Need to Know

The Graduate School of Education will present its annual Johnstone Distinguished Lecture Series at 4 p.m. March 7 in 106 O’Brian Hall, North Campus.

In collaboration with the Office of Sustainability and as part of UB’s Climate Action Plan, Campus Dining & Shops has switched to new compostable cups with drink-thru lids at all its retail dining locations serving fountain beverages.

The Department of Music will present “the golden ass,” a chamber opera in one act by UB faculty member Tiffany M. Skidmore March 13 and 14 in Lippes Concert Hall in Slee Hall, North Campis.

UB has joined AI Alliance, a newly formed international community of organizations dedicated to promoting open, safe and responsible artificial intelligence.

Ten UB PhD candidates will show off their research and communication skills on March 1 at the eighth annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition.

UB is heading into the homestretch of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education reaccreditation process, with the full Middle States evaluation team scheduled to visit campus March 10-13.

Doctoral students from the prestigious organ studio at the Eastman School of Music will perform on UB’s renowned Fisk Organ in a recital on March 1.

“From the Roots to the Sky: Women, Organizing and Social Justice,” UB’s inaugural Women’s History Month symposium, will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. March 1 in the Center for Tomorrow, North Campus.

New York Times bestselling author Heather McGhee, whose first book, “The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together,” was longlisted for the National Book Award, will speak on Feb. 28 as UB’s 48th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration keynote speaker.

UB has extended its deadline for admitted applicants to register for the fall 2024 semester amid delays in the federal financial aid process.