Need to Know

Published February 20, 2026

  • HI to hold grant-writing workshop
    8/20/19
    The UB Humanities Institute is hosting an external grant-writing workshop from noon to 3 p.m. Aug. 30 in 1032 Clemens Hall, North Campus.
  • Free fitness classes for UB employees
    8/12/19
    UB faculty and staff can take advantage of free lunchtime fitness classes this fall, courtesy of Wellness and Work/Life Balance, and Recreation and Intramural Services.
  • Research program aims to help smokers quit
    8/7/19
    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.
  • UB students taking their burger alternative to the public
    8/6/19
    Three UB students will test their sustainable beef alternative burger with a larger public for the first time this weekend.
  • Clinical trial seeks Type 1 diabetics
    8/1/19
    A clinical trial at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at UB is seeking patients aged 18-65 with Type 1 diabetes whose hemoglobin A1C (HbA1C), a measure of sugar in the blood, is between 7% and 10%.
  • Drive seeks to fill the backpacks
    7/25/19
    Members of the UB community are invited to donate school supplies to benefit students in pre-kindergarten through grade 8 who are attending schools in the Buffalo Niagara region.
  • UB to stage full-scale emergency exercise
    7/23/19
    UB’s emergency management department, in collaboration with local, state and federal emergency responders, will conduct a full-scale exercise designed to ensure coordinated, timely and effective response and recovery to a campus crisis.
  • UB-issued disability parking permits available
    7/19/19
    Beginning Aug. 26, university-issued disability parking permits will be required in addition to municipality-issued permits for members of the UB community who need special parking consideration due to a permanent or temporary disability.
  • UB receives two top CASE awards
    7/12/19
    UB received two top international awards from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), the global association for professionals working in advancement services, alumni relations, communications, fundraising and marketing at colleges, universities, independent schools and affiliated nonprofits.
  • Advisers sought for Alternative Break trips
    7/12/19
    The Office of Student Engagement is looking for UB faculty and staff to serve as advisers for UB’s Alternative Break community service trips.