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UB pharmacy school’s Karl Williams is working to expand profession’s scope of practice
2/24/26
In legislative advocacy role, he’s using legal training to benefit current and future pharmacists.
Mitchell Lecture to address populist alliances in an authoritarian era
2/10/26
Philosopher Elizabeth Anderson will deliver a lecture on Feb. 27 titled ‘The Protestant Work Ethic and the Roots of Populist Authoritarianism.’
2025: A look back at UB’s research and creative activities
12/18/25
From bird flu vaccines to Grammy-winning musical compositions, UB scholars are dedicated to creating a safer, healthier and brighter future.
UB, Lead Safe Task Force host mini-conference Saturday
10/20/25
The event addresses lead exposure in Buffalo and Western New York.
Mitchell Lecture reflects on the evolution of legal education
10/9/25
Longtime UB professor John Henry Schlegel's talk promises a deeply personal and historically rich exploration of how American legal education has evolved alongside shifting social class dynamics.
New book by UB Law professor David A. Westbrook asks ‘How do we make peace with our modernity’
8/18/25
The book, “Social Thought from the Ruins: Quixote’s Dinner Party,” is based on conversations among international social scientists between the 2008 financial crisis and Covid.
Christine Bartholomew elected to American Law Institute
7/23/25
The institue is the nation’s leading independent organization dedicated to producing scholarly work to clarify, modernize and improve the law.
Study: UB law scholars identify racial disparities in New York’s felony murder law
2/28/25
Black people were much more likely as white people to be convicted of felony murder based on accomplice liability, study says.
UB School of Law’s signature lecture series looks at Biden and the Supreme Court
2/21/25
The event will feature Yale Law School professor John Fabian Witt, a widely published legal historian.
Seth Gilbertson appointed UB’s chief campus counsel
1/31/25
Gilbertson is a recognized leader in the field of higher education law with expertise in international programs, disability law and artificial intelligence.