April

Lisa Robertson, an internationally renowned Canadian poet, feminist and essayist, will be the featured speaker for UB’s third annual Robert Creeley Lecture on Poetry and Poetics at 5:45 p.m. April 12.

Using supercomputers, scientists led by UB modeled what happens when two nanoparticles collide in a vacuum.

The possibility for change ultimately rests in recognizing the roots of the system and how each city is comprised of elements that include unique histories, spaces and policies, according to Kevin T. Smiley, assistant professor in UB’s Department of Sociology.

Barry Smith, SUNY Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and director of the National Center for Ontological Research at UB, says the idea of capability is tremendously general and worthy of critical examination.

When farmers repurpose the animals’ manure as fertilizer or bedding, traces of the medicines leach into the environment, raising concerns.

UB violist and composer Leanne Darling will take patrons on a trip around the world in her first faculty recital on April 20.

Fifteen UB students have received 2018 SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence. The awards were presented by SUNY Chancellor Kristina M. Johnson at a ceremony April 10 in Albany.