Social Sciences

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

  • A Resource as Vital as a Tree
    10/27/06
    Lynda Schneekloth, professor of architecture in the University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning, is calling on city officials and residents alike to be very careful in the treatment of trees damaged in the recent October snowstorm.
  • More Snow Disaster Planning is Needed, Says UB Disaster Expert
    10/23/06
    In the aftermath of October's historic snowstorm, Western New Yorkers were painfully reminded of the widespread destruction that snowy weather can bring, which is why new steps are needed to avert winter-weather disasters, according to University at Buffalo professor Ernest Sternberg, who studies disaster preparedness and response.
  • New UB Degree Program in Evolution, Ecology And Behavior
    10/17/06
    A new multidisciplinary graduate program in evolution, ecology and behavior that focuses on the interactions between organisms and their environments over time is being offered by the University at Buffalo's College of Arts and Sciences.
  • Two East German Films to be Screened
    10/12/06
    The Graduate Group for German and Austrian Studies at the University at Buffalo will screen two gems of East German cinema on Oct. 16 as part of the national tour titled "Rebels Without a Cause: The Cinema of East Germany."
  • UB's Uncrowned Queens Project to Hit the Airwaves in May
    10/11/06
    Since 1999, the Uncrowned Queens Institute for Research and Education on Women at the University at Buffalo has collected, preserved and presented the written and oral histories of hundreds of female African-American community builders across Western New York state and southern Ontario. Now, with a $280,000 grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), the institute is preparing a series of 26 one-hour radio programs derived from its Uncrowned Queens archive that will begin broadcasting in May.
  • New Mouse Model of Schizophrenia Links Structure, Function Deficits
    10/5/06
    Schizophrenia researchers historically have aligned themselves into two opposing camps: structuralists and functionalists. Structuralists have pursued the idea that the brains of schizophrenics show structural changes in the cortex and brain stem. Functionalists have held to the dopamine antagonist theory: that the neurotransmitter dopamine is malfunctioning, causing the disease's characteristic delusions and hallucinations. UB researchers appear to have broken the stalemate.
  • Harvard Expert to Lecture on Societal Costs of Mental Disorders
    10/3/06
    Ronald C. Kessler, Ph.D., Harvard University professor and a major figure in the field of mental health in the U.S. and abroad, will present the J. Warren Perry Lecture on Oct. 13 at 3:30 p.m. in Lippes Concert Hall in Slee Hall on UB's North (Amherst) Campus.
  • Accomplished Chinese Architect to Speak at UB
    9/15/06
    Yung Ho Chang, one of China's most accomplished and best-known contemporary architects, will present an illustrated lecture of his work and China's architectural renaissance at the University at Buffalo on Sept. 20.
  • Visionary School Takes Shape in the Himalayas
    9/12/06
    What is widely regarded as one of the most beautiful, thoughtful and functional "green" projects in the world is taking shape in the ancient kingdom of Ladakh, a remote region high in the Indian Himalayas, west of Tibet.
  • Chronic Alcohol Exposure Can Affect Brain Protein Expression
    8/29/06
    Researchers at the University at Buffalo studying the effects of alcohol on the brain, using zebrafish as a model, have identified several novel central nervous system proteins that are affected by chronic alcohol exposure.