Date & Time: Monday, March 23, 2026, 5:00 PM
Location: Hayes Hall Atrium, South Campus
Intended Audience: Open Event (registration required)
The School of Architecture and Planning is marking nearly two decades of its Bethune Lectures with the opening of an exhibition and a panel discussion, both being held on March 23 in the Hayes Hall Atrium. IN HER STEPS: Celebrating Women’s Leadership through the Bethune Lectures will take place from 5-7 p.m. There will be a moderated panel that begins at 5:30 p.m. and a reception will follow from 7–8 p.m. The exhibition, which will be on display through April 12, is a retrospective of all the Bethune lecturers to date, featuring some select images of their work and description of their accomplishments. Now in its 19th year, the Bethune Lecture is the longest-running academic lecture series in the nation dedicated to women in architecture. Please click here for more information on the event, the panelists, or to register.
Sponsored by: School of Architecture and Planning
Date & Time: Tuesday, March 24, 2026, 4:00 - 5:30 PM
Location: Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences 955 Main Street Suite, Buffalo, NY 14203 M&T Auditorium
Intended Audience: Open Event (registration required)
UB’s Community Health Equity Research Institute will host a free, public workshop on March 24 featuring Renata Schiavo, senior lecturer, sociomedical sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University. Schiavo will discuss how achieving health equity requires action. She will share practical ways that individuals, organizations and communities can advocate for health equity, challenge harmful narratives and drive meaningful change in health policy and practice in academic, clinical and community settings. Please click here to register for the Advocating for Health Equity: Strategies for Action event.
Sponsored by: UB Community Health Equity Research Institute
Date & Time: Wednesday, March 25, 2026, 12:00 - 1:30 PM
Location: Online
Intended Audience: Open Event (registration required)
This talk, with Katja Praznik, Associate Professor, Arts Management Program/Department of Global Gender and Sexuality Studies, University at Buffalo, draws on social reproduction theory to conceptualize art work as value-generating labor that is structurally rendered invisible within the field of cultural production. Focusing on recent unionization among freelance art workers in Slovenia and Croatia, it examines how creativity is ideologically framed as individualized “labor of love,” obscuring the labor process, normalizing unpaid work, and reinforcing gendered and class-based inequalities. Please click here for more information and to register for Feminist Research Alliance with Katja Praznik.
Sponsored by: Gender Institute
Date & Time: Wednesday, March 25, 2026, 5:00 - 8:00 PM
Location: Center for the Arts - Screening Room 112, North Campus
Intended Audience: Open Event
Join the Humanities Institute Haudenosaunee-Native American Research Group and Department of Indigenous Studies for a film screening of Inky Pinky Ponky. The film follows Lisa, a transgender teen at St. Valentine's High, who develops feelings for rugby captain Mose while dealing with school prejudices and fighting for acceptance. Following the film screening, there will be a panel discussion featuring Angela Robinson (Chuukese), Assistant Professor at the School of Theater, Film & Television at UCLA. Please click here for a description of the film and more information on the Inky Pinky Ponky Film Screening.
Sponsored by: Humanities Institute Haudenosaunee-Native American Research Group
Date & Time: Wednesday, March 25, 2026, 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Location: 403 Hayes Hall, South Campus or via Zoom
Intended Audience: Open Event
The Jammal Lecture, sponsored by the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, features Charisma Acey, associate professor, University of California, Berkeley presenting Infrastructures of Belonging: Environmental Justice and the Right to Stay Put. What makes belonging durable in cities under pressure? This lecture draws on research and community-engaged work in Lagos, Nigeria and the San Francisco Bay Area to examine how infrastructure systems (water, food, land use) become sites where rights are realized or denied. Exploring how communities facing displacement pressure, toxic exposure and cumulative environmental burdens from extractive capital, "green" redevelopment and top-down climate adaptation, have built their own governance systems and led policy transformation, the talk offers an alternative vision for planning grounded in collective care, accountability, and the right to stay put. The lecture concludes with implications for planning practice and what community-led governance offers for rethinking urban futures under the climate crisis. Please click here for more information or to register for the Infrastructures of Belonging: Environmental Justice and the Right to Stay Put event.
