Social Sciences

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

  • Kurtz Documentary to be Screened at Sundance
    12/12/06
    A documentary film about Buffalo artist Steve Kurtz, an associate professor at the University at Buffalo, will be among 71 short films to be screened next month at the Sundance Film Festival's 2007 Independent Film and World Cinema Competitions.
  • Study to Examine Alcohol Problems from Sexual Identity Perspective
    12/7/06
    The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism has awarded a $579,325 grant to Amy Hequembourg, Ph.D., of the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions to study the role of gender and sexual identity in alcohol use and victimization.
  • Study Looks at Effects of National Trauma on Americans' Health
    12/6/06
    A study by psychologists at the University at Buffalo and the University of California, Irvine, has found that people's gender and ethnicity predicted their immediate response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks and their general state of health over the next two years.
  • Psychologist Receives $4.1 Million in Grants from NIH
    12/1/06
    Understanding of the transition into adolescence and what may promote or mitigate substance abuse in adolescents will be advanced by research conducted by a University at Buffalo psychologist that is being funded by two grants totaling more than $4.1 million from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).
  • New Pathway Revealed for Drugs Treating Cognitive, Mental Disorders
    11/17/06
    In their continuing search for promising targets for treating mental disorders, a group of neuroscientists at the University at Buffalo has identified a pathway critical to the functioning of antidepressants, antipsychotic drugs and drugs for anxiety disorders.
  • Study to Investigate Cigarette Smoke's Effect on Children
    11/16/06
    Prenatal exposure to cigarette smoke and exposure to cigarette smoke over the first two years of life have been associated with emotional, behavioral and learning problems later in childhood. A new study in the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions (RIA) will enhance understanding of why children exposed to cigarette smoke might have difficulty with self-regulation of behavior that contributes to such problems.
  • Institute Releases Policy Briefs on Poverty, Rural Change in WNY
    11/15/06
    The latest Policy Briefs prepared by the University at Buffalo Institute for Local Governance and Regional Growth contain key findings on poverty in New York State and Western New York and demographic change in the region's rural areas.
  • Leading Authority on GIS Is 2006 Clarkson Chair
    11/9/06
    Michael Batty, one of the world's leading authorities on geographic information systems (GIS), is the 2006 Will and Nan Clarkson Visiting Chair in Planning in the University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning.
  • UB Archives Acquires Important Collections
    10/31/06
    The University at Buffalo has acquired three important archival collections that will facilitate a deep understanding of several aspects of the Jewish, medical, women's and academic history of the region and the United States.
  • Discussion Group collectiveXchange to meet in UB Art Gallery on First Tuesday of Each Month
    10/30/06
    A new discussion group, collectiveXchange, has formed at the University at Buffalo. The group will meet from 5:30-7 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month to explore the intersections of contemporary art practice, politics and culture. For the inaugural fall 2006 season, collectiveXchange has invited three artist collectives to discuss their history, missions and current projects.