Social Sciences

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

  • UB Center for Students Suspended for Violence Having Impact on Participants' Attitudes, Self-Esteem
    5/16/01
    Since it opened last Nov. 15, the V.I.S.A. Center has provided roughly 200 students who have been suspended from the Buffalo Public Schools for acts of violence a safe, weapon-free environment where they can feel comfortable expressing themselves. And even the toughest-acting students seem to be finding something they need there.
  • Teams of UB MBA Students Help Town of Amherst Move Toward E-Government Applications
    5/8/01
    Working with officials from the Town of Amherst and representatives from EDS, teams of University at Buffalo MBA students are developing e-commerce applications designed to streamline town services and generate cost-savings for governmental operations.
  • Investigator of Neurotransmitters' Role in Male Sexual Functioning Receives $1.5 Million NIMH Grant
    4/30/01
    New understanding of the mechanisms of sex differentiation could result from research in the neuropharmacology of sexual behavior being conducted at the University at Buffalo.
  • Book by UB Vice Provost Celebrates Pan-American Exposition
    4/19/01
    A University at Buffalo administrator has recaptured the vibrancy and innovation of the Pan-Am Exposition in his book, "The Rainbow City: Celebrating Light, Color and Architecture at the Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo 1901."
  • Schools of Social Work, Management Receive Oishei Foundation Grant to Bolster Skills of Non-Profit Agencies
    4/18/01
    The University at Buffalo is bolstering its ties with the community with the formation of an institute that will strengthen the planning and management skills of local not-for-profit agencies. Funded by a $190,000 grant from The John R. Oishei Foundation, the UB Institute for Non-Profit Agencies will work with the management of local health and human-service agencies to train and certify executives, managers and staff in program planning, development, management, supervision and evaluation.

  • International Financier, UB Alumnus Brun Pledges $1 Million to UB School of Social Work
    2/13/01
    An international investment advisor who used his University at Buffalo degree in social work to build a $32 billion business, Leslie A. Brun is pledging $1 million to the UB School of Social Work.
  • UB School of Social Work to Open V.I.S.A. Center for Students Suspended from School for Violence
    10/31/00
    The University at Buffalo School of Social Work has announced the opening of a new center aimed at meeting the educational, emotional and behavioral needs of students who have been suspended from school for disruptive behavior and acts of violence.
  • UB School of Social Work Receives $2.9 Million NIAAA Grant to Help Families Break Cycle of Substance Abuse
    6/22/00
    Researchers at the University at Buffalo have received a five-year, $2.9 million grant to conduct an international project aimed at helping children of alcohol-dependent parents avoid becoming substance abusers themselves.
  • UB School Of Social Work, Buffalo School District Establish Program Aimed At Curbing Student Violence, Suspensions
    5/4/00
    The UB School of Social Work has received a $100,000 grant from the New York State Education Department to establish with the Buffalo Public Schools a program aimed at curbing student violence and helping students stay in school.
  • Study Finds Link Between Mothers’ Substance Abuse And Their Style Of Child Discipline
    3/2/00
    Mothers who have alcohol and drug problems tend to be more punitive toward their children than women who do not have substance-abuse problems, according to a study conducted by two University at Buffalo School of Social Work faculty members.