Politics

News about UB’s political science programs, and related insight into politics. (see all topics)

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  • Immigration expert says Michigan governor’s proposal shows the key role of state and local officials
    1/24/14

    Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder's proposal that the federal government grant 50,000 visas to immigrants willing to settle and work in Detroit shows, once again, that some of the most innovative and creative ideas about immigration are coming from the state and local levels, according to Rick T. Su, an expert on immigration law and associate professor of law at the University at Buffalo Law School.

  • UB alumnus, a national expert on U.S. economy, to speak at CTRC in November
    10/16/13

    A top national expert – who also happens to be University at Buffalo graduate – will discuss the state of the U.S. economy on Wednesday, Nov. 13, at the UB Clinical and Translational Research Center (CTRC)

  • Supreme Court decision on gay marriage a historic victory, says UB expert on gay life, politics and culture
    6/26/13
    BUFFALO, N.Y. – A pioneering academic and gay activist at the University at Buffalo has praised today’s U.S. Supreme Court decision on same-sex marriage as “the biggest advance in queer rights since the Lawrence v. Texas decision in 2003, which overturned anti-sodomy laws.”
  • Experts can discuss Obama’s State of the Union proposals
    2/13/13
    BUFFALO, N.Y. — University at Buffalo experts are available to speak to the media about ideas and proposals that President Barack Obama shared in his State of the Union address, from energy policies to the need to better prepare American students for high-tech careers and increasing the minimum wage. 
  • Former National Security Council director for China to speak at UB Feb. 12
    2/8/13
    BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Lockport native Paul Haenle, who served as U.S. National Security Council director for China, Taiwan and Mongolian affairs from 2007 to 2009 under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, will visit the University at Buffalo on Feb. 12 to present two talks, both free and open to the public.
  • ‘ObamaCare’ impact to be discussed by UB medical students, residents, faculty, physicians
    2/1/13
    BUFFALO, N.Y. – “It’s going to change everyone’s career and no one is quite sure what will happen.”
  • Media Advisory: U.S. Assistant Secretary for Health to Discuss the Affordable Care Act
    11/15/12
    The Affordable Care Act will be the subject of the J. Warren Perry Lecture that will be presented at the University at Buffalo School of Public Health and Health Professions on Nov. 16 from 3:30 - 4:45 p.m. by Howard K. Koh, MD, MPH, U.S. Assistant Secretary for Health in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
  • Trial Team Includes Decorated Afghanistan War Veteran
    11/2/12
    When third-year University at Buffalo Law School student Christopher Safulko takes his part in this weekend's law school trial team competition in San Francisco, he'll feel the familiar stress to perform under pressure and the adrenaline rush of backing up the others on his team.
  • Obama has Better Leadership Skills, Survey Shows
    10/18/12
    A survey conducted by the University at Buffalo School of Management that evaluated the leadership skills of President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney has found that Obama scored significantly better than Romney in most leadership categories and in overall leadership skill.
  • Media Advisory: Former First Lady Laura Bush to Speak at UB Wednesday
    10/9/12
    Former first lady Laura Bush, known as a champion of children's education, human rights and health-care initiatives here and abroad, will speak in the University at Buffalo's Alumni Arena at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 10, as part of UB's Distinguished Speakers Series.