Welcome Dr. Genie Yoo, our newest History faculty! Dr. Yoo joins us from Princeton where she earned her PhD in 2022 & a postdoc at Dumbarton Oaks. Scholar of plant knowledge in Indonesia's "spice islands." Welcome to Buffalo, Dr. Yoo! #ubuffalo #ubtrueblue @dumbartonoaks.bsky.social

New faculty book alert! Dr. Jenifer Barclay's new volume Cripping the Archive, co-edited with Stefanie Hunt-Kennedy, is out now from @illinoispress.bsky.social! This important text considers how and why disabilities are underrepresented, erased, or distorted in the historical record. #dishist

✨ Student spotlight!✨ Brennan Spruck, History & Global Affairs major from Cold Spring, NY! Originally wanted Aerospace Engineering for his Air Force pilot dreams, but discovered history was perfect too. ✈️ #ubuffalo #ubartsandsciences #historymajor #ubtrueblue #airforce

Prof Erik Seeman is giving a talk soon at Forest Lawn Cemetery! Join him at Forest Lawn on October 11 to learn about the history of why the cemetery is so beautiful, with winding paths, picturesque gardens, and rolling hills. Tickets available here: forest-lawn.com/event/forest... 🗃️

✨Student spotlight!✨ Victoria is a junior History major from Brooklyn. She is well traveled - she’s been to 16 countries! Victoria is thinking about a law career & recommends everyone take a class on history you don’t already know. We agree 😉 #ubuffalo #ubartsandsciences #historymajor #ubtrueblue

Sasha Pack found this 1811 letterhead while doing research in Spain this summer, written when Napoleon's brother Joseph ruled Spain. He claims authority by the grace of God AND by Constitution of the State - that was new and controversial! This kicked off a century of political chaos & 3 civil wars!

Hey students, Prof Andreas Daum has added a new class for this semester! This fascinating online class fulfills the HIS seminar requirement. There's still room in the course, so add *Berlin: Urban Modernity & Political Change* to your fall schedule today!

Prof Handley-Cousins was in Gettysburg this summer to visit the Visitor's Center museum & recently reopened Little Round Top, where intense fighting took place on July 2, 1863. While there, she made sure to pose with this quote by Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, who she has researched & written about!

Erik Seeman had a very exciting summer of travel! He visited both Beijing, China - where he taught a course on "America to 1763"- and Erfurt, Germany - where he presented a paper at a symposium called “Nachts auf dem Friedhof” (The Cemetery at Night).

More History professor travels! Gene Zubovich did research in the National Library of Finland! Zubovich is researching American evangelical encounters with former-Soviet peoples after the USSR's collapse as part of a book project on the global history of the US culture wars.

Save the date! Prof Hani Khafipour's book "Mantle of the Sufi Kings Political Sufism and the Rise of Early Modern Iran" is coming out this November!! You can see more details & preorder your copy here:

This summer, Dr. Katherine Zubovich traveled to beautiful Tartu, Estonia to research in the National Archives. Tartu was founded in the medieval era, but the archive is in this brand new building with a maze-like facade, designed to reflect the ‘dents, twists and turns, and triumphs of research’!

Associate Prof Claire Schen is having a busy summer as the new Associate Dean for Undergraduate Research in Undergrad Education! Claire is leading UB's vision & support for undergrad research at UB, working to foster learning through research, creative activity and scholarship for all undergrads.

Prof. Erik Seeman is out with another article! You can read "Religion in Boston’s 1721 Smallpox Epidemic: Disease and Devotion in Social Context" in Religion and American Culture in the Winter 2024 issue. It's another piece from his work in progress on the 1721 smallpox epidemic in Boston.

Commencement season brings endings and new beginnings. We recently celebrated the career of Professor Liana Vardi, researcher, teacher, former director of graduate studies, and advocate for faculty governance. Three AHR articles in her career as well as the books picture below. We shall miss her!

The Symposium for Historical Research took place this afternoon. Master's students and undergraduates presented their historical research and, yes, there was cake! Thanks to @parisnoire.bsky.social for organizing the event to hear and celebrate student work. @ubuffalo.bsky.social #UBuffalo 🧵 1/7

Our research symposium is this Thursday! Please join us to celebrate the hard work that our students have done this semester in their independent research projects. Hope to see you there!

Huge congratulations to Fiona Serrano, the College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Senior for not one, not two, but THREE departments. Fiona was selected by the History, English, and Global Gender Studies departments. We're so proud of you, @reallyblxndes.bsky.social!

