Need to Know

Published August 14, 2026

  • UB Alumni Association elects new president, officers
    7/15/21
    Dharshan Jayasinghe, BA ’03, has been elected to a two-year term as president of the UB Alumni Association, a group that represents the interests of more than 280,000 graduates around the world.
  • CDS wins silver award in national competition
    7/13/21
    Campus Dining and Shops (CDS) has received a silver award in the 2020 Loyal E. Horton Dining Awards sponsored by the National College and University Food Service Association (NACUFS).
  • Blackledge named executive director of FSA
    7/12/21
    Eric Blackledge has been appointed executive director of the Faculty Student Association (FSA), doing business as Campus Dining and Shops (CDS), after a national search.
  • UB pharmacy school hosts annual summer institute
    7/9/21
    High school and college students from across the world will have a unique opportunity to explore and better understand what it means to be a pharmacist at the sixth annual University at Buffalo Pharmacy Summer Institute for High School and College Students.
  • SPHHP collaborates on Coursera series leading to public health crisis skills
    7/8/21
    Profound health-related emergencies like the COVID-19 pandemic can test the most seasoned leaders, but a collaboration among UB’s School of Public Health and Health Professions, the University at Albany and Stony Brook University aims to help public health and other professionals lead effectively during such crises.
  • BLM campaign wins national, state advancement awards
    6/17/21
    A Student Life project designed to expand understanding of what it means to be Black in America has been recognized on the national and state levels.
  • EAP offering new support groups
    6/15/21
    UB’s Employee Assistance Program is offering two new support groups to provide emotional, educational and social support for UB employees.
  • Health Sciences Library renamed Abbott Library
    6/10/21
    The University Libraries have changed the name of the Health Sciences Library to Abbott Library.
  • Listening sessions set for VPHS, Jacobs dean
    6/3/21
    The search for a new vice president for health sciences and dean of the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences has officially launched, and the search committee is holding two virtual listening sessions next week to discuss campus interests and priorities for the search.
  • OIX offers free tickets to celebrate Juneteenth
    6/2/21
    In celebration of Juneteenth, the Office of Inclusive Excellence is offering free tickets for UB faculty, staff and students to visit two institutions that explore the history of Black leadership, resistance and resilience in Buffalo and Western New York.