Sponsored by: School of Architecture and Planning
Date & Time: Thursday, March 26, 2026, 4:00 - 6:00 PM
Location: Student Union - Room 240
Intended Audience: Open Event
Join us for Taste Thursday: Indian Indulgence, a vibrant celebration of the rich and diverse flavors of India! Savor an array of authentic Indian dishes that showcase the country’s bold spices, colorful ingredients, and regional traditions. Learn about the cultural stories and culinary techniques that make Indian cuisine so unique. Come connect with friends, explore culture through food, and treat yourself to an evening of flavor, community, and discovery! All students are welcome.
Sponsored by: Intercultural and Diversity Center and Co-sponsored by the Indian Student Association and the Graduate Indian Student Association
Date & Time: Thursday, March 26, 2026, 5:00 PM
Location: Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences 955 Main Street Suite, Buffalo, NY 14203 Dozoretz Auditorium (Room 2220A)
Intended Audience: Open Event (registration required)
You, your family and all your friends are invited to Movie Night at Jacobs School in the Dozoretz Auditorium for a special screening of Zootopia 2. Join us after the movie for a discussion where Dori Marshall, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Psychiatry, Golisano Children's Hospital and Fred D. Archer, III, MD, General Pediatrics and Associate Dean and Director for Admissions, will explore the themes highlighted in the movie. Second Chapter Bookstore will also be hosting kid-friendly activities. Please register for Movie Night at Jacobs School here. This event is free and open to the public. Dinner and snacks will be provided. Email smbs-inclusion@buffalo.edu with any questions.
Sponsored by: Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Date & Time: Friday, March 27, 2026, 12:30 - 2:00 PM
Location: O'Brian Hall - Cellino & Barnes Conference Room 509
Intended Audience: Open Event (online and in person, registration required)
Can prisons escape their ties to plantations and concentration camps? Judith Resnik, Arthur Liman Professor of Law at Yale Law School and the Founding Director of the Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law explores the history of punishment inside prisons and the rules that organize prisons. Resnik charts the invention of the corrections profession that called for decent conditions while imposing radical restrictions on human movement as if doing so was normal. She weaves together the stories of people who debated how to punish and the stories of people living under the regimes that resulted. Please click here to register for Impermissible Punishments: How Prison Became a Problem for Democracy.
Sponsored by: The Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy and School of Law
Date & Time: Monday, March 30, 2026, 12:15 - 1:30 PM
Location: 684 Baldy Hall and via Zoom
Intended Audience: Open Event
In recognition of Social Work Month, join us for our next Global to Local Series event: Unseen and Unsafe: Protecting the Dignity and Rights of Refugees with Disabilities. This event is offered both in-person with lunch (starts at 12:15pm) and via Zoom (starts at 12:30pm). About 15-30% of the world’s 120+ million forcibly displaced people live with disabilities and face heightened risks of violence, exploitation and exclusion from essential services. The recent tragedy in Buffalo is a stark wake-up call. We must act now to identify and defend the fundamental rights of refugees living with disabilities. Expert speakers will address this issue and present an overview of the findings from the WNY Refugee and Immigrant Disability Awareness Project. Please click here for more information on the Protecting the Dignity and Rights of Refugees with Disabilities event. To register to attend the Refugees event in person, please click here. To attend the Refugees event via Zoom, please click here.
Sponsored by: School of Social Work and our Immigrant and Refugee Research Institute
Date & Time: Monday, March 30, 2026, 5:00 PM
Location: 97 Alumni Arena
Intended Audience: Open Event
What does it take to change a sport from the inside out? Join the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures as we welcome Sara Gama, former captain of the Italian National Women’s Soccer Team and Juventus Women FC, for a powerful conversation about leadership, advocacy, and equity in sport. From captaining Italy at the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup to helping secure professional status for women’s soccer in Italy, Gama’s career shows how athletes can drive real change on and off the field. This event invites students to think differently about leadership, representation, and impact in athletics and beyond. Please click here for more information on the Leadership, Advocacy, and Change in Women’s Soccer event with Sara Gama.
