Social Sciences

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

Those helping the homeless are hurting too, according to study
11/19/25
Paper by UB researcher links homeless services workers’ burnout to adverse childhood experiences.
Study links climate anxiety to social media use
10/30/25
Climate doom, the belief that climate change will cause societal breakdowns, predicts support for radical actions, according to study.
UB expert Phillips Stevens explains why magic and witchcraft are inherently human
10/7/25
Anthropologist joins Driven to Discover podcast to discuss how belief in the supernatural is a survival strategy.
UB’s BioSCape project receives NASA award, will be subject of doc at Buffalo film festival
9/24/25
Multinational research effort mapped South Africa’s biodiversity from the air.
New book by UB Law professor David A. Westbrook asks ‘How do we make peace with our modernity’
8/18/25
The book, “Social Thought from the Ruins: Quixote’s Dinner Party,” is based on conversations among international social scientists between the 2008 financial crisis and Covid.
Breaking the habit: Study says shifting minds may be key to shifting behaviors
8/14/25
A recent paper by UB philosophers argues that lasting shifts might be achieved by redirecting the effort to change away from the troublesome norms themselves and towards the mental frameworks supporting them.
First-of-their-kind ‘AI + X’ degrees to be offered at UB this fall
8/14/25
Newly approved programs will prepare students to use AI in other disciplines and be offered in collaboration with new Department of AI and Society.
Study: Better pitch means vivid earworms
5/28/25
Your musical ability may be why that song is stuck on mental repeat.
The key to spotting dyslexia early could be AI-powered handwriting analysis
5/14/25
AI shows promise detecting dyslexia and dysgraphia from what children write on paper and tablets, a new University at Buffalo-led study suggests.
New theory suggests 'emotional invalidation’ can be a precursor to crime
5/14/25
Criminologist Christopher Dennison builds upon General Strain Theory, with implications for crime reduction.