Need to Know

Published February 6, 2023

  • UB to hold torch rally for Lake Placid FISU World University Games
    12/16/22
    UB is no stranger to the World University Games. The university was a host to the games in July 1993, providing the venues for track and field, diving, tennis and volleyball, and housing the games’ 5,000 participants in the Ellicott Complex. And UB Stadium was built specially for the games and remains one of the World University Games’ most recognizable legacies.
  • UBF announces sale of Butler Mansion
    12/6/22
    The UB Foundation has announced the sale of the historic Butler Mansion in downtown Buffalo to Douglas Development for $3.75 million. 
  • King named SUNY’s 15th chancellor
    12/5/22
    John B. King Jr., a lifelong educator and secretary of education in the Obama administration, was appointed SUNY’s 15th chancellor today by the board of trustees.
  • UB raises minimum stipends for full-time, fully funded PhD students
    12/5/22
    UB will raise minimum stipends to $23,000 and $29,900 for full-time, fully funded PhD students on 10-month and 12-month appointments, respectively, effective fall 2023. These increases will ensure that PhD stipends remain competitive and UB programs are able to recruit the very best PhD students to the university.
  • Perry lecture to examine how cannabis legalization affects public health policy
    11/17/22
    Rosalie Pacula, president of the International Society for Drug Policy, will discuss “The Impact of Policy on Public Health: Evidence from Cannabis Legalization Experiments in the U.S. and Canada” during the 34th annual J. Warren Perry Lectureship in Public Health.
  • Murray named interim chair of medicine
    11/16/22
    Brian M. Murray, associate professor of medicine, has been appointed interim chair of the Department of Medicine, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at UB.
  • UB deepfake expert to present free talk at science museum
    11/15/22
    A UB computer scientist who is one of the world’s leading experts on deepfakes will present a free demonstration on how to detect fraudulent videos at noon on Nov. 19 in the auditorium of the Buffalo Museum of Science, 1020 Humboldt Parkway, Buffalo.
  • UB Women’s Club to hold holiday luncheon
    11/10/22
    The UB Women’s Club will hold its annual holiday luncheon to raise money for student scholarships on Dec. 3 at Sean Patrick's Restaurant, 3480 Millersport Highway, Getzville.
  • Town hall to update UB community on PACOR progress
    11/8/22
    Members of the UB community can learn about the progress being made to advance diversity, equity, inclusion and justice at the university at a virtual town hall on Nov. 15.
  • Blue Table holds annual food drive
    11/7/22
    The UB community can help ensure that UB students celebrate a “holiday without hunger” by contributing to the annual food drive conducted by Blue Table, the university’s virtual food pantry.