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UB History @ubuffalohistory.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Coming up on October 1 in Park 532, UB History & the UB Center for Disability Studies are thrilled to host Dr. Rebecca Edwards for a talk entitled "Centering Deaf People in Deaf History." Virtual attendance is also warmly encouraged using this link: buffalo.zoom.us/meeting/regi.... 🗃️

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UB History @ubuffalohistory.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Our ✨Student Spotlights✨ are back! First up, we have Clare Grocki! Clare is a History & English major from Albany. Clare's fave class was American Civil War with Dr. H-C & she loves learning about everything from modern Ireland to the Weimar Republic. Clare plans to go to law school! #historymajor

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UB History @ubuffalohistory.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Happening tomorrow in Park 532, a conversation with Dr. Karen Petrone and Dr. Ken Slepyan on World War II and the Soviet Union. Virtual attendance also warmly welcomed - find the link in our bio. We hope you can join us for this fascinating conversation!

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UB History @ubuffalohistory.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

PhD students - check out this series organized by the Career Design center! This 8-session series will introduce you to other doctoral students and get you thinking about what comes next. The first session is on September 30. Register here: buffalo.joinhandshake.com/stu/events/1...

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UB History @ubuffalohistory.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

History students, did you know that we have a space in our department suite that's set aside just for students?? Park 541 is open M-F 8:30-4:30 for quiet study. Stop by to read, study, catch up on homework, or commiserate with friends - just don't be to loud, our faculty & staff are working, too!

Illustrated poster reading 'Student Quiet Study Space' with a cartoon owl in a cardigan and tie typing on a laptop at a desk, saying 'Shhhh!' A red badge reads 'Park 541.' Text below explains: History students, did you know that Park 541 is a quiet study space in the History department set aside just for our undergraduate students? Feel free to drop in between 8:30–4:30 when the department suite is open to study, read, finish that homework, or quietly commiserate! Bottom text reads: Just don't be too loud — your profs are working

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UB History @ubuffalohistory.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

A new issue of World History Connected is out, and it features a contribution from Travis Schutz, a UB History MA degree alumni! You can find more information about Travis's contribution at the World History Connected website. Link in bio! journals.gmu.edu/whc/issue/vi... 🗃️

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Vol. 23 No. 1: Fall 2026 | World History Connected

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UB History @ubuffalohistory.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

There's still time to register for UB HIstory and Asian Studies' Asian Interpretations of Global War: WWII in Fiction and Poetry conference! Join us by stopping in to the Buffalo Room in 10 Capen on September 24 and 25 or register to join virtually at the link in our bio. #asianhistory #worldwarII

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UB History @ubuffalohistory.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

We're back for another watch party! Grad students, join Dr. Mitchell and friends for a SINNERS watch party, Sept 19 at 11 am in Park 532. Popcorn will be provided, but feel free to bring snacks & drinks, too!

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UB History @ubuffalohistory.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

More of our profs' summer History adventures! Prof. Katherine Zubovich traveled to Finland & Estonia for archival research and fieldwork on her book about Soviet Estonia — a highlight was this talk in Helsinki at Kulttuurisauna, a public sauna that doubles as a cultural space!

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UB History @ubuffalohistory.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Register now! UB History & Asian Studies presents "Asian Interpretations of Global War: WWII in Fiction and Poetry." Sept 24-25, 10 Capen Hall, UB North Campus. Virtual registration link & more details here: calendar.buffalo.edu/event/asian-... 🗃️ #asianhistory #worldwarII

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UB History @ubuffalohistory.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

What adventures did you have this summer? UB History prof Jenifer Barclay spent 6 weeks in Germany on the 2026 OAH Germany Residency, teaching at Uni Tübingen & launching a young scholars' workshop. Highlight: a USA 250th celebration at the medieval monastery Kloster Bebenhausen! 🇩🇪 🗃️

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UB History @ubuffalohistory.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Huge congratulations to our very own Dr. Casteel, who won a 2026 SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching! If you've ever taken a class with her, you know Dr. C is an amazing educator & advocate for our students. Congrats, Dr. C! ❤️ #ubartsandsciences #historymajor #ubtrueblue

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UB History @ubuffalohistory.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Congratulations to our Toby Bloom and Frederick Schoelkopf Scholarship for Study Abroad winners for this year, Brennan Spruck, Victoria Tan, and Jacob Wojtowicz! #historymajor #ubartsandsciences

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UB History @ubuffalohistory.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

This year, our Outstanding Senior Thesis went to Juliana Yanik for "Changing Channels: Domestic Containment and Self-Censorship in Cold War Television," advised by Dr. Victoria Wolcott. Honorable mention to Liam Riter, for his thesis on media coverage of the Fox Sisters. Huge congrats to both!

