Need to Know

UB faculty and staff can help overcome a critical blood shortage due to the recent severe winter weather by taking part in Red Cross blood drives being held this month on the North and South campuses.

Because of the severe weather forecast for Jan. 5, the gravesite commemoration celebrating the 218th anniversary of the birth of Millard Fillmore, UB’s first chancellor and 13th president of the United States, scheduled to be held at 10 a.m. in Forest Lawn Cemetery, will be shortened to a brief wreath presentation ceremony outdoors, featuring representatives from the White House, Fillmore legacy organizations and Forest Lawn.

The UB Women’s Club will hold its annual dinner and wine pairing to raise money for student scholarships on Feb. 2 at the Fairdale Banquet Center, 672 Wehrle Drive, Amherst.

The School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences has formed new collaborative 2+4 agreements with eight SUNY community colleges to provide students with the opportunity to earn a doctor of pharmacy degree in a shorter amount of time.

The Professional Staff Senate’s Inclusion & Diversity Committee will hold its annual End-of-the-Semester Potluck Extravaganza from noon to 1:30 p.m. Dec. 20 in 107 Capen Hall, North Campus.

UB is going to the dogs again. The therapy dogs, that is.

UB employees interested in serving on the boards of nonprofit organizations are invited to take part in the charitySTRONG online board matching program.

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.

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.

The Department of Music offers members of the UB community opportunities to hear great music at no cost.