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Media Advisory: Elections expert Christy McCormick, a UB alum, to discuss election integrity, misinformation Thursday
9/17/24
McCormick is one of four commissioners to serve on the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, which plays a critical role guiding fair elections.
S. Todd Brown named dean of UB School of Law
5/1/24
A nationally renowned scholar in bankruptcy law, Brown has been a UB faculty member since 2009.
RIT and UB School of Law announce 3+3 partnership
4/17/24
The program allows students to earn undergraduate and law degrees in six years, saving them one year of time and tuition.
2023 in review: A year of innovation, community service, scholarly excellence and more
12/20/23
From harnessing AI to help children with speech and language impairments to drilling through 1,600 feet of ice, UB's list of accomplishments in 2023 was nothing short of spectacular.
UB AI expert David Doermann testifies before Congress on threat of deepfakes
11/20/23
The U.S. isn't 'moving fast enough to curtail the continued damage' deepfakes are doing, he says.
NYS awards UB law clinic $100k to support community legal needs
8/21/23
The clinic focuses on unemployment benefits issues, protecting the civil rights of veterans, examining possible civil responses to racially motivated violence and more.
Media Advisory: NYS Assemblywoman/UB alum Latoya Joyner to make UB law clinic funding announcement 10 a.m. Wednesday
8/15/23
Joyner, who represents portions of The Bronx and surrounding communities, earned a JD from UB in 2012.
Bitemark evidence can send wrong person to prison, death row, UB professors say
7/24/23
Forensic dentist Mary Bush and colleagues publish commentary outlining problems with bitemark analysis.
Mitchell lecture: Addressing race, the Supreme Court and police power
3/21/23
The speaker, Devon W. Carbado, is a renowned scholar of constitutional law, criminal procedure and critical race theory.
Sherrilyn Ifill to speak at 47th annual MLK commemoration
2/15/23
A civil rights lawyer, Ifill is a former president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund.