Need to Know

Published December 11, 2025

  • Alice Cooper, ‘Supermensch’ Shep Gordon to visit UB
    9/7/22
    Rock & Roll Hall of Fame legend Alice Cooper and his longtime friend and manager, UB alumnus Shep Gordon, will visit UB on Sept. 13 to talk about their epic journey and partnership over the past 50 years.
  • Music running BOGO ticket promotion
    9/6/22
    Faculty and staff can buy one ticket to a Department of Music concert this spring and receive one ticket free as part of a special ticket promotion on Sept. 7.
  • Wager named curator of exhibitions at UB Art Galleries
    9/2/22
    Anna Wager, the Clarence A. Davis Visual Arts Curator and gallery director at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, has been named curator of exhibitions at the UB Art Galleries.
  • ‘Blue-out’ UB Stadium for Bulls’ home opener on Sept. 10
    9/1/22
    Attendees at the UB Bulls’ home opener on Sept. 10 against Holy Cross are encouraged to “blue-out” UB Stadium by wearing blue and bringing their True Blue pride to the game.
  • Search underway for new dental dean
    8/30/22
    The search for a new dean for the School of Dental Medicine is underway, with the appointment of a search committee headed by Gary Pollack, dean of the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
  • UB Women’s Club to hold Fall Luncheon
    8/29/22
    The UB Women’s Club will hold its annual Fall Luncheon on Sept. 10 at Banchetti by Rizzo, 550 North Forest Road, Amherst. 
  • Operation Doorhanger goes digital
    8/24/22
    Operation Doorhanger is going digital this year, and it will be reaching more homes in the University Heights than ever before.
  • Arts Collaboratory director leaving UB
    8/11/22
    Bronwyn Keenan, the inaugural director of the UB Arts Collaboratory in the College of Arts and Sciences, is leaving UB to take a position at a Los Angeles-based artist studio. Her last day at the university is Sept. 3.
  • Diffenderfer named interim VP for advancement
    8/9/22
    Jason Diffenderfer, senior associate vice president for university advancement and co-director of the Boldly Buffalo campaign, has been named interim vice president for university advancement.
  • Community Relations sponsoring school supply drive
    8/9/22
    Members of the UB community are encouraged to donate school supplies to benefit students at local K-8 schools and at UB’s Educational Opportunity Center during the Office of Community Relations’ annual drive.