Social Sciences

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

Mindfulness can make you selfish. But there’s a way to help prevent it
4/13/21
New study by UB researchers demonstrates the surprising downsides of mindfulness, while also offering easy ways to minimize those consequences ─ both of which have practical implications for mindfulness training.
Read to succeed ─ in math. Study shows how reading skill shapes more than just reading
3/11/21
UB psychologist identifies a connectivity fingerprint suggesting that the brain’s reading network is at work across cognitive domains. “Reading affects everything,” he says.
Study: With unfair police treatment, the tragedy is not limited to the incident itself
3/5/21
Research by UB sociologist suggests that self-reported experiences of unfair police treatment are associated with a range of social-psychological and behavioral consequences.
Study: The quick choice might be a choice-overload avoidance strategy
2/3/21
Although making decisions quickly appears effortless compared to interminable scrutinizing of choices, UB research says it may be a sign of avoiding discomfort.
UB psychologist receives major grant for pioneering study on school readiness
1/27/21
Three-year study will use advanced techniques to measure the nervous system and better understand the role of early family and peer adversity in the development of school readiness.
Study: Detecting ADHD with near perfect accuracy
1/27/21
New study has identified how specific communication among different brain regions, known as brain connectivity, can serve as a biomarker for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Twenty UB research stories from 2020
12/28/20
From celebrating the life of a Buffalo civil rights activist to resurrecting a mammoth’s broken genes, here are stories from the work of UB researchers in a difficult year.
Be mindful: Study shows mindfulness might not work as you expect
11/13/20
When it comes to “not sweating the small stuff,” mindfulness has its limitations, say UB researchers.
Study: UB sociologist says W.E.B. Du Bois’ legacy extends from civil rights to natural science
11/12/20
Du Bois actively engaged and incorporated non-racist natural science as part of his emancipatory struggles.
5 tips for managing election stress
11/6/20
UB psychologist Mark Seery says instead of trying to avoid election-related stress, it's possible to think about and approach stress differently.

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