Social Sciences

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

  • New Virtual Reality Psychodrama Is a Rigged Game
    6/28/06
    "Human Trials" is a unique virtual reality psychodrama in which duplicitous characters try to disempower a human participant on a journey to the "liminal portal of the unconscious" in a quest for her "Heart's Desire." The project is the work of an interdisciplinary team of media artists, computer scientists and dramatists at the University at Buffalo.
  • Study Focuses on Maternal Cocaine Use
    6/20/06
    A study conducted by researchers at the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions has found cocaine-using mothers to be more insensitive during feeding interactions with their infants than non-cocaine-using mothers.
  • UB Social Work Students Receive Awards at Commencement
    6/15/06
    Fourteen students attending the University at Buffalo School of Social Work received awards during the school's recent commencement ceremony.
  • June 6 Focuses Attention on "666" Superstitions
    5/30/06
    The number 666 -- the "number of the beast," according to the Book of Revelation -- conjures devilish images for many, so forecasts of evil, even doom, are rampant regarding dates or places where the number occurs, including next Tuesday, June 6, or 6-6-06.
  • School Of Architecture and Planning Recognizes Top Students
    5/24/06
    Twenty-six students in the University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning recently received awards of excellence in their fields of study.
  • $5.8 Million Funds 2 New Studies on Best Treatments for ADHD
    5/12/06
    William E. Pelham, Jr., Ph.D., professor of psychology, pediatrics and psychiatry at the University at Buffalo and one of the leading experts in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, has received a total of $5.8 million to begin two new studies of treatment approaches for the condition.
  • International Conference on Clinical Supervision
    5/10/06
    Mental-health professionals representing a variety of fields will gather in Buffalo on June 1-3 for the Second International Interdisciplinary Conference on Clinical Supervision, an interdisciplinary conference devoted to clinical-supervision theory, practice and research.
  • Researchers Track Basis of Cognitive Deficits in Lupus
    5/9/06
    Neuroscientists in the Department of Neurology/Jacobs Neurological Institute at the University at Buffalo have received $1.2 million from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to link the cognitive deficits in working memory frequently observed in persons with lupus to specific electrical activity and anatomical changes in the brain.
  • UB Partners with Niagara, Ontario, to Convene Binational Summit
    5/8/06
    In 2001 the Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, initiated a cross-border dialogue by inviting Western New York representatives to its annual Smarter Niagara Summit to discuss regional challenges. This year, the binational focus of the event has been significantly expanded, with Southern Ontario and Western New York leaders, including representatives from the University at Buffalo, jointly coordinating "Summit 2006: Creating the Cross Border Capital -- One Region, Two Niagaras, Our Shared Future."
  • Lying Is Exposed By Micro-Expressions We Can't Control
    5/5/06
    When trying to lie your way through any situation, keep a tight rein on your zygo maticus major and your orbicularis oculi. They'll give you away faster than a snitch. So says a University at Buffalo social psychologist, whose revolutionary research on human facial expressions in situations of high stakes deception debunks myths that have permeated police and security training for decades.