Need to Know

Published August 14, 2026

  • ‘Shark Tank’ investor Daymond John to speak at UB
    3/3/20
    “Shark Tank” investor, entrepreneur and FUBU CEO Daymond John will speak at UB on March 11 as part of UB’s Distinguished Speakers Series.
  • Public invited to view progress of park transformation
    3/2/20
    The Imagine LaSalle park redesign project will hold a community meeting March 10 to reveal an updated design for Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park that reflects changes made based on technical studies and analysis completed throughout 2019.
  • Safe Schools Initiative Seminar set for March 19
    2/27/20
    Editor's note: This event has cancelled to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
  • Faculty fight for survival at Life Raft Debate
    2/27/20
    When disaster threatens all of humanity, which professor will make the cut to join the survivors?
  • UB to hold Shared Governance Day
    2/26/20
    UB will hold its fifth Shared Governance Day on March 3 with a joint meeting of the Faculty Senate and the Professional Staff Senate.
  • Plots available in Campus Garden
    2/25/20
    Plots are available in the UB Campus Garden for the upcoming growing season.
  • McDuffie appointed to UB Council
    2/25/20
    Brenda W. McDuffie, the first woman president and CEO of the Buffalo Urban League Inc., has been appointed to the UB Council by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo. Her term, which began in December, will run through June 2023.
  • Public forums set for finalists in SEAS dean search
    2/24/20
    The finalists in the search for a new dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have been identified and they will be visiting UB March 2, 3, 4, 6 and 11.
  • Register for Business Day
    2/21/20
    Registration is now open for Business Day 2020, the annual day of training, information gathering and networking presented by Finance and Administration.
  • Girls to explore worlds of IT, startups at free event
    2/18/20
    Girls who dream of becoming information technology whizzes or starting a business will have the chance to learn from more than a dozen women who have succeeded at doing just that at She Started IT, an event designed to inspire and encourage girls to pursue careers in those fields.