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  • UB Law Students of Color to Honor Alumni and Graduates
    4/14/10
    The University at Buffalo Law School will honor its diversity in this year's Law School Student of Color Dinner April 15 at the Buffalo Niagara Marriott, 1340 Millersport Highway, Amherst.
  • UB Law School Students Propose Renewable Energy Solutions for Haiti
    4/13/10
    University at Buffalo Law School students will suggest ways renewable energy resources can reshape Haiti's future in a free, public forum 5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 14 at the Cellino and Barnes Conference Center, 509 John Lord O'Brian Hall, on UB's North Campus.
  • UB Law School Dean Named to Elite Council on Foreign Relations
    3/2/10
    Makau W. Mutua, dean of the University at Buffalo Law School, has been elected to the prestigious Council on Foreign Relations, a New York City-based think tank and membership organization that studies major international issues and publishes the influential journal Foreign Policy.
  • Law Dean to Speak Against Homophobia During Week-long African Trip
    2/12/10
    Internationally renowned human rights scholar and activist Makau W. Mutua, dean of the University at Buffalo Law School, will deliver public lectures on sexual orientation and human rights during a week-long trip to Africa. He will depart Saturday, Feb. 13, to travel to Nairobi, Kenya, and Kampala, Uganda. He will return to the U.S. on Saturday, Feb. 20.
  • UB's Mangold Named Lead Academic to NIH/NIMH Research Team
    1/25/10
    University at Buffalo Law School Professor Susan V. Mangold has been selected the leading academic for one of 15 teams accepted for a cooperative research conference sponsored by the National Institutes of Health and National Institute of Mental Health.
  • Behavioral identification can help stop terrorists like Abdul Mutallab, researcher says
    1/6/10
    The effective use of multiple layers of intelligence gathering, including existing behavioral identification programs, could have excluded the murderous Farouk Abdul Mutallab from travel before he got anywhere near Northwest Flight 253.
  • Law School class heading to Thailand
    12/23/09
    For the second time, a University at Buffalo Law School class will travel to Thailand to study its unique legal culture.
  • Pro Bono Legal Services Have Increased Dramatically, But Can't Keep Pace with Need
    12/8/09
    A multidisciplinary investigation of the evolving role of pro bono legal services in the United States demonstrates that available private and public resources do not meet the legal needs of Americans of limited means.
  • UB's Mutua to be White House Guest of the Obamas for Role in RFK Human Rights Award
    11/20/09
    University at Buffalo Law School Dean Makau W. Mutua will be a guest of President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, at a ceremony in the White House on Nov. 23 for his role as one of five international and national human rights experts who selected the recipient of this year's Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award.
  • Night Beat, Overtime and a Disrupted Sleep Pattern Can Harm Officers' Health
    11/17/09
    A police officer who works the night shift, typically from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m., already is at a disadvantage when it comes to getting a good "night's" sleep. Add frequent overtime to that schedule, and an officer may be climbing into bed as the sun comes up, setting the stage for short and unrestful slumber.