Social Sciences

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

  • Client Violence Focus of Workshop for Social Workers
    5/1/06
    The risk of violence is a reality for most social workers in practice today, says a nationally regarded social work educator who will present a workshop sponsored by the University at Buffalo School of Social Work titled "Risk Assessment, Violent Clients and Practitioner Safety" on May 12 in the Holiday Inn Amherst.
  • Feminist Mentors Rely on "Moralistic" Standards Regarding Sex
    4/18/06
    Despite their feminist leanings, social workers and their female college assistants wound up falling back on "moralistic, age-based standards of appropriate sexual interest and behavior" when it came to mentoring a group of middle-school girls, according to research co-authored by an assistant professor in the University at Buffalo School of Social Work.
  • UB School of Social Work to Hold 2006 Alumni Day
    4/14/06
    The University at Buffalo School of Social Work will hold its fifth annual Alumni Day from 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. April 20 in the Buffalo/Niagara Marriott, 1340 Millersport Hwy., Amherst.
  • Bagchi-Sen Named American Council on Education Fellow
    4/14/06
    Sharmistha Bagchi-Sen, professor in the Department of Geography in the University at Buffalo College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a fellow of the American Council on Education (ACE) for 2006-07.
  • UB Art Gallery to present New Work by Media Study Students
    4/7/06
    "NET<3," a two-day exhibition of new work by nine media study students from the University of Buffalo is scheduled for 5-9 p.m. April 10 and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. April 11 in the UB Art Gallery, Center for the Arts, North (Amherst) Campus.
  • CFA Spring Magazine Wins Gold
    4/7/06
    The University at Buffalo Center for the Arts 2006 Spring Magazine received a Gold Award in the Buffalo Club of Printing House Craftsmen Superb Printing Awards competition. The award was announced at the 49th Annual Printing Awards Banquet held March 23 in Salvatore's Italian Gardens.
  • Anthony Vidler Is Clarkson Chair in Architecture
    4/6/06
    Anthony Vidler, an internationally recognized scholar, theorist and critic of modern and contemporary architecture widely known for his essays on the most pressing debates in the field today, will be in residence the week of April 10 at the University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning as the 2006 Will and Nan Clarkson Visiting Chair in Architecture.
  • Program Set on Child, Adolescent Trauma Treatment
    4/6/06
    The Office of Continuing Education in the School of Social Work at the University at Buffalo will sponsor a hands-on, clinical-skills training program titled "Child and Adolescent Trauma Treatment: The Fairy Tale Model" from 8:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 10 in the Holiday Inn Amherst, 1881 Niagara Falls Blvd.
  • UB Institute Launches Regional Knowledge Network
    4/4/06
    Now more than ever, the Buffalo Niagara region needs reliable, timely information for sound decision making. To help meet this need, the Institute for Local Governance and Regional Growth at the University at Buffalo has launched the Regional Knowledge Network (http://www.rkn.buffalo.edu), a state-of-the-art information resource for the bi-national region.
  • New Approaches to Relapsing Addictive Behavior
    4/4/06
    Two research teams at the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions recently explored the scientific literature focusing on relapse to addictive behavior. The first team reviewed studies of relapse to driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs and the second team, the differences between men and women who relapse to alcohol and drug abuse.