Profound health-related emergencies like the COVID-19 pandemic can test the most seasoned leaders, but a collaboration among UB’s School of Public Health and Health Professions, the University at Albany and Stony Brook University aims to help public health and other professionals lead effectively during such crises.

A Student Life project designed to expand understanding of what it means to be Black in America has been recognized on the national and state levels.

UB’s Employee Assistance Program is offering two new support groups to provide emotional, educational and social support for UB employees.

The University Libraries have changed the name of the Health Sciences Library to Abbott Library.

The search for a new vice president for health sciences and dean of the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences has officially launched, and the search committee is holding two virtual listening sessions next week to discuss campus interests and priorities for the search.

In celebration of Juneteenth, the Office of Inclusive Excellence is offering free tickets for UB faculty, staff and students to visit two institutions that explore the history of Black leadership, resistance and resilience in Buffalo and Western New York.

UB is aware of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s announcement that New York State will adopt the CDC’s latest recommendations, including not requiring masks for fully vaccinated people, in most business and public settings.

The University Libraries has announced that Keith Mages has been appointed curator of the Robert L. Brown History of Medicine Collection.

UB faculty, staff and students are encouraged to use an alternative method of transportation to get to campus on Green Your Commute Day on May 21.

As part of The Buffalo News’ News in Education (NIE) program, all UB faculty, staff and students now have free unlimited access, through Aug. 31, to digital editions of The Buffalo News, which includes BuffaloNews.com, the daily E-edition and mobile app.