Social Sciences

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

  • Why We Create Monsters
    10/21/11
    Experts in various aspects of the macabre include several University at Buffalo faculty members who specialize in what many cultures find horrible and terrifying.
  • UB Researchers Investigate Ways to Reduce College Drinking and Risky Sex
    10/20/11
    In a recent study conducted by scientists at the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions involving 154 heavy-drinking college students whose sexual behavior put them at risk for HIV infection and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), there were two expected findings and one surprise.
  • Corporate Responsibility Initiatives: Helpful or Harmful?
    10/14/11
    Research in the field of geography has led to a better understanding of the pros and cons of corporate responsibility initiatives, according to a new paper on the topic by a University at Buffalo geographer, a corporate responsibility expert.
  • Sexual Assault Scenarios -- and How To Prevent Them -- Will be Studied by UB Researcher
    10/13/11
    Kathleen A. Parks, senior research scientist at the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions, who studies women's substance use and associated victimization, recently received a grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to continue her research on women's risks for sexual assault associated with heterosexual drinking situations.
  • In Yosemite, a New, High-Tech Tool for Mapping Changing Vegetation Patterns
    10/5/11
    Researchers from three universities have partnered to create a new, high-tech tool for mapping changing plant patterns at Tuolumne Meadows, a mountain meadow in Yosemite National Park.
  • Home Modifications: UB-Designed Renovations Are Changing Lives, One Home at a Time
    9/29/11
    Even the smallest of home renovations can change the life of someone with a disability. Widening a doorway or adding grab bars around a toilet can mean the difference between independence and dependence -- between comfort and discomfort in one's own home.
  • Gaga's Anti-Bullying Stance Can Help, Says Expert
    9/23/11
    Lady Gaga and other celebrities commenting on bullying have the chance to teach young people about the horrors of bullying abuse, says the director of the University at Buffalo's Alberti Center for the Prevention of Bullying Abuse, a power that makes it important they act responsibly.
  • Following Tropical Storm Irene, Scientists Assess Damage in Flooded New York Communities
    9/22/11
    In the aftermath of heavy flooding caused by Tropical Storm Irene, University at Buffalo researchers are conducting a damage assessment that could help hard-hit communities in New York plan for future disasters.
  • The Big Risk Factor for Stroke That You May Not Know You Have
    9/14/11
    A cardiac condition called atrial fibrillation, the most common cardiac arrhythmia, can increase your risk of stroke by 500 percent. That's why Anne B. Curtis, MD, Charles and Mary Bauer Professor and Chair of the University at Buffalo Department of Medicine, is helping to raise public awareness of the condition during September through the Heart Rhythm Society's AF Awareness Month.
  • Media Advisory: UB's Conference Explores the Legacy of 'Attica, Attica'
    9/8/11
    BUFFALO, N.Y. Mixing a historic panel of eyewitnesses and survivors with past and present multi-media attractions, the University at Buffalo will mark the 40th anniversary of the most deadly prison riot in the nation's history with a three-day conference, Sept. 11-13 at UB and other Buffalo college campuses, a short drive away from the prison.