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UB History @ubuffalohistory.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Congratulations to our Shannon Scholarship winners for this year: Zackary Baron, Jocelyn Fecci, Sidney Gaczewski, Eden Johnson, Reese Sweet, and Joe Piccolo! #historymajor #ubartsandsciences

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UB History @ubuffalohistory.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Congratulations to this year's Joyce J. and John D. Milligan Scholarship winners: Sarah Owusu, Andrew Daminski-Hunt, ShaRina Guittierez, and Khang Phan! #historymajor #ubartsandsciences

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UB History @ubuffalohistory.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

This year's Outstanding Seminar Paper went to Oleksandr Sorochynskyi for "Reign of Pavlo Skoropadskyi, April-November 1918," written for a seminar with Dr. Katherine Zubovich. The honorable mention went to Alyssa Abbass for "Informed Consent the United States." Congrats, both! #historymajor

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UB History @ubuffalohistory.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Congratulations to Andrew Rankins, this year's winner of the Norbert L. Fullington History Scholarship! #historymajor #ubartsandsciences

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UB History @ubuffalohistory.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Congratulations to this year's John T. Horton History Scholarship winner, Joe Piccolo! #historymajor #ubartsandsciences

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UB History @ubuffalohistory.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

This year's Outstanding Senior for the History Department is Brennan Spruck! Congratulations, Brennan. We're so proud of you, and we're excited to see where you fly off to! ✈️

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UB History @ubuffalohistory.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Congratulations to this year's Bryan G. Argo Memorial Scholarship recipients, Eden Johnson and Sidney Gaczewski! #historymajor #ubartsandsciences

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UB History @ubuffalohistory.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Congratulations to Brennan Spruck and Victoria Tan, winners of this year's Milton Plesur Memorial Awards! #historymajor #ubartsandsciences

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UB History @ubuffalohistory.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Congratulations to this year's 2026 Milton Plesur Scholarship winners! #historymajor #ubartsandsciences #ubtrueblue

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UB History @ubuffalohistory.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

This year's College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Senior Award for History went to Andrew Rankins! Andrew is also the Outstanding Senior for the Department of Anthropology. We're thrilled that Andrew is staying with us for a few more years to get an MA in History. Congrats, Andrew!

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UB History @ubuffalohistory.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Congratulations to this year's Outstanding MA Prize winner, Chijioke Ngobili! Chijioke's winning thesis was directed by advisor Professor Mbah & is entitled "Aba Loves God So Much:' Spatiality, Spirituality and Music-Healing from Trauma in the Postwar West African City of Aba, 1970-2000."

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UB History @ubuffalohistory.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

This weekend, we celebrated our amazing students at our annual end-of-year awards ceremony! We know you're thinking about final exams, seminar papers & graduation ceremonies, but over the next few weeks we're going to share some of the students that we honored on May 9, 2026. Stay tuned!

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UB History @ubuffalohistory.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Professor Kristin Stapleton met up with two alums of our MA program, David McCaskey (l) and Travis Shutz (r) at the Association for Asian Studies in Vancouver! Both Travis and David are both now professors in their own right, David at SUNY Old Westbury and Travis at California State University LA.

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UB History @ubuffalohistory.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Prof Schen's HIS 390 students mapped a measles epidemic in Erie County (1899–1900) using digital history methods—becoming historians themselves in the process! Check the project out here: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/373f... #ubartsandsciences #historymajor #experientiallearning

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Mapping an Epidemic of Measles in Buffalo, NY 1899-1900

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UB History @ubuffalohistory.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

This Wednesday! 🎉 Join us to celebrate the research projects that our thesis students have been hard at work at this year. 🗓️ April 29 | Park 532 | 1-3:30 pm

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UB History @ubuffalohistory.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Have you been dying to discuss? Join us Saturday April 18 at 11 am in Park 532 for a ✨️watch party✨️ Popcorn will be provided!

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UB History @ubuffalohistory.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

It's a pizza party! 🍕 First year students, we want to hang out with you! Join us tomorrow at 3 pm in Park 532 for pizza!

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UB History @ubuffalohistory.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Save the date! We're excited to once again host our annual historical research symposium, celebrating the work of our thesis students! Come hear all about their original research & writing this year. April 29 | Park 532 | 1-3:30 pm #ubartsandsciences #historymajor #ubuffalo

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UB History @ubuffalohistory.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Join us for the Third Annual Wozniak Lecture! UB History PhD alum Dr. Jeanette Eileen Jones will deliver a talk entitled "To Repay to African That Heavy Debt: Negotiating American National Guilt and the African Question, 1807-1865." Capen 310 + virtual | April 10, 3–4:30pm. (Link in bio!)

