The Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy - University at Buffalo

01/20/2026

Podcast Episode 53 is out! Listen as our director Matthew Dimick
discusses law, income inequality, the economics of justice, and his recent book Ending Income Inequality. https://www.buffalo.edu/baldycenter/multimedia/podcast/podcast-25-26/dimick-income-inequality.html

01/12/2026

Podcast Episode 52 is out! Listen as Raj Sharman (School of Management) discusses crisis-ready healthcare, resilience, and trust in information systems.

In Episode 52 of The Baldy Center Podcast, Raj Sharman (School of Management) discusses how healthcare systems and public institutions prepare for crises. Drawing on his research in disaster response, hospital information systems, and telehealth, Sharman explains why resilience depends on preparedne...

12/19/2025

Our applications for 2026-27 Post-Doctoral, Senior, and Mid-career Fellowships in Legal Studies are now open! For more information and to apply visit: https://www.buffalo.edu/baldycenter/research/grant-applications/fellowship-application.html

12/19/2025

Learn more about our associate director Amanda Benzin's participation in UB's university-wide Adopt-A Family program!

🎁 UB Law Community Spreads Holiday Joy! The UB Law School joined the university-wide Adopt-a-Family program, helping make the season brighter for a local family in need. From collecting donations to shopping, wrapping, and delivering gifts, our community came together to share goodwill and uphold Buffalo’s tradition as the City of Good Neighbors.

Special thanks to Amanda Benzin, the law school’s point person for the initiative, and to everyone who contributed! 💙

Learn more about this heartwarming tradition: https://law.buffalo.edu/links/2025-dec/spreading-joy

12/12/2025

Read our final blog of 2025 by Meredith Kolsky Lewis (Professor of Law, School of Law) "The Legality of President Trump’s Liberation Day Tariffs": https://www.buffalo.edu/baldycenter/multimedia/blog/25-26-blog.html

12/11/2025

Two new blog installments are out! Read Claudia B. Villegas Ramos' (LLM candidate) reflections on our fall speaker events with Dario Azzellini and Carl Wilén. Find both here: https://www.buffalo.edu/baldycenter/multimedia/blog/25-26-blog.html

12/04/2025

Podcast Episode 51 is out! Listen to Fall 2025 Mid-Career Fellow Michael Gibson-Light (University of Denver) as he discusses prison labor, prisoners’ unions, and the politics of work behind bars.

In Episode 51 of The Baldy Center Podcast Michael Gibson-Light discusses his research on the 1970s prison labor movement in the United States. He details how incarcerated workers organized through underground newspapers like The Outlaw, the rise and fall of prisoners’ unions, and what this history...

11/24/2025

Join us Monday Dec 1 from 12pm- 1:30pm for PAIR speaker Kristen Cowan's presentation "Resilience in Action: Community-Engaged Disaster Preparedness Planning in Juvenile Detention Facilities." To access the paper using your UB credentials visit: https://www.buffalo.edu/baldycenter/events/conferences/prison.html

11/11/2025

If attending in-person, please register by Nov 13. Via zoom, register by Nov 14. The UB bookstore will be there selling Ken Belson's new book "Every Day is Sunday: How Jerry Jones, Robert Kraft, and Roger Goodell turned the NFL into a Cultural & Economic Juggernaut" for only $30!

Join us Friday November 14 12pm- 2:30pm in-person or via Zoom for Every Day Is Sunday: Exploring Public Sector Policy Investment Choices in Pro Sports Facilities with
Nellie Drew, Ken Belson , and Richard Tobe. To register, visit our webpage: https://www.buffalo.edu/baldycenter/events/conferences/sunday-investment.html

11/04/2025

This amazing event is fast approaching, make sure to register! If you are attending in-person, the UB bookstore will be there selling Ken Belson's new book "Every Day is Sunday: How Jerry Jones, Robert Kraft, and Roger Goodell turned the NFL into a Cultural & Economic Juggernaut"

Join us Friday November 14 12pm- 2:30pm in-person or via Zoom for Every Day Is Sunday: Exploring Public Sector Policy Investment Choices in Pro Sports Facilities with
Nellie Drew, Ken Belson , and Richard Tobe. To register, visit our webpage: https://www.buffalo.edu/baldycenter/events/conferences/sunday-investment.html

10/28/2025

Read our latest blog by Mekonnen Ayano (Associate Professor, School of Law) "Politics, Tradition, and Practice of Law and Rural Development: Observations from Fieldwork" https://www.buffalo.edu/baldycenter/multimedia/blog/25-26-blog.html

10/27/2025

Join us Monday Nov 3 from 12pm- 1:30pm for PAIR speaker Allison Dwyer Emory's presentation "Testing Reciprocal Pathways Between Jails and Distress in Non-Metropolitan Counties." To access the paper using your UB credentials visit our webpage: https://www.buffalo.edu/baldycenter/events/conferences/prison.html