Social Sciences

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

  • UB Planning Students to Present Report on Need for Hotel Development in Niagara Falls
    12/10/08
    Graduate students in the University at Buffalo's Department of Urban and Regional Planning will present a report on the need and opportunity for hotel development in Niagara Falls, N.Y., at a presentation to be held at 6:30 p.m. today (Dec. 10, 2008) in the first floor Council Chambers of Niagara Falls City Hall, 745 Main St.
  • $4.7 Million Disability Transportation Research Grant Awarded to UB and Carnegie Mellon
    12/1/08
    Researchers in the University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning will partner with colleagues at Carnegie Mellon University on a $4.7 million, five-year effort to advance public transportation for people with disabilities.
  • "Eire on the Erie" -- North American James Joyce Conference to be Held June 12-17
    11/24/08
    Although his work and life are alive and well in Buffalo every year, 2009 will be a very big one for Irish novelist James Joyce and his legion of fans throughout Western New York.
  • Teens' Online Safety Improved by Education, Research Shows
    11/21/08
    Think protecting young teenagers on the Internet is important? Then be sure they think it's important, too, according to a forthcoming article in IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication.
  • UB Unveils Draft of Plan to Redesign and Reconfigure its Campuses
    11/19/08
    The University at Buffalo today unveiled a draft of a plan to dramatically redesign and reconfigure its three campuses -- giving each campus a new identity and purpose -- with the goal of making UB a great place to live, learn and work.
  • Overseas Popularity Gives Obama a Leg Up In Foreign Affairs
    11/13/08
    Barack Obama's extraordinarily strong approval ratings abroad bode very well for the effectiveness of his foreign policy, says a University at Buffalo political scientist with expertise in international conflict and intergovernmental organizations.
  • Novel IBS Treatment Developed at UB Garners $8.5 Million for Seven-Year Clinical Trial
    11/13/08
    Based on a successful pilot study of a primarily at-home, self-administered cognitive behavior therapy program, a University at Buffalo behavioral scientist has received $8.5 million from the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) to conduct a seven-year, multi-site clinical trial of an at-home program developed at UB to treat the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome.
  • Perception of Obama as Young Father Will Influence U.S. Image Here And Abroad
    11/12/08
    The presence of children in the White House will undoubtedly have an impact on the image of the U.S. currently held by its own citizens and by those in countries around the world, says Sampson Lee Blair, Ph.D., associate professor of sociology at the University at Buffalo.
  • Start of Recession in New York State Signaled by UB Researchers
    11/11/08
    Although no official determination has been made about whether New York State or the U.S. is in the midst of a recession, researchers from the University at Buffalo's Center of Human Capital believe New York entered a recession beginning in the second quarter (April-June) of 2008.
  • Regional Institute Releases Brief Exploring U.S.-Canada Trade, Receives National Grant to Research Border Performance
    10/30/08
    Canada is by far the United States' most important trading partner, with exports to our northern neighbor totaling more than those to Mexico, Japan and China combined. Yet federal policies to reinforce security without slowing trade have had mixed results, with some border regions easing bottlenecks more than others. These and other findings on the U.S.-Canada trade relationship are published in "Border Brief," a joint effort of the Regional Institute and the Border Policy Research Institute of Western Washington University.