Need to Know

Published May 1, 2026

  • UB police to present active-shooter training
    2/27/23
    Students, staff and faculty are invited to attend training being presented this week by UB police on how to respond in the event of an active shooter on campus.
  • Manyon named chair of Family Medicine
    2/24/23
    Andrea T. Manyon, clinical professor and interim chair of the Department of Family Medicine in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at UB, has been appointed chair of the department.
  • Have your voice heard in WSJ/College Pulse ranking
    2/24/23
    The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), along with its research partners College Pulse (CP) and Statista, has launched a new U.S. undergraduate college ranking “The Wall Street Journal/College Pulse Ranking.”
  • Pre-dental pathway program seeks applicants
    2/21/23
    The School of Dental Medicine’s Destination Dental School — a program that aims to remove barriers to careers in dentistry for students underrepresented in the profession — is seeking applicants for this summer’s program.
  • Honors College to present panel on Turkey-Syria quake
    2/20/23
    The recent earthquake in Turkey/Türkiye and Syria will be the topic of a panel discussion and Q&A session on Feb. 21 presented by the Honors College.
  • Search panel named for architecture dean
    2/8/23
    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.
  • Inaugural vendor fair to spotlight UB alumni startups
    2/6/23
    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.
  • EOC to present Income Inequality Forum
    1/31/23
    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.
  • UPD, law enforcement partners continue investigation in fatal stabbing case
    1/25/23
    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.
  • ‘Blue out’ game welcomes campus back for spring semester
    1/24/23
    Members of the UB community can show their UB pride by attending the “blue out” men’s basketball game on Jan. 31.