Pauline Mendola earned her bachelor’s (’85), master’s (’90) and doctorate (’84) from UB. She started her professional career as a clerk in what is now the Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health. After earning her PhD in epidemiology and community health, she served for a time as a faculty member in the department.

Jamie Ostrov, professor in the Department of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences, has been appointed to a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Research Review Study Section.

UB is “strongly encouraging” essential staff members working on campus to wear face coverings when in close proximity to other individuals or when providing customer services.

Missing your campus community? We are, too. That’s why University Communications created a special collection of 50+ Zoom backgrounds to help members of the UB community re-connect with fellow Bulls and show some UB pride during video conferences with students, faculty, staff, family and friends.

Peter F. Regan III, a noted educator and psychiatrist who served as UB’s acting president during the period of campus unrest in the 1970s, died suddenly on April 5. He was 95.

The following UB employees retired from the university from January 2020 through March 2020:

The Office of the Vice Provost for Enrollment Management is holding a virtual information session for UB employees who have a child or other relative in the final phases of the college decision-making process and may have questions about how to navigate the process during the COVID-19 pandemic.

As the university celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day on April 22, UB leaders will conduct a webinar discussing UB’s updated Climate Action Plan.

Campus Dining and Shops invites all members of the UB community to pick up nutrient-rich soil amendment, free of charge, for use in flower and vegetable gardens or as a compost supplement.

After more than a year of negotiations, SUNY and Elsevier have reached a new agreement on access to 248 core titles from the ScienceDirect database.

For the past five years, the goal of the School of Public Health and Health Professions’ Step Challenge has been to inspire people to improve their health and reduce stress. And that goal has been especially relevant and necessary during today’s unique and worrying time.

Since fall 2018, the School of Law has offered a Veterans Legal Practicum to serve the legal needs of those who have served and their families. As part of this grant, the practicum established “help desks” at the law school’s clinic, WNY Heroes in Erie County and SERV Niagara.

The Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE) has awarded UB’s Athletic Training Program initial accreditation.