Recent News and Events

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  • New AI degrees taking off
    2/16/26
    UB students majoring in AI-focused degree programs are enthusiastic about their job prospects in the burgeoning new field.
  • Department becomes home to two leading political science journals
    2/11/26
    The Department of Political Science is now home to two internationally recognized academic journals. "International Studies Quarterly," co-edited by faculty members Sam Bell and Elena McLean, and the "Journal of Politics," edited by Tim Hellwig, are widely regarded as top peer-reviewed publications in the field.
  • New bachelor’s degree explores AI and public policy
    2/11/26
    The Department of Political Science has launched a new Bachelor of Science degree in AI and Policy Analysis as part of the newly established Department of AI and Society. The program helps students understand how artificial intelligence shapes public policy governance and everyday life.
  • Faculty Experts Weigh in on Presidential Election
    1/28/26

    UB political scientist Carla Martínez Machain says Venezuela may not be the Trump administration’s last foreign intervention.

  • Faculty Experts Weigh in on Presidential Election
    11/7/24

    UB political science and law experts appeared before the news media Wednesday morning, providing insights about former President Donald Trump’s victory over Vice President Kamala Harris.

    The faculty members — Manoj Mate, Jacob Neiheisel and Harvey Palmer — spoke at length about the presidential campaign, which included Trump surviving an assassin’s bullet and Harris being suddenly thrust into the campaign after President Joe Biden ended his re-election bid following a widely criticized summer debate performance.