Need to Know

Published April 17, 2026

  • GObike Bike Month Battle returns May 5
    4/17/26
    UB faculty and staff are invited to participate in the second annual Bike Month Battle, a friendly competition that encourages sustainable transportation and outdoor activity among multiple organizations throughout Western New York. 
  • Donation ideas for spring cleaning
    4/15/26
    It’s April, and time for that annual chore: spring cleaning. Erin E. Moscati, zero waste manager with UB Sustainability, offers some on-campus donation opportunitiesS for members of the UB community who are tackling that annual task — or just looking to declutter.
  • UB Giving Day set for April 15-16
    4/8/26
    UB Giving Day is an opportunity for faculty, staff, alumni, students and friends of UB to come together and support students via a 24-hour fundraising opportunity.
  • UB to host conference on building resilient organizations
    4/6/26
    Leaders from business, academia and nonprofit organizations are invited to “Leadership Reimagined: Building Resilient Organizations,” a daylong conference hosted by the School of Management’s Center for Leadership and Global Impact.
  • NRO director Scolese to speak to UB engineering students
    4/1/26
    Christopher J. Scolese, a UB graduate who serves as director of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), will speak to engineering students April 2 at Davis Hall.
  • UB to host lecture on AI reshaping accounting regulation
    4/1/26
    The School of Management will host a free lecture April 7 by George R. Botic on the regulatory implications of artificial intelligence in accounting and auditing.
  • First speakers announced for Inside Higher Education US AI Summit
    3/31/26
    The first speakers have been announced for Inside Higher Education’s US AI Summit, a landmark convening of national leaders from higher education, industry and policy to explore how artificial intelligence can address society’s most pressing challenges.
  • UB’s support for veterans, military-connected students earns gold designation
    3/30/26
    UB has earned a gold designation — advancing from its previous silver ranking — in the 2026–27 rating of military friendly Tier 1 research institutions in the U.S. by Military Friendly,® a service-disabled, veteran-owned small business. 
  • Health equity advocate is guest speaker
    3/18/26
    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.