Social Sciences

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

  • UB's Uncrowned Queens Project to Hit the Airwaves in May
    10/11/06
    Since 1999, the Uncrowned Queens Institute for Research and Education on Women at the University at Buffalo has collected, preserved and presented the written and oral histories of hundreds of female African-American community builders across Western New York state and southern Ontario. Now, with a $280,000 grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), the institute is preparing a series of 26 one-hour radio programs derived from its Uncrowned Queens archive that will begin broadcasting in May.
  • New Mouse Model of Schizophrenia Links Structure, Function Deficits
    10/5/06
    Schizophrenia researchers historically have aligned themselves into two opposing camps: structuralists and functionalists. Structuralists have pursued the idea that the brains of schizophrenics show structural changes in the cortex and brain stem. Functionalists have held to the dopamine antagonist theory: that the neurotransmitter dopamine is malfunctioning, causing the disease's characteristic delusions and hallucinations. UB researchers appear to have broken the stalemate.
  • Harvard Expert to Lecture on Societal Costs of Mental Disorders
    10/3/06
    Ronald C. Kessler, Ph.D., Harvard University professor and a major figure in the field of mental health in the U.S. and abroad, will present the J. Warren Perry Lecture on Oct. 13 at 3:30 p.m. in Lippes Concert Hall in Slee Hall on UB's North (Amherst) Campus.
  • Accomplished Chinese Architect to Speak at UB
    9/15/06
    Yung Ho Chang, one of China's most accomplished and best-known contemporary architects, will present an illustrated lecture of his work and China's architectural renaissance at the University at Buffalo on Sept. 20.
  • Visionary School Takes Shape in the Himalayas
    9/12/06
    What is widely regarded as one of the most beautiful, thoughtful and functional "green" projects in the world is taking shape in the ancient kingdom of Ladakh, a remote region high in the Indian Himalayas, west of Tibet.
  • Chronic Alcohol Exposure Can Affect Brain Protein Expression
    8/29/06
    Researchers at the University at Buffalo studying the effects of alcohol on the brain, using zebrafish as a model, have identified several novel central nervous system proteins that are affected by chronic alcohol exposure.
  • Experts to Speak at University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions
    8/28/06
    The University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions (RIA) will host national experts on addictions and substance abuse during a fall seminar series that will begin Sept. 29.
  • New Policy Brief Series on Regional Issues Launched by Institute for Local Governance and Regional Growth
    8/23/06
    The inaugural issues of a new Institute Policy Brief series, prepared by the University at Buffalo Institute for Local Governance and Regional Growth, contain key findings on two important regional issues -- youth demographics and the binational economy.
  • Center for the Arts receives Telly Award for Music is Art LIVE @ The Center
    7/26/06
    Music is Art LIVE @ The Center, a television series of the Center for the Arts at the University at Buffalo, has been chosen as a recipient of a Bronze Telly Award for Lighting Design.
  • New Speaker, Topic Set for Aug. 10 UB Lecture
    7/5/06
    The topic of the Aug. 10 lecture in the UBThisSummer Lecture Series presented by the University at Buffalo has been changed due to the death of scheduled lecturer Paul Senese, associate professor of political science. The new lecture for that date is entitled "From Caring to Care-Giving: How Families Cope with Chronic Illness" and will be presented by Deborah P. Waldrop, associate professor in the UB School of Social Work.