Social Sciences

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

  • Substance-Abusing Men Place Wives at High Risk for HIV
    5/12/03
    Substance-abusing men who engage in behavior that puts them at high risk for direct exposure to HIV are likely to put their wives at high risk for indirect HIV exposure through unprotected sexual intercourse with their spouses, according to a study at the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions.
  • UB Social Work Student Named "Student of the Year" By NYSSWEA
    4/25/03
    Claudine Sikorski, a master of social work candidate at the University at Buffalo, has been selected as one of two recipients of the Student of the Year award presented by the New York State Social Work Education Association.
  • Effect of Strenuous Physical Activity on Teen's Sexual Risk-Taking Differs Based on Gender, Race and Type of Activity
    4/15/03
    Gender, race and type of strenuous physical activity -- whether on an organized sports team or informal physical exercise -- play a role in the relationship between physical activity and sexual risk-taking by teen-agers, according to a study led by a researcher at the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions
  • Study Predicts Boeing's Exit from Passenger Jet Manufacturing; Major Loss of Aerospace Jobs
    4/10/03
    The U.S. is on the verge of exiting from the passenger-aircraft industry, a market that it has led for more than half a century, according to a research paper by two University at Buffalo geographers. Authors of the study, focusing on Boeing Corp., the only remaining U.S. manufacturer of large commercial aircraft, predict that the company will cease making large passenger jets within the next 10 years.
  • UB Geologist Studies How to Manage Precious Water Amid Volatile Middle-East Politics
    4/2/03
    Middle East oil may have center stage right now, but because many scientists and policymakers fear that water will be at the center of future regional disputes, a University at Buffalo professor is studying the environmental impact of the region's hydrology resources and projects.
  • Project Focuses on Improving Delivery of Mental-Health Services in Western New York
    3/21/03
    The School of Social Work at the University at Buffalo has been selected by the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) to work with mental-health professionals to provide better care to residents -- particularly children -- of the 19 counties that make up the OMH Western Region.
  • New GIS Tool Helps Foresters Curb Damage from Wildfires and Target Conservation Cost-Effectively
    3/4/03
    A robust, new geographic information systems (GIS) software tool developed by a University at Buffalo geographer is helping the U.S. Forest Service to more quickly and accurately assess and contain the devastation wrought by forest fires.
  • University at Buffalo Experts Available to Discuss a War with Iraq
    2/10/03
    Faculty members from the University at Buffalo are available for members of the media covering the political, military, economic and social implications of a U.S. war with Iraq.
  • When It Comes to Equity, Region Has Mixed Results
    1/29/03
    With questions of fairness regularly dominating the local news, it is difficult to deny equity issues are among the most pressing and controversial facing the Buffalo-Niagara region today. This inevitably raises the provocative question: "How fair and equitable is our region?"
  • Alcohol Consumption by Domestically Violent Men Increases Likelihood of Physical Abuse of Female Partners
    1/29/03
    Men who drink alcohol and have a predisposition for physical violence toward their female partners are more likely to be violent on the days they drink alcohol, according to a study conducted at the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions (RIA) and reported in the February 2003 issue of the American Psychological Association's Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology.