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Jay Pharoah et al.

April 8, comedian Jay Pharoah greeted the audience in the Center for the Arts (CFA) by walking out on stage in a Goku ultra instinct jacket, with no opener. 


The Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Data Science is located outside of the Lockwood Library and serves to connect AI educators, researchers and students across the university.
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The future of the humanities

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is, supposedly, the unavoidable future. This is something many students majoring in the arts and the humanities have not only heard constantly, but have also felt in the change in curriculum.  


UB entrance sign.
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How critical is climate change to UB?

As the year starts to inch toward spring-like temperatures, the constant influxes between hot and cold have left numerous students perplexed, with many sharing their takes on the current status of the climate. 


Former NBC's "Today" show co-anchor Hoda Kotb takes the Center for the Arts mainstage as the final speaker of UB's 2025-26 Distinguished Speakers series.  
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A conversation with Hoda Kotb

Kotb spoke to The Spectrum and UB students in a group Q&A format prior to her speech Tuesday night, touching on her 17-year long history on the “Today” show as a former co-anchor, the resilient people she met and how light moments can still be found in the often-heartbreaking world of journalism.



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