Need to Know

Published May 1, 2026

  • UB honors 2026 SLICE winners
    5/1/26
    As part of Sustainability Month in April, UB recognized outstanding individuals and departments who exhibit a sincere commitment to transforming UB’s campuses into a holistically sustainable community.
  • Refugee, immigrant health focus of health and advocacy conference
    4/28/26
    “Beyond Access: Building Safety, Trust and Belonging in Refugee and Immigrant Health” is the theme of the fifth annual Community Health and Advocacy Conference sponsored by the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo.
  • Climate action policy bolsters UB’s sustainability efforts
    4/24/26
    UB is closing out its most noteworthy Sustainability Months yet with another big announcement: The university now has a climate action policy. The comprehensive process that was several years in the making concluded with President Satish K. Tripathi’s signature, and the document is now available on the UB Policy Library.
  • GObike Bike Month Battle returns May 5
    4/17/26
    UB faculty and staff are invited to participate in the second annual Bike Month Battle, a friendly competition that encourages sustainable transportation and outdoor activity among multiple organizations throughout Western New York. 
  • Donation ideas for spring cleaning
    4/15/26
    It’s April, and time for that annual chore: spring cleaning. Erin E. Moscati, zero waste manager with UB Sustainability, offers some on-campus donation opportunitiesS for members of the UB community who are tackling that annual task — or just looking to declutter.
  • UB Giving Day set for April 15-16
    4/8/26
    UB Giving Day is an opportunity for faculty, staff, alumni, students and friends of UB to come together and support students via a 24-hour fundraising opportunity.
  • UB to host conference on building resilient organizations
    4/6/26
    Leaders from business, academia and nonprofit organizations are invited to “Leadership Reimagined: Building Resilient Organizations,” a daylong conference hosted by the School of Management’s Center for Leadership and Global Impact.
  • NRO director Scolese to speak to UB engineering students
    4/1/26
    Christopher J. Scolese, a UB graduate who serves as director of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), will speak to engineering students April 2 at Davis Hall.
  • UB to host lecture on AI reshaping accounting regulation
    4/1/26
    The School of Management will host a free lecture April 7 by George R. Botic on the regulatory implications of artificial intelligence in accounting and auditing.
  • First speakers announced for Inside Higher Education US AI Summit
    3/31/26
    The first speakers have been announced for Inside Higher Education’s US AI Summit, a landmark convening of national leaders from higher education, industry and policy to explore how artificial intelligence can address society’s most pressing challenges.