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  • Environmental justice forum focuses on a healthier Buffalo
    4/23/13
    BUFFALO, N.Y. – Local activists, academics, community organizers and federal experts will exchange ideas toward making Western New York’s homes and communities healthier at a daylong environmental justice forum on April 26.
  • UB Law School strategizes for worldwide impact
    4/18/13
    BUFFALO, N.Y. – The University at Buffalo Law School is embarking on an ambitious set of initiatives to establish itself as an international institution.
  • UB Law School team wins Niagara International Moot Court Competition
    3/12/13
    BUFFALO, N.Y. – The huge gold cup is now being engraved with the name of the University at Buffalo Law School in preparation for its return to the school for the first time in more than 40 years.
  • Faculty appointments expand Law School’s global presence
    2/11/13
    BUFFALO, N.Y. – Two University at Buffalo Law School professors are taking on expanded roles as the school works to extend its presence, not just regionally and nationally, but worldwide.
  • January Courses at UB Law School Develop Real-World Skills
    1/9/13
    BUFFALO, N.Y. – University at Buffalo Law School students are honing their practice skills, and going deep in specific legal specialties, through the school’s unique “bridge term” courses this month.
  • Law School Dean Honored in Kenya, Rome and U.S.
    12/19/12
    BUFFALO, N.Y. – Makau W. Mutua, dean of the University at Buffalo Law School, has received three major honors – two in the international law arena, one here at home.
  • UB Law Professor Project Aims to Improve Seniors' Access to Services
    12/7/12
    To keep Buffalo's senior citizens healthy and active in the community, they must be able to live comfortably in their own homes.
  • Where the Wild Things Are: An Insider's Look into Zoos
    11/26/12
    The disciplines of law, geography and anthropology combine in University at Buffalo Law School Associate Professor Irus Braverman's new book, which presents a thorough exploration of the world of zoos.
  • Trial Team Includes Decorated Afghanistan War Veteran
    11/2/12
    When third-year University at Buffalo Law School student Christopher Safulko takes his part in this weekend's law school trial team competition in San Francisco, he'll feel the familiar stress to perform under pressure and the adrenaline rush of backing up the others on his team.
  • UB Law School Conference Celebrates Progress against Domestic Violence
    10/17/12
    Two landmark anniversaries will be marked Oct. 19 at the "Conference on Intimate Partner Violence/50 Years of Family Court" as the University at Buffalo Law School pays tribute to the "ripple effect" of its work against domestic violence. Originally scheduled to take place at UB, overwhelming interest in the conference required organizers to seek a larger venue. The event will be held in Samuel's Grand Manor, 8750 Main St., Williamsville, beginning at 8:30 a.m.