Need to Know

Published December 11, 2025

  • AR-VR-MR Community of Practice to hold networking event
    10/3/19
    Faculty and staff interested in the use of immersive environments in education are invited to an open networking event on Oct. 4 sponsored by a newPprofessional Community of Practice.
  • Student Success Summit set for Oct. 25
    10/2/19
    Nationally known student assessment expert Jillian Kinzie will be the keynote speaker at this year’s Student Success Summit, a professional development opportunity designed around the use of assessment to inform efforts to address important issues related to student success.
  • St. Vil to discuss effects of implicit bias on African American women’s health
    9/27/19
    Establishing equal and consistent access to health care is an essential component needed to close the gap in the health disparities African American women experience relative to their non-Hispanic white counterparts, but it’s not enough to completely solve the problem, according to Noelle St. Vil, assistant professor in the School of Social Work.
  • Campus input sought in provost search
    9/25/19
    Members of the UB community will have a chance to offer their input as the university begins its search for a new provost and executive vice president for academic affairs.
  • Moog CEO named 2019 Buffalo Niagara Executive of the Year
    9/25/19
    John Scannell, chairman and CEO of Moog Inc., will be honored as the 2019 Buffalo Niagara Executive of the Year by the School of Management.
  • Department of Music to present faculty recitals
    9/25/19
    The Department of Music will present recitals by several faculty members during the fall semester.
  • Dannenhoffer recipient of Newman Award
    9/24/19
    Raymond Dannenhoffer, associate dean for support services at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at UB, recently received the 2019 Newman Award from UB Catholic, the university’s Catholic Campus Ministry.
  • Free chair yoga classes offered
    9/24/19
    Wellness & Work/Life Balance, in partnership with Recreation and Intramural Services, is offering free chair yoga classes during the fall semester.
  • Solar energy topic of RENEW lecture
    9/23/19
    The challenges of transforming a fossil fuel-based economy to a sustainable economy based on solar energy is the topic of a lecture on Oct. 4 sponsored by UB RENEW.
  • Regional leaders to discuss health care in the decade ahead
    9/23/19
    Leaders from the region’s top health systems, insurers, physician groups and community health organizations will come together on Oct. 11 for an all-day forum to discuss the future of health care.