Need to Know

Published May 1, 2026

  • UB Women’s Club to hold wine-pairing dinner
    1/9/17
    The UB Women’s Club will hold its annual dinner and wine pairing to raise money for the Grace Capen scholarship on Feb. 3 at the Fairdale Banquet Center, 672 Wehrle Drive, Amherst.
  • PSS seeking nominations for officers
    1/6/17
    The Elections Committee of the Professional Staff Senate is seeking nominations for senate officers to serve terms from July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2019.
  • Mentors sought for international students
    1/6/17
    UB staff, alumni and domestic students are being recruited to serve as cultural partners for newly arrived international students during the spring 2017 semester as part of the International Student Mentoring Program.
  • Grant-writing workshop set for Jan. 18
    1/5/17
    A daylong workshop designed to arm researchers with the fundamentals of good grant writing will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Jan. 18 in 106 O’Brian Hall, North Campus.
  • Access IT info via Gartner portal
    1/4/17
    UB faculty, staff and students can now access the online catalog of IT research of Gartner Inc. as part of the university’s existing agreement with the information technology research and advisory company.
  • Athletics offering free tickets to women’s game
    12/14/16
    Join the 8-0 UB women’s basketball team as it attempts to break the school record for best start in program history when it takes on St. Bonaventure on Dec. 21.
  • Furry friends return for Stress Relief Days
    12/8/16
    Felling stressed? Therapy dogs will be back in the stacks to help members of the UB community relieve that end-of-the-semester stress.
  • EDI launches new training program
    12/8/16
    The Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) has launched a new, online, employee training program on sexual harassment, discrimination, retaliation and other forms of abusive conduct. 
  • Applications open for WNY Prosperity Scholarship
    12/6/16
    Outstanding UB students are encouraged to apply for the 2017-18 Western New York Prosperity Scholarship, which awards up to $25,000 per year to fund the studies of entrepreneurial and civic-minded UB students.
  • Cleese next speaker in UB series
    12/1/16
    Actor John Cleese, whose work includes “Monty Python’s Flying Circus,” “Fawlty Towers” and the Oscar-nominated film “A Fish Called Wanda,” will speak at UB on Dec. 9 as part of the university’s Distinguished Speakers Series.