Need to Know

Published May 1, 2026

  • Pulitzer-Prize winner, UB alum, to speak at Homecoming
    9/25/17
    Marcus Yam graduated from UB in 2006 with a degree in aerospace engineering — and then took a very different career path. He’s now a top news photographer with two Pulitzer Prizes to his name.
  • Have coffee with a cop
    9/22/17
    Members of the UB community can stop by the Health Sciences Library on Oct. 4 and share a cup of coffee — and some conversation — with UB Police officers.
  • Forensic accounting investigator to speak at UB
    9/21/17
    John Galiski, an expert on forensic accounting and fraud investigations, will return to his alma mater, UB’s School of Management, to deliver the Sufrin Lecture on Oct. 2.
  • UB Libraries celebrate Banned Books Week
    9/20/17
    Books that once made the literary blacklist, including the ‘The Great Gatsby” and Dr. Seuss’ “Green Eggs and Ham,” will be on display in the lobby of Lockwood Memorial Library as the UB Libraries mark Banned Books Week Sept. 24-30.
  • Law school to hold DACA Renewal Clinic
    9/18/17
    The School of Law’s Community Justice Clinic will hold a free DACA Renewal Clinic on Sept. 25 for any DACA recipient who needs legal advice or needs to file a renewal by Oct. 5.
  • Bike event offers free tuneup
    9/18/17
    Attention UB cyclists. Get a tuneup and bike registration, and learn about UB BikeShare at a free event taking place this week on the North and South campuses.
  • Help name new eProcurement system
    9/15/17
    Procurement Services is looking for help in naming the new procure-to-pay eProcurement system it is implementing at UB. The new system — Jaggaer, formerly SciQuest — will provide an Amazon-style purchasing experience that will greatly reduce both the procurement process and improve delivery times.
  • Tripathi to present State of the University Address
    9/15/17
    President Satish K. Tripathi will deliver his sixth State of the University Address at 11 a.m. Oct. 6 in the Student Union Theater, North Campus.
  • Freedom of speech topic of PSS panel
    9/12/17
    A panel of campus experts will discuss the complexities of freedom of speech at a diverse, public university at a special session being held Sept. 19 on the North Campus.
  • UB to hold Assessment Day
    9/11/17
    Ellie Fogarty, vice president at the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, will be the keynote speaker at “Assessment 5.0: Continuous Improvement,” UB’s annual Assessment Day symposium being held Sept. 29 in 145 Student Union, North Campus.