Need to Know

Published December 11, 2025

  • SUNY negotiates new deal with Elsevier
    4/21/20
    After more than a year of negotiations, SUNY and Elsevier have reached a new agreement on access to 248 core titles from the ScienceDirect database.
  • ‘Thank a nurse’ through nursing school campaign
    4/21/20
    The School of Nursing is showing its support and gratitude to the nursing community by collecting messages of encouragement that it will share with nursing colleagues and those whose lives have been touched by the nursing profession.
  • Free soil amendment during Earth Week
    4/17/20
    Campus Dining and Shops invites all members of the UB community to pick up nutrient-rich soil amendment, free of charge, for use in flower and vegetable gardens or as a compost supplement.
  • Weber to lead updated Climate Action Plan webinar on Earth Day
    4/16/20
    As the university celebrates the 50th anniversary of Earth Day on April 22, UB leaders will conduct a webinar discussing UB’s updated Climate Action Plan.
  • Virtual info session to help ease college-decision process
    4/14/20
    The Office of the Vice Provost for Enrollment Management is holding a virtual information session for UB employees who have a child or other relative in the final phases of the college decision-making process and may have questions about how to navigate the process during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Bring UB home with Zoom backgrounds
    4/8/20
    Missing your campus community? We are, too. That’s why University Communications created a special collection of 50+ Zoom backgrounds to help members of the UB community re-connect with fellow Bulls and show some UB pride during video conferences with students, faculty, staff, family and friends.
  • UB encourages staff to wear masks when appropriate
    4/7/20
    UB is “strongly encouraging” essential staff members working on campus to wear face coverings when in close proximity to other individuals or when providing customer services.
  • Ostrov appointed to NIH study section
    4/6/20
    Jamie Ostrov, professor in the Department of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences, has been appointed to a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Research Review Study Section.
  • Mendola named chair of epidemiology and environmental health
    4/3/20
    Pauline Mendola earned her bachelor’s (’85), master’s (’90) and doctorate (’84) from UB. She started her professional career as a clerk in what is now the Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health. After earning her PhD in epidemiology and community health, she served for a time as a faculty member in the department.
  • UBIT sets Zoom tutorials
    3/30/20
    UBIT is hosting virtual office hours March 31 and April 1 to help faculty, staff and students become familiar with Zoom’s video and audio conferencing tools.