Need to Know

The School of Law will hold a virtual panel discussion from noon to 1:30 p.m. July 6 on the Supreme Court’s recent decision overturning the landmark Roe v. Wade decision.

The Professional Staff Senate’s Staff Development and Engagement Committee is offering an online Career Development Summer Series to help prepare UB staff members to apply for open positions they may find on the UB Jobs website.

The School of Public Health and Health Professions now offers an online option for its Health Services Administration MPH program that is designed to help working health care professionals grow their careers through remote health care administration training. The new online option provides the same multidisciplinary training in core public health and health care administration as the on-campus program.

The renewal and application processes are now open for faculty/staff parking permits for the 2022-23 academic year.

President Satish K. Tripathi issued a statement regarding security for end-of-the-year events.

UB police are aware of social media posts and related rumors indicating continued threats of violence — primarily targeting local off-campus businesses — following Saturday’s horrific mass shooting at the Tops Markets on Jefferson Avenue in Buffalo.

UB faculty, staff and students are encouraged to use an alternative method of transportation to get to campus on Green Your Commute and Work Day on May 20.

UB is partnering with education technology company K16 Solutions to migrate and archive the university’s entire library of online course content.

During the 2022 tax season, 65 IRS-certified accounting students from the School of Management brought nearly $300,000 back into the Buffalo Niagara region through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. 

The School of Architecture and Planning has named Matthew Roland, an urban planner and real estate development professional with more than 20 years of industry experience, as program director for its MS degree program in real estate development.