Sponsored by: Office of Inclusive Excellence, Gender Institute, and the UB Italian Program
Date & Time: Wednesday, April 1, 2026, 12:00 - 1:30 PM
Location: Online
Intended Audience: Open Event (registration required)
In this presentation, Mopelolade O. Ogunbowale, Assistant Professor, Department of Africana and American Studies, University at Buffalo, uses the example of Konto women to observe the overt and covert feminist practices of Nigerian female music-makers as they survive the murky waters of their music industry. Despite existing in a male-dominated, male centered and misogynistic industry, Nigerian female reggae-dancehall practitioners curate a feminist universe to express their subjectivities and challenge the surround patriarchal oppressions. By forcefully inserting themselves into their music industry as disc-jockeys, MCs, dancers, financiers, entrepreneurs, and philanthropists, Konto women reconstitute themselves as creative and economic agents in a musical culture that objectifies them. Moreover, Konto women push back against wage discrimination, sexism, and misogyny in their music industry through violent resistance, diplomacy, and masculinity performances. Please click here for more information and to register for Feminist Research Alliance with Mopelolade O. Ogunbowale.
Sponsored by: Gender Institute
Date & Time: Thursday, April 9, 2026, 12:00 PM
Location: Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences 955 Main Street Suite, Buffalo, NY 14203 M&T Auditorium
Intended Audience: Open Event (registration required)
“In Their Footsteps,” a special conversation series with our emeritus faculty featuring Timothy F. Murphy, MD, as our first guest.
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Lunch is provided and you can register here for the "In Their Footsteps" emeritus event with Tim Murphy, MD.
Sponsored by: Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Date & Time: Thursday, April 9, 2026, 4:00 - 6:00 PM
Location: Student Union - Room 240
Intended Audience: Open Event
Join us for Taste Thursday: Filipino Favorites, a lively celebration of the rich and diverse cuisine of the Philippines! Enjoy a delicious selection of authentic Filipino dishes that highlight the country’s bold flavors, vibrant ingredients, and deep culinary traditions. Discover the cultural stories, regional influences, and cooking techniques that make Filipino food so unique and beloved around the world. Come connect with friends, explore culture through food, and immerse yourself in an evening filled with flavor, community, and discovery! All students are welcome.
Sponsored by: Intercultural and Diversity Center and Co-sponsored by: FASA and Asian American Student Association
Date & Time: Friday, April 10, 2026, 8:30 AM - 8:00 PM
Location: Niagara Falls Convention Center (101 Old Falls Street Niagara Falls, NY 14303)
Intended Audience: Open Event (registration required)
Please join the Department of Indigenous Studies for the 16th Annual Storytellers Conference being held on Friday, April 10th from 8:30am-8:00pm at the Niagara Falls Convention Center. The 2026 Storytellers Conference highlights research and educational initiatives that promote storytelling as Indigenous means of connecting across territories and to each other. Storytelling takes many forms: art, data, digital media, and orally in diverse languages. They provide the tools, insights, and meanings we need to thrive as Indigenous communities. This year we focus on language as Life Breath – a means of carrying one through the hardest of times, providing Indigenous joy, nurturing creativity, and welcoming others into a space of critical and supportive thinking. We are excited to gather to listen and learn about projects centering Indigenous Life Breath across Haudenosaunee territories and beyond. No story is too little and just might be the inspirational seed to grow our relationships to each other. Our keynote speaker will be Tom Porter (Kanatsiohareke Mohawk) and our John Mohawk Legacy Address will be a panel on Language Revitalization and Pedagogy. The 16th Annual Storytellers Conference registration is available here. Please reach out to indigenous-studies@buffalo.edu with any questions.
Sponsored by: Department of Indigenous Studies
Date & Time: Friday, April 17, 2026, 12:30 - 2:00 PM
Location: O'Brian Hall - Cellino & Barnes Conference Room 509
Intended Audience: Open Event (online and in person, registration required)
César F. Rosado Marzán is the Edward L. Carmody Professor of Law at the University of Iowa College of Law, and serves as Director of Graduate Programs and Visiting Scholars and his book discusses how worker centers—non-union community organizations that advocate for low-wage workers—advance labor protections despite having limited money and human capital for advocacy. Focusing on Arise Chicago, a worker center, the book shows how the organization helped enact local and state laws that secured wage theft protections, paid sick leave, domestic worker rights, and the creation of a new city enforcement agency, the Office of Labor Standards. The book argues that these reforms contribute to a new moral economy rooted in egalitarian, equitable, dignitarian, and collaborative values. Please click here for more information or to register for A Baseline of Decency: Social Capital, Symbolic Capital, and The Moral Economy of Alt-labor and Worker Centers.
