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. 

  • Prof. Herzberg Quoted in The Atlantic
    9/15/23
    An article in The Atlantic on the history of how alcohol became “mother’s little helper” quoted David Herzberg, professor in the Department of history, College of Arts and Sciences. 
  • Prof. Trumper @ Humanities Festival "Breaking Bread: Bridging Divides with Culture, Conversation and Comfort Food"
    9/12/23
    Prof. Camilo Trumper will be participating in this year's Buffalo Humanities Festival. The Humanities Festival, An annual celebration of ideas, art, and activities featuring talks and panel discussions by scholars, artists, and community activists designed to provoke thought, spur new encounters, and introduce you to new friends in our city, will take place September 22-24th.
  • Seeman Guest Speaker for Humanities Institute Workshop
    8/14/23
    History Professor, Erik Seeman, will be the guest speaker at the Humanities Institute's upcoming Faculty External Grant Writing Workshop.
  • Casteel Quoted in the Atlantic
    8/14/23
    The Atlantic quotes Cari Casteel, clinical assistant professor in the Department of History, in an article discussing how sweaty humans can get and how complaints of body odor have cultural roots that long predate the United States. 
  • Wolcott Named Director of Gender Institute
    7/21/23
    Department of History Professor Victoria Wolcott, is the new Director of UB's Gender Institute! Prof. Wolcott began her tenure as director earlier this month.
  • Russell Bassarath Wins Fulbright Award!
    7/17/23
    Congratulation, Russel Basarath! Russel, History 2023 alum and UB Teach student, has won a Fulbright award! He will be headed to Cyprus to teach English this fall! 
  • Daum Appears in German Media
    6/27/23
    Andreas Daum, professor in the History Department, appeared in various German media this week to comment on John F. Kennedy’s enthusiastically celebrated visit to Cold War Germany in June 1963. He explained the political background and emotional implications in articles for the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung and Tagesspiegel, as well as in a podcast for the Heidelberg Center for American Studies.
  • We're Hiring: Faculty (open-rank), History of Science, Health, or Disability, with focus on South/Southeast Asia or Latin America
    6/26/23
    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. 
  • We're Hiring: Faculty (open-rank), History of Africa
    6/26/23
    The Department of History at the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, invites applications for TWO open-rank, tenure-track positions in African History.
  • We're Hiring: Faculty (open-rank), History of Science, Health, or Disability, with focus on Africa
    6/26/23
    The Department of History at the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, invites applications for TWO open-rank, tenure-track positions in African History. One position is open to all fields, and this second position prioritizes Science, Health, or Disability broadly conceived, including intersections with religion, environment, gender, sexuality, etc.