Need to Know

Published April 17, 2026

  • UB conference to focus on building leadership skills in sustainability and business
    4/8/25
    Leaders from the business, nonprofit and academic worlds are invited to come together April 23 for a conference hosted by the School of Management’s Center for Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness (CLOE).
  • Verona Quartet returns to close out Slee Beethoven String Quartet Cycle
    4/2/25
    The internationally-acclaimed Verona Quartet returns to Lippes Concert Hall in Slee Hall on the North Campus April 10-11 for the final two performances of the Slee Beethoven String Quartet Cycle, Part II.
  • Cancer epidemiologist to deliver Graham lecture
    4/2/25
    Christine B. Ambrosone, a distinguished professor of oncology and leading expert in cancer prevention and control, will deliver the 18th Annual Saxon Graham Lecture on April 18.
  • Gresham lecturer to explore the power of play
    4/2/25
    Play isn’t just for children — it’s a vital part of lifelong health and well-being. But what makes play so powerful, and how does it shape the way we interact with the world?
  • Register by April 4 for Global Health Day symposium
    3/28/25
    Join UB's Office of Global Health Initiatives for the 14th annual Global Health Day Symposium: Environmental Concerns and Health Impacts in Global and Local Communities on April 11.
  • Kara Kelly named top health care leader by Becker’s
    3/26/25
    Becker’s Hospital Review has named Kara M. Kelly, chief of the Division of Hematology/Oncology in the Department of Pediatrics in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, and chair of the Department of Pediatric Oncology at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, to its list of top leaders in health care.
  • Communities of Care Symposium set
    3/25/25
    Community members, artists, activists and scholars interested in discussing care, disability and communities will gather in Buffalo on April 24-25 for the Communities of Care Symposium 2025.
  • Nickerson named 2025 AERA fellow
    3/25/25
    Amanda Nickerson, SUNY Distinguished Professor and director of the Alberti Center for Bullying Abuse Prevention, has been named a 2025 fellow of the American Educational Research Association (AERA).
  • UB hosts 2025 Buffalo International Guitar Festival
    3/24/25
    The Buffalo International Guitar Festival is set to return UB March 28–30, hosted in collaboration with Guitar Reach Buffalo.
  • Chiquet named chair of pediatric and community dentistry
    3/21/25
    Brett T. Chiquet has been named professor and chair of the Department of Pediatric and Community Dentistry at the School of Dental Medicine, effective March 27.