Need to Know

Published March 13, 2026

  • UB nursing professor wins MAC student success award
    3/13/26
    Donna Fabry, clinical professor and pre-licensure programs coordinator in the School of Nursing, is UB’s recipient of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Outstanding Faculty Award for Student Success.
  • Dafnis Prieto, Sí o Sí Quartet to perform at UB
    3/11/26
    Internationally acclaimed drummer, composer and MacArthur Fellow Dafnis Prieto and his dynamic Sí o Sí Quartet will perform at UB at 7:30 p.m. March 28 in Lippes Concert Hall in Slee Hall, North Campus.
  • UB chef wins silver at regional culinary challenge
    3/10/26
    UB Chef Kaprishia Covington was awarded a silver medal in the Culinary Challenge at the National Association of College & University Food Services (NACUFS) Northeast Regional Competition held last week at Boston College.
  • School of Management to host AI in marketing conference
    3/10/26
    Leaders from retail, digital commerce and academia will connect with experts in the School of Management at a conference examining how artificial intelligence is changing how brands reach customers, analyze data and make decisions.
  • Nominations sought for UB Curriculum committee
    3/9/26
    The Office of the Provost and the Faculty Senate are seeking nominations of interested members of the UB community to serve on a new committee being formed to consider the future of general education at UB.
  • UB to host Safe Schools Initiative Seminar
    3/9/26
    Preventing violence and protecting mental health is the focus of the 22nd Annual Safe Schools Initiative Seminar being held at UB on March 18.
  • UB to host 850 high schoolers for Science Exploration Day
    3/6/26
    UB is on spring break March 16-20, but don’t expect campus to be quiet — especially on March 18.
  • Dental school to host day of free dental care for veterans
    3/4/26
    Faculty and students from the School of Dental Medicine will offer free dental care to Western New York veterans from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 6 at the UB Dental Clinic in Squire Hall on the South Campus.
  • UB to hold Shared Governance Day
    2/26/26
    UB will hold its annual Shared Governance Day on March 3 with a joint meeting of the Faculty Senate and the Professional Staff Senate.
  • ‘VPCIO’ unifies as UB Information Technology
    2/26/26
    Beginning Feb. 26, the Office of the Vice President and Chief Information Officer (VPCIO) — the department that provides UB’s central IT services — will operate under a unified identity: UB Information Technology (UBIT).