The UB Newman Center is pleased to announce the Summer 2026 Bridge Lecture Series, bringing together scholars, clergy, researchers, and community leaders for an engaging series of Wednesday evening talks. Topics range from ethics and democracy to brain science, athletics, literature, and law. All are welcome to attend. Lectures begin at 7:00 PM at the UB Newman Center, 495 Skinnersville Road, Amherst.
2026 Bridge Lecture Series Speakers
- June 3. Rev. Daniel Serbicki, Pastor, Campus Ministry Family.
Topic: A Just War - June 10. James A. Gardner, J.D., SUNY Distinguished Professor of Law Emeritus; Research Professor of Political Science Emeritus.
Topic: The Global Crises of Liberal Democracy - June 17. James Maynard, Ph.D., Curator, University at Buffalo Libraries Poetry Collection.
Topic: UB Libraries: The James Joyce Collection - June 24. Mark G. Frank, Ph.D., Professor of Communication; Director, Communication Science Center.
Topic: Myths About Human Lies and Lie Catching - July 1. Supriya Mahajan, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Medicine, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
Topic: Nanomedicine and the Brain: A New Frontier in Treating Brain Disorders - July 22. Mark Alnutt, Vice President and Director of Athletics.
Topic: The New World of College Athletics - July 29. Mark Bartholomew, J.D., Professor of Law; Vice Dean for Research and Faculty Development.
Topic: A Right to Be Left Dead