Need to Know

Tens of thousands of spectators will flock to the North Campus on July 4 to watch a spectacular fireworks display over Lake LaSalle and celebrate Independence Day.

Wellness Education Services is partnering with Becker Farms Community Supported Agriculture to have fresh fruit and veggies delivered to campus.

Some roads and parking lots on the eastern end of the North Campus will be closed, beginning on June 18, as UB hosts the Ride for Roswell on June 23.

Three UB experts on diversity and inclusion in athletics will participate in a forum on June 19 in the Albany Capital Center aimed at preventing sexual and interpersonal violence against sexual and gender minorities.

The University Libraries are partnering with the American Red Cross to sponsor a blood drive.

UB will soon roll out Shop Blue, a new eProcurement system that provides an Amazon-like purchasing experience that will greatly reduce both the procurement process and improve delivery times.

El Niño and climate change will be the topic of a RENEW Innovation Lecture on June 14.

UB’s Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion is urging all UB employees to review the university’s Discrimination and Harassment Policy and complete the most recent online training program, “2018 Intersections: Preventing Harassment and Sexual Violence.”

The higher gas prices go, the more people look to public transportation.

Elizabeth Adelman, vice dean for legal information services and director of the Charles B. Sears Law Library in the School of Law, has been appointed interim vice provost for university libraries, effective June 13.