Recent News and Events

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Event: Elections in India
9/25/18
A panel discussion with Om Prakash Rawat, Chief Election Commissioner of India, 2018
Event: The Seats-in-Trouble Election Forecasts
9/25/18
The Seats-in-Trouble Election Forecasts discussion with Professor James E. Campbell
UB ranked No. 1 among NY public universities in WSJ/THE ranking
9/25/18
UB is the No. 1 public university in New York State, according to the 2019 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Ranking.
Lt. Gov. Hochul triumphs over NYC council member
9/15/18
A story in The New York Times about incumbent lieutenant governor of New York Kathy Hochul’s primary victory over three-term New York City council member Jumaane Williams quotes Associate Professor James Battista.
UB expert's election forecasting model predicts big House gains for Dems
9/5/18
Democrats could gain as many as 44 seats and emerge from November’s mid-term elections with control in the House of Representatives, according to an innovative forecasting tool developed by a political scientist.
Professors Campbell, Neiheisel and Palmer interviewed about Collins' indictment
8/28/18
All three experts weighed in on the scandal surrounding Rep. Chris Collins' indictment on charges of insider trading shares of Innate Immunotherapeutics, an Australian biotech firm.
Political science major Mark Brown reelected to UB Council
4/29/18
Junior political science and computer science major Mike Brown has been elected for a second term as UB Council student representative.