Recent News

The students, faculty, and alumni of the Department of History are active both as scholars and as public intellectuals. Explore these achievements to learn more about our community. 

  • Hal Langfur Honored with the 2024 Warren Dean Memorial Book Prize
    12/20/24
    Professor Hal Langfur has been named co-winner of the 2024 Warren Dean Memorial Book Prize for his recent book, "Adrift on an Inland Sea: Misinformation and the Limits of Empire in the Brazilian Backlands."
  • Andreas Daum’s Biography of Alexander von Humboldt Featured in The New Yorker
    12/18/24
    "The New Yorker" recently reviewed "Alexander von Humboldt: A Concise Biography" by Andreas W. Daum, a professor in the Department of History, College of Arts and Sciences.
  • Gender Institute research grant
    12/10/24
    One of the grant recipients is Ogechukwu Williams, an assistant professor in the Department of History. Her project, "Gender and Power in African Indigenous Religions," examines the roles and influences of women in traditional African religious practices, aiming to shed light on gender dynamics within these spiritual systems.
  • PhD Student Chijioke Ngobili Delivers Guest Lecture on Africa’s Role in Global Music Culture
    12/6/24
    On December 4, 2024, Chijioke Ngobili, a PhD student in the Department of History, presented a guest lecture on UB’s North Campus titled “The Largest Sociocultural Convergence of the Atlantic in West Africa and the Making of Global Popular Music Culture: WWII’s Legacy.”
  • Chair Stapleton quoted in Newsweek
    11/1/24
    "Newsweek" quoted Chairperson Kristin Stapleton in an article about the pressure on President Biden to get adopted children out of China after the country ceased all foreign adoptions.
  • Professor Andreas Daum releases new book
    10/29/24
    Professor Andreas Daum’s new book, "Alexander von Humboldt: A Concise Biography," is out with Princeton University Press.
  • Department of History Tabling Success at Open House
    10/28/24
    The Department of History was glad to speak with many prospective students and their families at the College Arts and Sciences Open House on October 26, 2024.
  • Fiona Serrano paper prize
    10/11/24
    Fiona Serrano, a senior in the Department of History who is also majoring in two other subjects, has won one of two 2024 Nels Andrew Cleven Founder’s Prizes awarded by the National Office of Phi Alpha Theta (PAT) for her paper “Stalin's War on Women: Gendered Violence in the Gulag.” 
  • "Communities of Care" Project led by Profs. Wolcott, Rembis, and Freudenheim
    12/13/23
    Congratulations, Prof. Victoria Wolcott, Prof. Jo Freudenheim, and Prof. Michael Rembis, co-PIs on a $2.5 million grant from the Mellon Foundation!
  • Prof. Caraballo Muller Responsible Computing Challenge Awardee
    11/15/23
    PI Prof. Dalia Caraballo Muller and Co-PIs Prof. Jamie Barber, Prof. Kenneth Joseph, Prof. Matt Kenyon, Prof. Christopher Proctor, and Prof. Camilo Trumper are among Mozilla's recently announced Responsible Computing Challenge Awardees!