Need to Know

Published May 29, 2026

  • Public forums set for finalists in VPSL search
    3/25/21
    Four finalists in the search for a new vice president for student life have been identified, and open forums with the members of the UB community will take place next week via Zoom.
  • Step up to good health with SPHHP’s Step Challenge
    3/24/21
    Worldwide research is showing what most of us have known intuitively: Physical activity levels have dropped drastically since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. But members of the UB community can counter those findings by joining the sixth annual Step Challenge sponsored by the School of Public Health and Health Professions.
  • Brown final speaker in Distinguished Speakers Series
    3/22/21
    Actress and vegan foodie Tabitha Brown will speak on April 14 as the final speaker in this year’s Distinguished Speakers Series.
  • Governance bodies elect chairs
    3/10/21
    Fred Stoss has been elected chair of the Faculty Senate and Tim Tryjankowski has been re-elected chair of the Professional Staff Senate in recent elections held by the governance groups representing UB’s faculty and professional staff.
  • Authors to discuss book on reparations for slavery descendants
    3/8/21
    William Darity Jr. and A. Kirsten Mullen will discuss their highly acclaimed new book, “From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in the 21st Century,” during a virtual event on March 11 presented by the UB Center for Diversity Innovation in the College of Arts and Sciences.
  • CIGBS adds first partner in Trinidad and Tobago
    3/1/21
    The University of the West Indies at St. Augustine in Trinidad and Tobago has been named an affiliate center of the UB Center for Integrated Global Biomedical Sciences (CIGBS), a Global Virus Network Center of Excellence.
  • Museums’ role in shaping diverse culture topic of discussion
    2/26/21
    The role of art and museums in representing past and present cultures, as well as shaping the future of diverse cultural landscapes, is the topic of the next installment of the Let’s Talk About Race Series of discussions presented by the Office of Inclusive Excellence.
  • Panel discussion to offer perspectives on racism
    2/26/21
    A virtual panel discussion in which UB experts share their perspectives on racism and offer ways to move forward within a safe and supportive environment will take place on March 3 via Zoom.
  • Faculty fight for survival at annual Life Raft Debate
    2/24/21
    If the earth were to be hit by an apocalyptic asteroid strike, which UB professor would you select to rebuild our society?
  • Expert on mobile technology to deliver Bullough Lecture
    2/23/21
    Ryan Shaw, a digital health specialist and expert on integrating mobile technologies into first-generation care-delivery systems, will give the School of Nursing’s 24th Annual Bonnie Bullough Lecture on April 16.