Sponsored by: The Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy and School of Law
Date & Time: Thursday, April 23, 2026, 4:00 - 6:00 PM
Location: Student Union - Landmark Room 210
Intended Audience: Open Event
Join us for Taste Thursday: Japanese Indulgence, a flavorful journey into the rich culinary traditions of Japan! Savor authentic Japanese dishes while learning about the cultural significance behind the flavors. Discover the artistry, precision, and care that define Japanese cuisine in a welcoming space that celebrates culture and connection. Come connect with friends, explore culture through food, and treat yourself to an afternoon of indulgence and discovery!
Sponsored by: Intercultural and Diversity Center and Co-sponsored by the Asian American Student Association and the J-Tomo Club
Date & Time: Wednesdays, 3:00 - 4:30 PM
Location: Student Union - Room 240
Intended Audience: Open Event
Stop by and join this affirming space for students to discuss experiences that BIPOC students commonly face, in order to find support and build healthy coping strategies in a supportive community. All students are welcome. Please click here to view the full schedule of the BIPOC Drop-In Group.
Sponsored by: Counseling Services and Intercultural and Diversity Center
Date & Time: Monthly Wednesdays, 3:00 - 6:00 PM
Location: Student Union - Social Hall Room 215
Intended Audience: Open Event (registration required)
Belong at UB is an on-campus event series at the University at Buffalo where students can participate in fun and free activities that foster a sense of belonging. Connect with fellow students through engaging experiences, make lasting friendships, and discover what it truly means to be part of the UB community. Come join us and create unforgettable memories right on campus! Please click here register and to view the full schedule of Belong at UB.
Sponsored by: Student Engagement
Date & Time: Thursdays, 3:00 - 4:30 PM
Location: Student Union - Room 235
Intended Audience: Open Event (registration required)
Play games, have great conversations, and lots of fun, while making friends from around the world. Come to relax and play non-competitive, get-to-know you games that allow you to form cross cultural friendships. Event is open to all UB international and domestic students from all cultures and backgrounds. Please click here to view the full schedule for Friends Without Borders.
Sponsored by: Counseling Services
Date & Time: Thursdays, 4:00 - 6:00 PM
Location: Student Union - Room 230
Intended Audience: Open Event (registration required)
Mosaic Meet-up is a weekly program that happens every Thursday from 4-6PM during the semester in the LGBTQ+ Center. Students can play games, do crafts and have seasonal themed snacks and activities. All students are welcome. Please click here to view the full schedule for Mosaic Meet-Up .
Sponsored by: LGBTQ+ Center
Date & Time: Wednesday, March 25, 2026, 9:00am - 12:30pm
Location: Zoom Webinar
Intended Audience: Open Event
This virtual session will include a screening and discussion of the very powerful documentary, “Unseen Tears – the Impact of Native American Boarding Schools in Western New York.” There will be opportunities to discuss and debrief the content of this documentary and how the residual dynamics continue to affect current service delivery. Please click here to register in advance for an Overview of Native American Cultural Competency.
Sponsored by: Native American Community Services (NACS)
Date & Time: Thursday, April 9, 2026, 6:30 - 8:00pm
Location: Zoom Webinar
Intended Audience: Open Event
This virtual session will include a screening and discussion of the “We Shall Remain” video and how historical trauma expands our understanding of Trauma-Informed Care. Please click here to register in advance for Introduction to Native American Cultural Competency.
Sponsored by: Native American Community Services (NACS)
Date & Time: Thursday, May 7, 2026, 9:00am - 12:30pm
Location: Zoom Webinar
Intended Audience: Open Event
This virtual session will include a screening and discussion of the very powerful documentary, “Unseen Tears – the Impact of Native American Boarding Schools in Western New York.” There will be opportunities to discuss and debrief the content of this documentary and how the residual dynamics continue to affect current service delivery. Please click here to register in advance for an Overview of Native American Cultural Competency.
Sponsored by: Native American Community Services (NACS)