Social Sciences

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

  • TAG and Charlie Clough -- Diggin' the Dirt, Tellin' the Tale
    5/9/12
    The Theoretical Archaeology Group -- TAG -- has been debating archaeological theory since 1979, first at universities throughout the UK and Scandinavia and, since 2008, at American institutions like Columbia, Stanford, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Chicago and the University at Buffalo, where it will hold its 2012 annual meeting, May 17-20.
  • Are You a Gambling Statistic? RIA's New 'Expert Summary' Highlights the Prevalence of Problem Gambling in the U.S.
    5/8/12
    Living within 10 miles of a casino doubles your risk of problem gambling. This is just one of the compelling statistics in the third "Expert Summary" issued by the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions.
  • Kids Get More Active When Given More Toy Choices, Studies Show
    4/20/12
    In an age when even preschoolers have electronic toys and devices, many parents wonder how to get their children to be more physically active. Now, two studies published by University at Buffalo researchers provide some answers.
  • UB Humanities Institute Announces 2012-13 Faculty Fellows
    4/18/12
    The University at Buffalo Humanities Institute, which promotes and funds innovative, cross-disciplinary research, teaching and community programs in the humanities, has announced the recipients of its 2012-13 Faculty Fellowships.
  • UB Conference Honors Nobel Laureate and Former Faculty Member
    4/10/12
    The University at Buffalo will honor Nobel Laureate Ronald Coase on May 12 at the Buffalo-Niagara Marriott from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. as part of a conference that pays tribute to his innovative work, especially over the last decade.
  • New Study of Employee Substance Use Shows the Need for Supervisor Training
    3/27/12
    To curb employees' on-the-job substance use and intoxication, bosses need to do more than just be around their employees all day, according to a new study from the University at Buffalo Research Institute on Addictions (RIA).
  • Afterbirth: Study Asks If We Could Derive Benefits from Ingesting Placenta
    3/27/12
    A paper by neuroscientists at the University at Buffalo and Buffalo State College suggests that ingestion of components of afterbirth or placenta -- placentophagia -- may offer benefits to human mothers and perhaps to non-mothers and males.
  • Can a Machine Tell When You're Lying? Research Suggests the Answer is 'Yes'
    3/26/12
    BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Inspired by the work of psychologists who study the human face for clues that someone is telling a high-stakes lie, UB computer scientists are exploring whether machines can also read the visual cues that give away deceit.
  • Self-Reflective Mind -- In Animals! Psychologists Report on Continuing Advances
    3/21/12
    According to one of the leading scholars in the field, there is an emerging consensus among scientists that animals share functional parallels with humans' conscious metacognition -- that is, our ability to reflect on our own mental processes and guide and optimize them.
  • For African Americans Seeking to Reclaim Family History, UB Workshop Offers Hope
    3/13/12
    Because so many of their ancestors were slaves, African Americans have often had a difficult time tracking down documentation of their early roots through public and genealogical records and, as a result, early family histories may be unavailable to them.