Social Sciences

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

  • Uninsured More Likely to Die from Trauma than Patients with Insurance, Study Finds
    6/11/10
    Trauma patients without insurance are more likely to die of their injuries from auto accidents and gunshot wounds than privately insured patients with similar injuries, according to findings of an analysis of 193,804 patients from 649 facilities conducted by University Buffalo emergency medicine physicians.
  • Haiti Takes Major Step toward Earthquake Resilience, with Help from UB's MCEER
    5/27/10
    Last weekend at a university campus in Port-au-Prince, where not a single building withstood the January earthquake, more than 200 Haitian engineers, architects and other professionals gathered in tents in temperatures hovering near 100 degrees F to begin learning the principles of earthquake-resistant design.
  • High-risk Teenage Drivers the Focus of $2.8 Million NIH Grant Awarded to UB Researcher
    5/20/10
    University at Buffalo researcher Gregory A. Fabiano has received the green light to continue using a parent-teen therapeutic program and state-of-the-art driving simulator to teach safe driving habits to a group of drivers at the very top of the risk pool: teens with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder).
  • The Growing Market for 'War Porn' -- What's Going On?
    5/17/10
    "War porn" -- videos viewed for entertainment that feature gruesome footage of dead American soldiers or the killing of soldiers and civilians in the Middle East wars -- are growing in numbers online, in part, because of the absence of a strong mainstream media presence in Iraq and Afghanistan, says University at Buffalo popular culture expert David Schmid, PhD.
  • Self Directed Behavioral IBS Treatment Rapidly Relieves Even the Most Severe Symptoms
    5/12/10
    Nearly one-third of patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) who underwent a novel behavior treatment developed by a University at Buffalo behavioral scientist achieved significant relief within four weeks of beginning treatment.
  • Just in time for Mother's Day, UB's Falconcam Goes Live
    5/7/10
    The University at Buffalo Information Technology (IT) wizards who brought you the UB falcon webcam, which was refreshing at intervals of 6 seconds, have now developed a live stream of life in the nest at http://ubfalcon.buffalo.edu
  • How Will BP's Corporate Responsibility Ranking Be Affected by Oil Spill Crisis?
    5/6/10
    A University at Buffalo expert on corporate social responsibility (CSR) is available to comment on how the BP oil spill disaster will affect the company's CSR ranking.
  • Improving Cancer Screening in Minorities with Multiple Diseases is Goal of New $1M Study
    4/28/10
    A University at Buffalo researcher has received a two-year, $1 million Recovery Act grant from the National Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities to develop a community-based partnership that motivates low-income minorities with chronic diseases to include cancer screening in their medical care.
  • Media Advisory: Designer for Solar Installation on UB North Campus to be Introduced April 22
    4/21/10
    UB President John B. Simpson and the New York Power Authority (NYPA) will introduce the winning designer of an innovative solar installation to be constructed on UB's North Campus at event to be held at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, April 22, in the Albright-Knox Art Gallery's Clifton Hall, 1285 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo.
  • UB Student A Cappella Group Heading to National Competition in NYC
    4/19/10
    Ask the 13 University at Buffalo students in the award-winning, high-flying, history-making, musical zone-dwelling, universally charming, suddenly famous Buffalo Chips a cappella group whether they now believe the truth of that familiar musical adage: A good song can take you far.