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There’s a new chair in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning in the School of Architecture and Planning.

Athletics Director Allen Greene is leaving UB to lead the athletics program at Auburn University.

A multi-year project to dramatically improve Wi-Fi on UB’s three campuses is now complete, and students, faculty and staff should notice better speed and coverage.    

The School of Public Health and Health Professions has a new chair in the Department of Rehabilitation Science.

UB faculty and staff can help overcome a critical blood shortage due to the recent severe winter weather by taking part in Red Cross blood drives being held this month on the North and South campuses.

Because of the severe weather forecast for Jan. 5, the gravesite commemoration celebrating the 218th anniversary of the birth of Millard Fillmore, UB’s first chancellor and 13th president of the United States, scheduled to be held at 10 a.m. in Forest Lawn Cemetery, will be shortened to a brief wreath presentation ceremony outdoors, featuring representatives from the White House, Fillmore legacy organizations and Forest Lawn.

The UB Women’s Club will hold its annual dinner and wine pairing to raise money for student scholarships on Feb. 2 at the Fairdale Banquet Center, 672 Wehrle Drive, Amherst.

The School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences has formed new collaborative 2+4 agreements with eight SUNY community colleges to provide students with the opportunity to earn a doctor of pharmacy degree in a shorter amount of time.

The Professional Staff Senate’s Inclusion & Diversity Committee will hold its annual End-of-the-Semester Potluck Extravaganza from noon to 1:30 p.m. Dec. 20 in 107 Capen Hall, North Campus.