Need to Know

Published August 14, 2026

  • Theatre and Dance presents Emerging Choreographers Showcase
    11/5/19
    The Emerging Choreographers Showcase, featuring new dance works created solely by UB student choreographers, will take place Nov. 15-17 in the Katharine Cornell Theatre in the Ellicott Complex, North Campus.
  • Sign up for Adopt a Family
    11/4/19
    UB departments that would like to take part in the university’s annual Adopt a Family initiative should sign up by Nov. 15.
  • African urbanism expert to deliver Clarkson lecture
    11/4/19
    South African urban planning scholar Vanessa Watson is visiting UB this week to host conversations with the university and surrounding community on the intersection of rapid urbanization in Africa with issues of equity and conflict around food security and global health.
  • Renowned literary editor Brigid Hughes to visit UB Libraries
    11/1/19
    Brigid Hughes, founding editor of the esteemed literary magazine A Public Space, will visit the UB Libraries to share her insight and experiences as a world-renowned literary editor.
  • Workshop to offer instruction on Ally
    10/31/19
    A workshop to help faculty create accessible content using the UBlearns tool Ally will take place next week on the North and South campuses.
  • Reilly to perform faculty recital
    10/24/19
    Violinist and UB faculty member Shannon Reilly will perform a program featuring the world premiere of Anna Heflin’s “The Wonderland Series” at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 3 in Baird Recital Hall, 250 Baird Hall, North Campus.
  • 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.