Need to Know

Published August 14, 2026

  • Noe endows diversity scholarship fund
    8/17/20
    Michael F. Noe, emeritus clinical professor and associate dean for community relations and clinical affairs in the School of Public Health and Health Professions (SPHHP), has endowed a fund to provide scholarships supporting educational diversity, equity and inclusion in SPHHP.
  • UB’s TEDx event asks ‘how far can we go?’
    8/12/20
    “UnlimiTED” is the theme for TEDxUniversityatBuffalo, UB’s version of the worldwide TEDx program devoted to bringing people together to engage in the TED philosophy of promoting “ideas worth sharing.”
  • Locations announced for mask distribution
    8/7/20
    Wearing masks is a key component of UB’s new Health and Safety Guidelines, and faculty, staff and students returning to campus for the fall semester can find many locations on campus where they can receive a free mask or purchase more masks.
  • UB Teach Anywhere website helps in course delivery
    8/5/20
    Faculty members planning their courses for the upcoming semester can find valuable resources for designing and delivering courses in any format at the UB Teach Anywhere website.
  • Why is UB recommending a seven-day quarantine?
    7/17/20
    To reduce the risk of virus transmission, and in accordance with SUNY guidelines, a precautionary seven-day quarantine at their own residence is highly recommended for all UB students, faculty and staff who return to or come to campus in August (or thereafter) to start the academic year.
  • Annual School Supply Drive to follow social distancing guidelines
    7/14/20
    Members of the UB community are invited to donate school supplies to benefit students in pre-kindergarten through grade 8 that are attending schools in the Buffalo Niagara region. The Office of Community Relations has taken into consideration public health guidelines in order to make this annual event as safe and easy as possible for university community members who want to donate.
  • Weber, diversity officers to hold town hall
    7/8/20
    “Let’s Talk about Race,” the series of university-wide lectures, town halls and other events designed to foster conversations toward achieving UB’s goal of deep cultural and structural transformation, continues on July 15 with “A Call to Action: Town Hall with the Provost and Unit Diversity Officers at UB.”
  • UB pharmacy school to hold fifth summer institute virtually
    6/29/20
    For three days this July, students from middle schools, high schools and colleges around the world will get a glimpse of the pharmacy profession at the fifth annual UB Pharmacy Summer Institute.
  • Desai to lead pharmacy school diversity initiatives
    6/24/20
    Kalpesh Desai has been named director of diversity initiatives in the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
  • LaunchPad seeks participants for inclusive autonomous vehicle challenge
    6/18/20
    UB’s Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars is seeking applicants to take part in the Inclusive Autonomous Vehicle Design Challenge.