Social Sciences

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

  • Post-Tsunami Aid Is an Opportunity for Region to Address Inequities, Says Expert on South Asian Economies
    1/24/05
    The influx of foreign aid to areas hardest hit by the Indian Ocean tsunami presents an opportunity for the region to address long-standing economic inequities, according to Jessie P.H. Poon, Ph.D., associate professor of geography at the University at Buffalo.
  • Learning New Words by Searching for Clues
    1/20/05
    Two University at Buffalo faculty members who have spent years researching a concept called contextual vocabulary acquisition, in which readers use clues to figure out meanings of unfamiliar words, plan to turn their findings into a curriculum designed to improve reading skills for students nationwide.
  • Innovative Courses Examine Technology's Influence on Culture
    1/6/05
    The Internet, mobile technologies and new-media technologies may be the most influential drivers of cultural change in American society today, according to University at Buffalo faculty members offering courses this semester exploring the social and cultural consequences of information and communication technologies.
  • Mark Named UCGIS "Researcher of the Year"
    1/5/05
    David M. Mark of Amherst, professor of geography in the University at Buffalo College of Arts and Sciences and director of the UB site of the National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (NCGIA), has been named "Researcher of the Year" by the University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS).
  • Study Finds 17 Percent of Women Between 18 and 30 Have Been Raped
    12/17/04
    A study looking at the prevalence of sexual assault among 1,014 women between 18 and 30 found that 38 percent had experienced sexual victimization and nearly half of that group had been raped, according to researchers at the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions.
  • Nancy J. Smyth Named Dean of UB School of Social Work
    12/9/04
    The appointment of Nancy J. Smyth as dean of the University at Buffalo School of Social Work was announced today by UB President John B. Simpson.
  • Award-Winning International Filmmaker Elliot Caplan Joins Media Study Faculty
    12/3/04
    Elliot Caplan's work as a producer, video maker, filmmaker, theater designer and cinematographer is internationally recognized and held in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), France's National Museum of Modern Art, Cinematheque Francaise and museums in Taiwan, Germany, Israel and Brazil. Earlier this fall, Caplan added another distinction to his resume -- professor in the Department of Media Study in the University at Buffalo College of Arts and Science.
  • Fichte Named Director of Continuing Education in UB School of Social Work
    11/30/04
    Lesa L. Fichte of Kenmore has been named director of continuing education in the School of Social Work at the University at Buffalo.
  • Risk of Adult Drinking Problems Jumps 12 Percent Per Year as Youths Drink Younger and Younger, UB Study Shows
    11/18/04
    Underscoring the importance of educating children about alcohol use and abuse, research at the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions has shown that the likelihood of alcohol abuse or dependence later in life increases by 12 percent for each year of decrease in the age at first drink for both men and women.
  • Dig Less, Learn More: Geophysics and GPS Technology Play Important Roles in Excavation of Ancient Roman Fort
    10/22/04
    For centuries, trowels and handpicks have been traditional tools of the trade for archeologists, but a University at Buffalo geophysicist who has been working at an archeological site in Jordan is proposing that some decidedly 21st-century technologies, like tablet PCs equipped with fancy navigational software, ought to be standard gear as well.