Need to Know

Published December 11, 2025

  • Special Collections reopens on March 5
    3/1/18
    The University Libraries Special Collections, which includes The Poetry Collection, University Archives, and Rare and Special Books, will reopen to the campus community on March 5.
  • Zodiaque Dance Ensemble to present ‘Cool Hunting’
    2/28/18
    The Zodiaque Dance Ensemble, celebrating its 20th anniversary season, will present its spring concert, “Cool Hunting,” March 9-11 in the Black Box Theatre in the Center for the Arts, North Campus.
  • Ryan calls for more state funding for UB programs
    2/27/18
    State Assemblyman Sean Ryan on Monday called for a minimum of $3.5 million to be included in this year’s state budget to fund UB’s technology-based economic development programs, which helped industry partners create 372 new jobs in Buffalo in fiscal 2016-17.
  • Theatre and Dance to present ‘Hamlet’
    2/27/18
    The Department of Theatre and Dance will present William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” March 9-11 in the Drama Theatre in the Center for the Arts, North Campus.
  • Organist Joshua Stafford to perform at UB
    2/26/18
    Concert organist and Jamestown native Joshua Stafford will present a recital on UB’s landmark Fisk Organ at 7:30 p.m. March 2 in Lippes Concert Hall in Slee Hall, North Campus.
  • Arts Collaboratory visiting artist to show films at UB
    2/21/18
    Scottish artist Jacqueline Donachie will screen and discuss her films “Hazel” and “Tomorrow Belongs to Me” Feb. 27 and March 1 as part of UB’s Arts Collaboratory Healthcare Initiative.
  • UB Police to hold active-shooter training
    2/20/18
    At a time when school shootings are seemingly common events, University Police offers departments and units across the university training that can help them prepare if such an incident ever happened at UB.
  • UB Libraries to present sustainability-themed film series
    2/16/18
    The University Libraries’ Sustainability Movie Series will premiere on Feb. 19 with a screening of “Gambling on Extinction” (2015), a documentary directed by Jakob Kneser about the illegal wildlife trade in Africa and Asia.
  • CDS’ Plazio named Chef of the Year
    2/16/18
    Neal Plazio, executive chef for Campus Dining & Shops (CDS), has been named the 2018 Chef of the Year by the American Culinary Federation (ACF) of Greater Buffalo.
  • PSS sponsors talk on sustainable eating
    2/15/18
    Our dinner plate … and climate change?