Need to Know

Published February 24, 2026

  • UUP members can help sick colleagues
    12/1/17
    Members of United University Professions who have accrued more than the maximum-allowed 40 vacation days may donate them to a UUP colleague who is seriously ill or injured and has run out of sick-leave accruals.
  • UB chefs going vegan
    11/30/17
    Campus Dining and Shops (CDS) chefs are submerging themselves in a vegan-only diet — both on campus and at home — this week in an effort to reframe their thinking surrounding plant-based meal planning and execution.
  • Music to present free concerts
    11/29/17
    The Department of Music offers members of the UB community opportunities to hear great music at no cost.
  • UB nursing programs receive 10-year accreditation
    11/28/17
    The School of Nursing’s baccalaureate, master’s, doctor of nursing practice, and post-graduate advanced practice registered nurse certificate programs have been granted a full 10-year accreditation from the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
  • Hochul to speak on leadership
    11/22/17
    Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul will offer her thoughts on leadership at a special program on Nov. 27 presented by the School of Management’s Center for Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness (CLOE).
  • Top journalists to discuss ‘presidents and the press’
    11/22/17
    Some of the area’s most distinguished journalists will come together Nov. 29 for a “Presidents and the Press” roundtable to discuss the role of a free media in American politics.
  • Time to change health insurance
    11/20/17
    The Health Insurance Option Transfer Period for state employees, during which workers can change their health insurance carrier, voluntarily cancel coverage or change from family to individual coverage, runs through Dec. 15.
  • Tips for winter parking, travel at UB
    11/10/17
    With winter looming, Parking and Transportation Services offers some tips to help your travel to and around campus.
  • ‘Wandering’ focus of roundtable
    11/10/17
    “Movement, Publics and Borders,” a roundtable discussion examining the theoretical, historical, social and political factors that intersect the concept of “wandering,” will take place from 5:30-7 p.m. Nov. 14 in the UB Anderson Gallery.
  • Theatre & Dance to present Green Day’s ‘American Idiot’
    11/10/17
    The Department of Theatre & Dance will present Green Day’s “American Idiot” Nov. 16-19 and Nov. 30-Dec. 3 in the Drama Theatre in the Center for the Arts, North Campus.