An update from Dr. Sarah Handley-Cousins on recognition for the work of Nursing Clio. Congratulations @sarahbelle721.bsky.social and @nursingclio.bsky.social !

End of semester means we are starting to see students' exciting projects come together in seminars and classes. Here's one based in book making.

Catching up on some of the semester's activities here in the Department of History at UB. Thanks @jakenewsome.bsky.social and @graceshaffer.bsky.social

Are you registered? Today's the deadline! We want to celebrate with you, seniors -- please join us! Reach out to Dr. Daum. with any questions.

Only a couple more days left to register! C'mon, you know you want to see your profs in their wizard robes. Register by Monday so we can celebrate you!

Join us for our annual History Research Symposium!

Congrats to History & Social Studies Ed student Russell Bassarath for being named to the Fulbright Alumni Ambassador Program! As one of only 20 ambassadors, Russell is increasing awareness about the Fulbright program & sharing his experiences with other UB Students. www.buffalo.edu/ubnow/storie...

Congratulations to Professor Erik Seeman for his latest article, "Precarity, Prosperity, and Boston's Death Economy in the 1721 Smallpox Epidemic," in New England Quarterly! This is the first piece of Dr. Seeman's work in progress, “Boston’s Pox of 1721: A People’s History.” shorturl.at/lBLS1

Join us for our annual History Research Symposium!

Seniors, register now! We want to celebrate with you! Registration link is in the email - reach out if you need it again!

Happening today! There's still time to register to join us in person or virtually for the 2nd annual Wozniak Lecture. Historian Valerie Hansen will speak on Asian sailors and global exchange on the Silk Road and maritime trade routes. Join us! Today from 4-5:30.

We want to give you scholarships!!! History majors, apply now! Questions? Email Prof Daum, DUS. Application is here: arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/history/unde...

NEW DEADLINE! Get those scholarship applications in, history majors!!

Join us for the 2nd Annual Wozniak Lecture! Yale historian Valerie Hansen will deliver an engaging talk on Asian sailors & global exchange along the Silk Road & maritime trade routes. Register here to attend in person or virtually on April 4 from 4-5:30 pm! ubcas.formstack.com/forms/woznia...

We want to give you scholarships!!! History majors, apply now! Questions? Email Prof Daum, DUS. Application is here: arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/history/unde...

We want to give you scholarships!!! History majors, apply now! Questions? Email Prof Daum, DUS. Application is here: arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/history/unde...

Join us for the 2nd Annual Wozniak Lecture! Yale historian Valerie Hansen will deliver an engaging talk on Asian sailors & global exchange along the Silk Road & maritime trade routes. Register here to attend in person or virtually on April 4 from 4-5:30 pm! ubcas.formstack.com/forms/woznia...

Next week, we're thrilled to welcome back alumni @jakenewsome.bsky.social! On Tues, Jake will talk about his book PINK TRIANGLE LEGACIES. On Wed, he and PTL intern Grace Shaffer will lead a workshop on how they translate traditional scholarship into vital, accessible digital history advocacy.

Congratulations to our Professor Andreas Daum for receiving the 2025 DAAD Alumni Association’s Excellence Award for International Exchange! Dr. Daum was honored for his involvement with transatlantic networking, teaching, mentoring, research, fundraising, and support for students.

Today! Join us for Scholars at Hallwalls featuring Dr. Hal Langfur, who will delve into the origins of racialization in colonial Brazil at a time when race was an uncommon construct. The talk is from 4-6 pm at Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center, 341 Delaware Ave. Free & open to the public!

Huge congratulations to our alum, Elisabeth Davis, whose first book is out now! Elisabeth earned her PhD from UB History in 2020. rowman.com/ISBN/9781666...

Our own doctoral student Chijioke Ngobili gave a presentation last week on the legacy of World War II and the rise of African music on a global stage. For those interested, here's a link to a recording of the talk: ub.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Page...

Professor Andreas Daum's work "Alexander von Humboldt: A Concise Biography" was recently reviewed in the November 25, 2024 issue of the @newyorker.com magazine! www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Very proud of our own @ubuffalo.bsky.social Hal Langfur, whose book Adrift on an Inland Sea continues to receive acclaim -- this time as the co-winner of The Warren Dean Memorial Book Prize (2024), awarded by the Conference on Latin American History. #LatinAmericanHistory

We're getting things migrated over to #bluesky from #X - stay tuned for more soon! #skystorians #UBuffalo