Fall 2019

The Profiles

Cover Story - Alumnus Profile

Student Profile

Faculty Profile

  • Writing the life of the mind
    1/30/19
    Christina Milletti recently became the executive director of UB’s Humanities Institute. A prolific writer, her works explore what happens to and between characters when the impossible becomes everyday experience.

Donor Profile

  • Paying it forward
    1/30/19
    Greer Hamilton and Danise Wilson believe in strengthening minority representation in human services and public health professions.

Departments

Web Extras

  • Horns Up!
    9/19/19

    UB Homecoming and Family Weekend is Oct. 4-6. Join your fellow alums for the annual carnival, bonfire and fireworks display, or meet up in Stampede Square before the game.

  • Bee-search
    9/23/19

    Student Alexandra Dombrowski has turned her passion—bees—into a lasting legacy on campus. She's using her hives to research viruses that threate populations around the world.

  • Class Notes
    9/23/19

    Starting a new job, moving to a new city, welcomg a new family member or publishing a new project? Tell us in a class note! You can also catch up with your fellow UB alumni.

  • From UB to Syria
    9/16/19

    Lisa Khoury (BA ’14) was 24 when she quit her job as a TV news producer to be a freelance reporter in Lebanon. Learn how UB’s student newspaper helped her make such a bold move.

  • Honorary degree for RBG
    9/19/19

    Patience, a willingness to listen and compassion are qualities shared by successful judges, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said during her historic visit to UB to receive a SUNY honorary doctorate.

  • Winter Break for Adults
    9/19/19

    Learn how to keep your identity safe on the web, the realities of cannabis—and more—all while working on your tan! Attend UB Winter College in Naples, Fla., Jan. 19-21, 2020.

First Person

  • The Extinct Birds Project
    3/15/19
    Seven extinct bird specimens, led Alberto Rey, MFA ’87, on a two year journey of research and reflection, resulting in his latest exhibition.

At This Time

Nostalgia

  • Women Take the Field
    10/19/20
    In the fall of 1922, Lillias MacDonald, the newly appointed Dean of Women, helped to establish a physical education program for women at UB, which included the formation of the Women’s Athletic Association (WAA).

Discoveries