social Sciences

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

  • Center for the Arts receives five Telly Awards
    4/17/08
    The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo has been selected to receive five Telly Awards in recognition of the television productions: Music is Art LIVE @ The Center; Bullseye; and The Mystical Arts of Tibet.
  • UB Art Gallery to present the work of five architecture students
    4/17/08
    The University at Buffalo Art Gallery in the UB Center for the Arts will present (In)visible Cities, an exhibition of architectural projects by five students from the UB School of Architecture and Urban Planning.
  • Second UB Classics Student Receives Prestigious Rome Prize
    4/15/08
    For the second year in a row, a doctoral student in the University at Buffalo Department of Classics has received a rare pre-doctoral Rome Prize to fund research in ancient studies at the American Academy in Rome.
  • Smyth Elected President of National Social Work Group
    4/14/08
    Nancy J. Smyth, dean of the University at Buffalo School of Social Work, has been elected to a two-year term as president of the St. Louis Group, an association of the country's outstanding graduate schools of social work.
  • Regional Institute Releases Policy Brief on Reading the Region's Economy
    4/11/08
    Traditional methods of interpreting regional economic conditions, such as employment data, paint a useful but incomplete picture of economic change in the 21st century, according to the University at Buffalo Regional Institute's latest Policy Brief, "Grasping the New Economy."
  • UB Creates Institute for European, Mediterranean Archaeology
    4/2/08
    The University at Buffalo will formally launch a new Institute for European and Mediterranean Archaeology (IEMA) on April 3 with an inaugural ceremony and the institute's first academic conference on April 4 and 5.
  • Sixth Season of Award-Winning Television Series, Music is Art LIVE @ The Center, to premiere April 1
    3/28/08
    The Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo announces the premiere of the sixth season (taped Fall 2007) of its award-winning original television series, Music is Art LIVE @ The Center.
  • Spanish Architect Benedetta Tagliabue to Deliver Bethune Lecture
    3/28/08
    The internationally recognized Spanish architect Benedetta Tagliabue will present the 2008 Bethune Lecture of the University School of Architecture and Planning on April 4.
  • Regional Institute's RKN Adds Civic Infrastructure Topic Area, New Online Features
    3/25/08
    The University at Buffalo Regional Institute has unveiled a new topic area, Civic Infrastructure, and an expansion of online features of its Regional Knowledge Network , a central online resource for information on the binational region of Buffalo Niagara.
  • Charles Renfro of Diller Scofidio + Renfro to Present 2008 Birdair Lecture at UB
    3/24/08
    The annual Birdair Lecture, sponsored by the Birdair Corporation and presented by the University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning, will be given by Charles Renfro, partner in the world-renowned architectural firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro.