Politics

News about UB’s political science programs, and related insight into politics. (see all topics)

  • UB Maintains Leadership Position in International-Student Enrollment
    11/13/07
    The ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ continues to maintain its leadership position among America's major public research universities in terms of percentage of enrollment represented by international students, according to the latest annual "Open Doors" report of the Institute of International Education (IIE).
  • New MBA Concentration Focuses on Global Supply Chain and IT
    11/2/07
    Training managers to lead in the information-based global economy is the goal of the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ School of Management's new MBA concentration in Global Services and Supply Management (GSSM).
  • Free Intensive Asian Studies Enrichment Program Open to Area Teachers
    10/12/07
    The Five College Center for East Asian Studies (FCCEAS) at Smith College will sponsor a free, intensive 30-hour, six-session seminar for middle and high school teachers in Western New York.
  • UB Establishes Partnership with Brock ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ in Ontario
    10/8/07
    The ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ has established a major new exchange partnership with Brock ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ in St. Catharines, Ontario, that calls for a variety of cooperative research and educational initiatives, with a particular focus on the shared border region of Western New York and Southern Ontario.
  • Amnesty International Leader to Speak at UB Law School
    10/3/07
    Irene Zubaida Khan, secretary general of Amnesty International, will deliver the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ Law School's Mitchell Lecture at 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 25 in 106 O'Brian Hall on the UB North (Amherst) Campus.
  • UB School of Management Launches Program in India
    9/28/07
    Helping high-tech managers in India build better business practices is the focus of a new master's degree program launched by the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ School of Management in conjunction with Amrita ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ in Bangalore, India.
  • UB Establishes Exchange Program with Leading Indian ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½
    8/14/07
    The ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ has established a comprehensive exchange program with Banaras Hindu ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½, one of India's leading comprehensive universities.
  • UB Program Improving Care of HIV/AIDS Patients in Zimbabwe
    8/9/07
    The six weeks that graduate student Tinashe Mudzviti spends at the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ this summer could help more than 100,000 people with HIV receive life-saving treatments back in his home country of Zimbabwe.
  • UB Delegation to Celebrate Unique Program with ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ of Havana
    5/16/07
    ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ President John B. Simpson will lead a UB delegation that will travel to Havana, Cuba, to attend ceremonies marking the fourth graduation of the Master's of Humanities (MAH) Program in Caribbean Cultural Studies jointly operated by UB and the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ of Havana.
  • 'America Divided' To Be Subject of UB Symposium
    3/27/07
    It is clear that Congress and the major American political parties are more ideologically polarized than they were a generation ago, but are Americans themselves more deeply polarized? This and other questions about America's political identity will be discussed in "America Divided: The Polarization of American Politics," a symposium to be held April 17.