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Poetry Collection receives $150K to catalogue obscure yet influential post-WWII literary magazine archives
2/13/14
Everyone from Susan Howe to Charles Bukowski is featured in these magazines.
The cabaret comes to Amherst (the Science & Art Cabaret, that is)
2/5/14
The Buffalo Science & Art Cabaret, which features entertaining talks by leading artists and scientists, will travel to the Space Lab Planetarium at Williamsville North High School on the evening of Feb. 12.
Dreams of a better Kabul bring Afghan scholar to U.S. to study urban planning
1/27/14
Ahmad Zaki, a professor at Kabul University, is studying urban planning at UB with the hope of starting what he and his colleagues believe will be their country’s first program in the field.
Giddy-up! The Chinese Year of the Horse is upon us
1/23/14
The University at Buffalo Confucius Institute (UBCI) and the Chinese Club of Western New York (CCWNY) will celebrate the Chinese Lunar Year of the (energetic, bright, warm-hearted, intelligent and able) Horse on Feb. 2 with its annual free public performance of music, dance and Chinese martial arts.
Buckle your seatbelts! Wooden Cities will take to the Slee stage in February
1/14/14
You can tell it’s new music because one piece features a player piano whose music rolls (specially designed to absorb abuse) are punched by the performers as part of the performance.
Malavé receives a Fulbright-Hays award for Mandarin study in China
12/9/13
Lilliam Malavé will lead a troupe of UB students and Western New York educators who will learn the Mandarin language and culture while living with families in Beijing this summer, thanks to a Fulbright-Hays award funded by the U.S. Department of Education.
UB to host Origins, a symposium on how things begin
12/9/13
A full day of academic talks will discuss the origins of the universe, the Earth, life, consciousness and culture.
Two UB architects awarded competitive artist fellowships
12/4/13
Grants will advance the creation of a sculptural habitat for birds and bats, and allow for continued work on a home filled with imaginary cityscapes crafted from found objects.
Graduate course to break down 'Breaking Bad'
11/19/13
Bruce Jackson developed “Breaking Down ‘Breaking Bad,’” a graduate seminar for the spring 2014 semester, that will analyze the critically acclaimed series’ realistic storyline, development and execution.
Undergraduates to study medicinal plants, culture of healing in Peru
11/18/13
UB undergraduate students will travel to northern Peru next summer to conduct rigorous interdisciplinary research into the biological and chemical properties of indigenous medicinal plants.