News

  • Prof. Okabe to Present at The Bootmakers of Toronto: The Sherlock Holmes Society of Canada
    8/29/23
    Please mark your calendar for Saturday, September 9, at  1:00 p.m. Eastern Time! 
  • Postdoctoral Associate Choi Quoted in ESPN
    8/18/23
    ESPN quoted Stephanie Choi, postdoctoral associate, Asia Research Institute, in a story about Sunny Choi, who has emerged as a prominent figure in the world of breaking, a dance form that will debut as an Olympic sport next summer in Paris. 
  • Prof. Okabe Publishes Book
    7/28/23
    Assistant Clinical Professor Mimi Okabe published a new book with Bloomsbury Academic, Manga, Murder and Mystery: The Boy Detectives of Japan’s Lost Generation!
  • Department of History Hiring: Faculty (open-rank), History of Science, Health, or Disability, with focus on South/Southeast Asia or Latin America
    6/27/23
    The Department of History at the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, invites applications for an open rank, tenure-line faculty position in the History of Science, Health, or Disability, broadly conceived, in South/Southeast Asia or Latin America. Specialty may be in any time period. Interdisciplinary scholars are welcome to apply. 
  • Choi Discusses K-pop with UBNow
    6/16/23
    Asian Research Institute Postdoctoral Fellow, Stephanie Choi, was interview by UBNow's Mary Durlak for UBNow's Research News. Choi discusses her personal and schoalrly interest in K-pop as well as the relationship between the groups and their fans. Read the whole article on UBNow.
  • Deadline Extended: Asia Research Institute Undergraduate Fellows Program
    6/12/23
    Extended application deadline: Tuesday, June 20, 2023, 11:59 PM EDT
  • Spring 2023 Asian Studies program Study Abroad Award Winners Announced
    6/7/23
    Congratulations to the Spring 2023 Asian Studies Study Abroad Award Winners!