Social Sciences

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

  • RIA Receives $2.74 Million Federal Grant To Study Teens’ Risky Behavior
    12/3/99
    With the help of a $2.74 million grant, researchers at the University at Buffalo and the University of Missouri-Columbia are taking steps to find answers to why some teens engage in risky behaviors, such as drinking, using drugs and having unsafe sex.
  • Research Institute On Addictions Transferred To UB
    11/18/99
    The Research Institute on Addictions (RIA), formerly a component of the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS), became part of the University at Buffalo today at ceremonies held at the institute, 1021 Main St.
  • UB Psychiatric Geneticists Receive $4.2 Million To Search For Genetic Markers For Manic Depression
    11/15/99
    A husband-and-wife team of psychiatrists at the University at Buffalo has received a $4.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to search for a gene or genes that may be linked to bipolar disorder, commonly referred to as manic depression.
  • Neurosurgeon Works To Prevent Shaken Baby Syndrome
    10/25/99
    As a pediatric neurosurgeon at Kaleida Health's Children's Hospital of Buffalo, Mark Dias treats children who suffer from a host of diseases associated with the brain and spinal cord. But in addition to combating those serious illnesses ever day, he’s taking steps to insure that he doesn’t have to treat infants for something that could have been prevented: shaken baby syndrome.
  • UB Law Professor Works To Make Legal Help Available To Prisoners
    10/13/99
    Teresa Miller is well-acquainted with the U.S. prison system, but not because she's spent time behind bars. The associate professor of law at the University at Buffalo has taught a course on international human rights to female inmates in Albion Correctional Facility, worked with prisoners at Attica, and served as a volunteer lawyer with a prison project in Miami.
  • UB Professor Says Making “Connection” Is Key In Preventing Youth Suicide
    9/23/99
    Thomas T. Frantz has spent 25 years dealing with people affected by suicide, death, dying and grief, and has witnessed first-hand the pain that leads up to and lingers after a tragedy. That pain can be deadly for teen-agers, he says, and urges parents, teachers and friends to do their part in preventing youth suicide by making a connection with the troubled youth.