• CIGBS adds first partner in Trinidad and Tobago
    3/1/21
    The University of the West Indies at St. Augustine in Trinidad and Tobago has been named an affiliate center of the UB Center for Integrated Global Biomedical Sciences (CIGBS), a Global Virus Network Center of Excellence.
  • Authors to discuss book on reparations for slavery descendants
    3/8/21
    William Darity Jr. and A. Kirsten Mullen will discuss their highly acclaimed new book, “From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in the 21st Century,” during a virtual event on March 11 presented by the UB Center for Diversity Innovation in the College of Arts and Sciences.
  • Amy J. Vilz
    3/8/21
    Amy J. Vilz was determined to live life to the fullest after receiving a terminal cancer diagnosis.
  • Governance bodies elect chairs
    3/10/21
    Fred Stoss has been elected chair of the Faculty Senate and Tim Tryjankowski has been re-elected chair of the Professional Staff Senate in recent elections held by the governance groups representing UB’s faculty and professional staff.
  • Retirements
    3/15/21
    The following UB employees retired from the university from October 2020 through December 2020:
  • Brown final speaker in Distinguished Speakers Series
    3/22/21
    Actress and vegan foodie Tabitha Brown will speak on April 14 as the final speaker in this year’s Distinguished Speakers Series.
  • Step up to good health with SPHHP’s Step Challenge
    3/24/21
    Worldwide research is showing what most of us have known intuitively: Physical activity levels have dropped drastically since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. But members of the UB community can counter those findings by joining the sixth annual Step Challenge sponsored by the School of Public Health and Health Professions.
  • Public forums set for finalists in VPSL search
    3/25/21
    Four finalists in the search for a new vice president for student life have been identified, and open forums with the members of the UB community will take place next week via Zoom.
  • Police Advisory Committee to hold town hall
    3/29/21
    The University Police Advisory Committee will hold a virtual town hall on April 6 to gather feedback from members of the UB community on their interactions with members of University Police, as well as their perspectives about campus safety more broadly.