College of Arts and Sciences

Three opioids pain reliever pills on a flat surface in front of a prescription bottle tipped on its side.

Fulbright award will bring scholars to UB to study opioid crisis

4/19/19

UB has been selected by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) to host nearly 100 Fulbright Foreign Students from around the world later this month for a three-day Fulbright Enrichment Seminar titled “Combating Addiction and Addressing the Opioid Crisis.”

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"It's visceral, exciting and in-your-face."

4/16/19

The UB Department of Theatre and Dance will present The Threepenny Opera May 2-5. Nathan R. Matthews, associate professor and director of music theatre, will serve as director and music supervisor for the production.

New director of Center for Diversity Innovation welcomed

4/9/19

The College of Arts and Sciences introduced Maura Belliveau as the inaugural director of its Center for Diversity Innovation at a reception on April 1. Belliveau presented her vision for UB’s continued efforts in diversity and inclusion at the event.

Book details how railroad porters helped lead civil rights efforts in U.S., Canada

4/3/19

Faculty member Cecil Foster says that while his new book, “They Call Me George: The Untold Story of the Black Train Porters and the Birth of Modern Canada,” tells a story that took place in Canada, it is still part of the American narrative.

Timothy Cook standing with arms crossed in front of a science laboratory bench.

UB chemist and materials scientist lands NSF CAREER award

4/5/19

UB chemist Timothy Cook has been named a recipient of the National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award, one of the agency’s most prestigious accolades for early-career investigators.

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