Arts and Culture

A virtual panel discussion on Sept. 24 will celebrate Mary Burnett Talbert, a Buffalo resident who was famous in her time for her tireless work in advancing human rights.

Historian Lillian S. Williams’ research on Talbert — an early 20th century civil rights reformer, suffragist and human rights advocate — has spanned over four decades and two continents.

UB will host the James Joyce Collection Virtual Bloomsday Celebration on June 16 to honor the famed writer’s landmark book “Ulysses.” The celebration will feature readings from leaders, authors and scholars across globe.

A UB geographer created the ‘Color Buffalo’ mapping tool to help people relax and connect with their city.

The talk, sponsored by the Department of Transnational Studies in the UB College of Arts and Sciences, is free and open to the public.

Chris Lowry has designed numerous foldable paper models of aquifers to help students visualize how water is stored underground.

From analyzing the avocado genome to designing a stingray-inspired space exploration vehicle, here are some highlights from a year of discovery.

UB’s international students hail from 95 different countries, including India, China, South Korea, Canada, Iran, Taiwan and Turkey.

Seven artists will travel to the University at Buffalo as the fourth cohort of art residents in the UB Coalesce: Center for Biological Art, which helps artists and scientists explore and examine the cultural meanings of their work.

The event features a Caltech cosmologist who is also an award-winning poet.