Need to Know

Published July 15, 2026

  • UB on the Green set for July 23
    7/15/26
    UB on the Green, the university’s free, outdoor, alcohol-free and family-friendly festival for the community, returns for its 18th season next Thursday (July 23) from 5:30-8:30 p.m.
  • UB Quantum Institute names new interim director
    7/10/26
    Xuedong Hu, professor and chair of the Department of Physics, College of Arts and Sciences, has been named interim director of the UB Quantum Institute.
  • UB hosting vascular biology summer conference
    7/6/26
    The Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences are hosting and sponsoring this year’s Vasculata, the national summer conference for investigators and trainees working in the field of vascular biology, which runs from July 6-July 10. Co-sponsored by the University of Rochester, the event will take place at the Jacobs School, 955 Main St., Buffalo.
  • Parking and Transportation earns reaccreditation with distinction
    7/3/26
    Parking and Transportation Services has renewed its designation as an Accredited Parking Organization (APO) with Distinction, a recognition that places UB among a select group of parking and mobility organizations distinguished for excellence in operations, customer service, sustainability, professional development, safety and risk management.
  • UB announces Exceptional Scholar, Teaching Innovation award recipients
    7/1/26
    The Office of Faculty Affairs has announced the recipients of several faculty recognition awards, including the UB Exceptional Scholar Sustained Achievement and Young Investigator awards, and the UB Teaching Innovation Award.
  • New payment readers coming to campus vending machines
    6/29/26
    Students, faculty, staff and visitors will soon have more ways to pay at campus vending machines.
  • Jonathan D. Daniels, MD, Memorial School Drive accepting school supply donations until July 1
    6/17/26
    The fifth annual Jonathan D. Daniels, MD, Memorial School Drive: The Next Generation of Transformational Leaders is underway. The goal is to give away 300 filled backpacks to students in grades K-8.
  • UB teams earn 17 SUNYCUAD Awards for Excellence honors
    6/17/26
    Seven University at Buffalo marketing and communications teams received 17 honors in the 2026 State University of New York Council for University Advancement (SUNYCUAD) Awards for Excellence program, announced during the organization's annual conference June 3–5 in Albany.
  • UB’s Three Pillars Catering wins Loyal E. Horton award
    6/15/26
    The National Association of College and University Food Services (NACUFS) announced Three Pillars Catering at UB as a recipient of the NACUFS 2026 Loyal E. Horton Awards.
  • Management launches new online MS program in MIS
    5/29/26
    Beginning this fall, individuals who wish to advance their careers and expand their skills can take advantage of a new Online Master of Science in Management Information Systems from the UB School of Management.