Nearly 2.8 million people worldwide live with Multiple Sclerosis (MS), a chronic, often debilitating autoimmune disease. For decades, the precise triggers of MS have remained elusive. Now, a growing body of evidence, culminating in recent research published in JAMA Neurology and highlighted by studies at the University at Buffalo, strongly implicates the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) … Read more
The Buffalo Film Seminars, a venerable institution now entering its 53rd season, is making a rare concession to the present. For the spring 2026 lineup, three films from 2025 – “Frankenstein,” “One Battle After Another,” and “Sinners” – will be included alongside a roster of classics stretching back to Buster Keaton’s 1923 silent comedy, “Our … Read more
The popular image of the “lone genius” – the solitary figure unlocking the secrets of the universe – is a powerful one, deeply ingrained in our culture through film and literature. But a new perspective from Harvard faculty suggests this narrative is not only simplistic, but potentially misleading. A recent series of interviews with historians … Read more