Need to Know

Six-time Grammy-nominated virtuosic pianist Yefim Bronfman will perform a program “celebrating Beethoven’s legacy” May 1 at UB.

Oboe soloist and UB music instructor Megan Kyle will perform in concert April 28 at UB.

Cristanne Miller, SUNY Distinguished Professor and Edward H. Butler Professor of English, College of Arts and Sciences, will officially launch her latest book, “The Letters of Emily Dickinson,” with a reading and conversation at 7 p.m. April 29 at Hallwalls, 341 Delaware Ave., Buffalo.

UB football head coach Pete Lembo is inviting UB faculty and staff to attend the Bulls’ Blue & White Spring Game on April 27.

SUNY has expanded the Chancellor’s Summer Research Excellence Fund, investing $1.4 million to increase the number of paid internships to 170 from 150 for students from across six campuses — including UB — and offer 45 new experiences focused on artificial intelligence research.

“Chante la Vie, Chante,” a scintillating musical program representing the golden age of French song, will be presented by the Compagnie Caravague of Paris at 7:30 p.m. April 27 in Katharine Cornell Theatre in the Ellicott Complex, North Campus.

Robert Dell, professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, has been named department chair. He will assume the role on July 1.

Award-winning organist Aaron Tan — who also happens to be a materials scientist — will perform on UB’s legendary Fisk pipe organ in a concert on April 19.

The Slee Sinfonietta, UB’s professional chamber orchestra in residence, and renowned flutist Carol Wincenc will perform in a concert showcasing Chinese-American composers on April 16.

UB Giving Day is an opportunity for the local and global UB university community to come together and support students with a 24-hour fundraising opportunity.