Need to Know

Published August 3, 2026

  • UB announces Exceptional Scholar, Teaching Innovation award recipients
    7/1/26
    The Office of Faculty Affairs has announced the recipients of several faculty recognition awards, including the UB Exceptional Scholar Sustained Achievement and Young Investigator awards, and the UB Teaching Innovation Award.
  • New payment readers coming to campus vending machines
    6/29/26
    Students, faculty, staff and visitors will soon have more ways to pay at campus vending machines.
  • Jonathan D. Daniels, MD, Memorial School Drive accepting school supply donations until July 1
    6/17/26
    The fifth annual Jonathan D. Daniels, MD, Memorial School Drive: The Next Generation of Transformational Leaders is underway. The goal is to give away 300 filled backpacks to students in grades K-8.
  • UB teams earn 17 SUNYCUAD Awards for Excellence honors
    6/17/26
    Seven University at Buffalo marketing and communications teams received 17 honors in the 2026 State University of New York Council for University Advancement (SUNYCUAD) Awards for Excellence program, announced during the organization's annual conference June 3–5 in Albany.
  • UB’s Three Pillars Catering wins Loyal E. Horton award
    6/15/26
    The National Association of College and University Food Services (NACUFS) announced Three Pillars Catering at UB as a recipient of the NACUFS 2026 Loyal E. Horton Awards.
  • Management launches new online MS program in MIS
    5/29/26
    Beginning this fall, individuals who wish to advance their careers and expand their skills can take advantage of a new Online Master of Science in Management Information Systems from the UB School of Management.
  • Buffalo EOC to hold 53rd commencement
    5/19/26
    The Buffalo Educational Opportunity Center will host its 53rd commencement at 5 p.m. May 20 in the Center for the Arts, North Campus.
  • UB honors 2026 SLICE winners
    5/1/26
    As part of Sustainability Month in April, UB recognized outstanding individuals and departments who exhibit a sincere commitment to transforming UB’s campuses into a holistically sustainable community.
  • Refugee, immigrant health focus of health and advocacy conference
    4/28/26
    “Beyond Access: Building Safety, Trust and Belonging in Refugee and Immigrant Health” is the theme of the fifth annual Community Health and Advocacy Conference sponsored by the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo.
  • Climate action policy bolsters UB’s sustainability efforts
    4/24/26
    UB is closing out its most noteworthy Sustainability Months yet with another big announcement: The university now has a climate action policy. The comprehensive process that was several years in the making concluded with President Satish K. Tripathi’s signature, and the document is now available on the UB Policy Library.