Need to Know

Published February 20, 2026

  • UB Libraries hosting blood drive
    6/15/18
    The University Libraries are partnering with the American Red Cross to sponsor a blood drive.
  • UB to roll out new Shop Blue eProcurement system
    6/12/18
    UB will soon roll out Shop Blue, a new eProcurement system that provides an Amazon-like purchasing experience that will greatly reduce both the procurement process and improve delivery times.
  • RENEW lecture to focus on El Niño, climate change
    6/11/18
    El Niño and climate change will be the topic of a RENEW Innovation Lecture on June 14.
  • EDI offers harassment prevention training program
    6/7/18
    UB’s Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion is urging all UB employees to review the university’s Discrimination and Harassment Policy and complete the most recent online training program, “2018 Intersections: Preventing Harassment and Sexual Violence.”
  • Save money on transit passes
    6/5/18
    The higher gas prices go, the more people look to public transportation.
  • Adelman named interim vice provost for libraries
    6/5/18
    Elizabeth Adelman, vice dean for legal information services and director of the Charles B. Sears Law Library in the School of Law, has been appointed interim vice provost for university libraries, effective June 13.
  • Renew parking permits
    5/29/18
    The renewal and application processes are now open for faculty/staff parking permits for the 2018-19 academic year.
  • Carl Dennis, Alan Feldman to give poetry reading
    5/18/18
    SUNY Distinguished Professor Emeritus of English Carl Dennis and Alan Feldman will read from their new books of poetry "Night School" and "The Golden Coin", respectively, on May 24.
  • Libraries to offer data analysis workshops
    5/16/18
    The University Libraries is offering a week of free workshops designed to help faculty, staff, students, library staff retirees and alumni improve their skills working with data and data-based reports.
  • PSS to honor award winners
    5/11/18
    The Professional Staff Senate will hold its annual Awards Luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. June 5 at Banchetti by Rizzo’s, 550 North French Road, Amherst.