Social Sciences

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

  • UB Grad to Study in Canada under Fulbright Grant
    8/26/05
    Seattle native Geoffrey Rhodes has been awarded a foreign scholarship from the J. William Fulbright Foundation to study filmmaking in Canada during the 2005-06 academic year.
  • Shame, Not Guilt, Related to Substance-Abuse Problems
    8/25/05
    Findings from a collaboration between scientists at the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions (RIA) and George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., have established the importance of distinguishing between feelings of shame and guilt when providing treatment for substance abuse and in developing substance-abuse prevention programs.
  • Grieving the Needle
    8/17/05
    Heroin addicts trying to kick the habit often profoundly grieve their lost "relationship" with the needles they use to inject the drug, according to a new study by a University at Buffalo doctoral student.
  • Black Joblessness Blamed on Spatial Segregation
    8/15/05
    The first comprehensive study of the location of unemployed men in metropolitan areas, has found that jobless black men occupy a uniquely disadvantageous "ecological niche" that severely limits their potential for future employment.
  • Institute Launches New "State of the Region" Web Site
    8/5/05
    The University at Buffalo's Institute for Local Governance and Regional Growth has launched a new Web site for its "State of the Region" that will incorporate updates on the project's performance indicators and data as they become available.
  • UB Media Artists Featured in Buffalo's First "Infringement Festival"
    7/28/05
    Two University at Buffalo professors will offer an opportunity to interact with virtual worlds to those attending Buffalo's eclectic, independent, experimental and politically charged Infringement Festival being held through Aug. 7.
  • Kathryn Foster Named New Director of UB's Institute for Local Governance and Regional Growth
    7/26/05
    Kathryn A. Foster, Ph.D., who served as director of research for the University at Buffalo's Institute for Local Governance and Regional Growth for six years, has been named director of the institute effective Sept. 1.
  • Young Aggressors and the Children They Menace -- Without Intervention, Both Groups Are Headed for Serious Trouble
    7/25/05
    Although scientists say there is no proven way to stop peer aggression and bullying behavior in young children, a psychologist at the University at Buffalo says that the consequences of the behavior are so serious for all parties involved that it should be stopped in its tracks by anyone who observes it.
  • MTV2's "Video Mods" Boosts IBC Digital, with Help from UB's Supercomputers
    7/21/05
    The new season of MTV2's video game and music program, "Video Mods" is, in part, the result of an innovative partnership between IBC Digital, the Buffalo company that produces the "mods" and the University at Buffalo's supercomputing center.
  • Wife Influences Husband's Marijuana Use During First Year of Marriage
    7/20/05
    While it's the husband among newlywed couples who has more influence on whether the couple engages in heavy drinking, it's the wife who appears to be in the driver's seat when it comes to determining her husband's marijuana use, according to researchers at the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions (RIA).