Flyer for the Third Annual Wozniak Lecture at the University at Buffalo Department of History, featuring Professor Jeanette Eileen Jones presenting "To Repay to Africa That Heavy Debt: Negotiating American National Guilt and the African Question, 1807–1865." Event details: Friday, April 10, 3–4:30 pm, 310 Capen & Zoom.

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UB History @ubuffalohistory.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Happening today & tomorrow! We hope you'll join us at the 2026 Milton Plesur Conference to celebrate the incredible work of graduate students in the humanities across the College of Arts and Sciences! Same day registration is available! Register here: ubwp.buffalo.edu/ubgha/the-20...

Flyer for the 2026 Milton Plesur Graduate Conference, presented by the Graduate History Association at the University at Buffalo. The conference is titled "Breaking the Silo: A Celebration of Interdisciplinary Scholarship and Cross-Departmental Conversations," taking place March 27–28, 2026. The flyer features bold text on an orange-red background, overlaid on an illustrated scene of people seated in a lecture or classroom setting. Sponsors listed at the bottom include the UB Department of History, UB Humanities Institute, UB Department of Global Gender and Sexuality Studies, UB Gender Institute, and the Graduate Student Association.

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UB History @ubuffalohistory.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

We're back with another student spotlight! Joseph Piccolo is a junior double majoring in History and Political Science. He loves American history and any class with Dr. Casteel. Do you want to be in a History Student Spotlight? Get in touch with Dr. H-C! #ubartsandsciences #ubtrueblue #historymajor

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UB History @ubuffalohistory.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Join the UB Graduate History Association for the Milton Plesur Graduate Conference: Breaking the Silo, March 27-28! Friday keynote by Susan Burch, Saturday panels, & plenty of food. Registration is FREE! Please register here: ubwp.buffalo.edu/ubgha/the-20... Questions? ajm223@buffalo.edu #ubcas

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UB History @ubuffalohistory.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

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UB History @ubuffalohistory.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Join us March 6 as the History Dept. welcomes Dr. Kalani Craig (@kalanicraig.bsky.social ! She'll lead a Digital Humanities workshop at 11am in Park 545 & give a talk on historical methods & AI at 3pm in Park 532 and on zoom. Join us! #ubartsandsciences #AIandhumanity #AIandHistory

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UB History @ubuffalohistory.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Have you submitted your scholarship applications yet, History students? Due in early March. Don't forget to reach out to your profs for those letters of recommendation plenty early. #historymajor #ubartssciences #ubuffalo #ubhornsup

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UB History @ubuffalohistory.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Two History faculty are giving talks today! Dr. Genie Yoo will speak at Asia @ Noon at 12 in Park 280. Then Dr. Hani Khafipour and scholar Rudi Matthee of the University at Delaware will discuss Dr. Khafipour's new book, Mantle of the Sufi Kings, at 3 in Park 532. Join us!

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UB History @ubuffalohistory.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Scholarship applications are open! Apply here: arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/history/unde...

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UB History @ubuffalohistory.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Scholarships applications are open!

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UB History @ubuffalohistory.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

More great news from our graduate students - PhD student Ashley Tibollo has a chapter in a new volume, edited by Crystal L. Edwards & Abul Pitre and published by Bloomsbury. Ashley's chapter is "Transmigration and Suicide in the Early Modern Atlantic World." Congratulations, Ashley! #ubuffalo

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UB History @ubuffalohistory.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

Great news from our alum Molly McCreedy, who has a new co-authored publication in The Conversation! Molly graduated with her MA in History in 2023 and is now a PhD student in Kinesiology studying the History and Philosophy of Sport at Penn State. You can read the article here: tinyurl.com/2sv3pt29

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UB History @ubuffalohistory.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Sarah Handley-Cousins and her colleagues Laura Ansley (American Historical Association) and Ayah Nuriddin (Yale School of Medicine) recently appeared on the New Books Network's Women's History podcast to discuss The Nursing Clio Reader. You can hear the ep here: newbooksnetwork.com/the-nursing-...

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UB History @ubuffalohistory.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

As you take those finals and submit those term papers, don't forget that scholarship applications are open! Apply here: arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/history/unde...

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UB History @ubuffalohistory.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Don't forget -- Park 545 is available for History students to use for quiet studying as the semester comes to an end!

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UB History @ubuffalohistory.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Looking for a quiet place to study? Come to the History department! Park 545 will be open for students to use this week during reading days & exam week. Quiet Study hours: Tues 12-4; Wed 10-4; Thurs 10-4 and Friday 10-4. 📚

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