Need to Know

Evolutionary anthropologist and geneticist Jenny Tung, a 2019 MacArthur Foundation Fellowship winner, will be the keynote speaker at the 15th Biological Sciences Research Symposium at UB. The fellowship is often referred to as the MacArthur “genius grant.”

IRS-certified accounting students from the School of Management will again provide free tax preparation services to individuals and families with annual incomes below $56,000.

The UB Center for Advanced Technology in Big Data and Health Sciences (UB CAT) is seeking proposals from faculty to fund collaborative projects with industry that are centered on big data and health sciences.

Employee Relations is reminding all UB faculty and staff of the annual requirement to complete online workplace violence prevention training.

Former U.S. Attorney Michael A. Battle will receive the School of Law’s 2020 Edwin F. Jaeckle Award.

The UB Women’s Club will hold its annual dinner and wine pairing to raise money for the Grace Capen scholarship on Feb. 1 at the Fairdale Banquet Center, 672 Wehrle Drive, Amherst.

Take the family to the movies at Alumni Arena on Jan. 3 for a free showing of Disney Pixar’s “Incredibles 2.”

UB will be closed on Dec. 25 and Jan. 1 in observance of the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays.

A team of assessors from the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA) will visit UB Dec. 16 as part of the UB Police Department’s (UPD) voluntary effort to gain its second successive accreditation from the IACLEA.

UBITNames and passwords safeguard employees’ personal details, like tax and retirement information, and even home addresses.