Need to Know

Published February 20, 2026

  • Yarn | Wire in residence at UB
    10/23/19
    Yarn | Wire, a quartet whose repertoire has been described as “spare and strange and very, very new,” will be in residence at UB’s Center for 21st Century Music on Nov. 1 for a graduate workshop and an evening concert.
  • Venue change for DSS speaker
    10/22/19
    The venue for deaf activist and reality TV star Nyle DiMarco’s Distinguished Speakers Series lecture on Wednesday has moved to the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts.
  • Research program aims to help smokers quit
    10/21/19
    UB researchers are seeking participants for a free clinical research program that aims to make it easier for smokers to quit the habit — for good.
  • OIX seeks summit proposals
    10/18/19
    The Office of Inclusive Excellence is seeking proposals for presentations and panels for the office’s annual summit, set for April 30.
  • Explore “Art in the Open” at the Center for the Arts
    10/18/19
    The Center for the Arts is opening its studios, rehearsal spaces and classroom doors on Oct. 24 to bring the creativity and innovation of artists from the College of Arts and Sciences out into the open.
  • Enrollment open for Flex Spending Accounts
    10/17/19
    Open enrollment is now underway for New York State Flex Spending Accounts, which allow state employees to pay for certain dependent care or health care expenses with pre-tax dollars.
  • Buffalo-Niagara LGBTQ History Project focus of brown bag lunch
    10/16/19
    A “Conversation with the Buffalo-Niagara LGBTQ History Project” will be the focus of a brown bag luncheon on Oct. 23 presented by the LGBTQ Faculty Staff Association.
  • Deaf activist Nyle DiMarco to kick off DSS
    10/15/19
    Deaf activist Nyle DiMarco will kick off the 2019-20 Distinguished Speakers Series with a talk at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 23 in Alumni Arena, North Campus.
  • Slee Sinfonietta to present ‘Night of Percussion’
    10/15/19
    The Slee Sinfonietta, UB’s professional chamber orchestra in residence and the flagship ensemble of the Robert and Carol Morris Center for 21st Century Music, will present a “Night of Percussion” at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 22 in Lippes Concert Hall in Slee Hall, North Campus.
  • Share Thanksgiving with international students
    10/14/19
    UB employees can share their Thanksgiving traditions while making connections with members of UB’s diverse international community by taking part in the sixth annual “Thanksgiving Without Borders” program.