Need to Know

The search for the next dean of the School of Architecture and Planning has begun with the appointment of a search committee chaired by Andrew S. Whittaker, SUNY Distinguished Professor of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering.

Graduates of the School of Management’s Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership will showcase their products and services at the inaugural CEL Alumni Vendor Fair on Feb. 9 at the UB Educational Opportunity Center.

UB’s Educational Opportunity Center (EOC) will host an Income Inequality Forum on Feb. 23, an event being held in recognition of Black History Month.

With assistance from local, state and federal law enforcement partners, UB Police continue to make progress in the investigation of the fatal stabbing case of SUNY Buffalo State University student Tyler Lewis.

Members of the UB community can show their UB pride by attending the “blue out” men’s basketball game on Jan. 31.

The five finalists in the search for a new dean of the School of Dental Medicine will visit campus over the next two weeks.

The Black History Nerds Saturday School, a professional development series for pre-K–12 teachers and others interested in learning more about Black history and race, opens Jan. 21 with a virtual presentation titled “A Love Letter to Buffalo: #BuffaloSyllabus and Digital Scholarship.”

Sherrilyn Ifill, civil rights attorney and former president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF), will speak on Feb. 16 as UB’s 47th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Speaker.

IRS-certified accounting students from the School of Management will once again provide free tax preparation services to individuals and families with annual income of $60,000 or less.

UB has announced the third annual UB Fast 46 competition, open to alumni and former students who own or lead businesses.