Need to Know

Published February 24, 2026

  • Olusola to deliver MLK Commemoration keynote
    1/29/26
    Pentatonix beatboxer Kevin Olusola will visit UB on Feb. 10 as the university’s 50th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration keynote speaker.
  • Management students offer free tax preparation services
    1/28/26
    IRS-certified accounting students from the School of Management will once again provide free tax preparation services to individuals and families with annual income of $69,000 or less.
  • Grammy-winning vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth to perform at UB
    1/26/26
    Roomful of Teeth, the Grammy Award-winning vocal ensemble dedicated to reimagining the expressive capabilities of the human voice, will appear at UB on Feb. 3.
  • UB’s international design competition exhibition opens Jan. 28
    1/22/26
    Over the past several months, seven teams of architects and consultants from around the world have been developing their entries for The Resilient Campus, an international design competition sponsored by the School of Architecture and Planning.
  • UB, Northeast College announce new educational partnership
    1/20/26
    UB and Northeast College of Health Sciences have announced a new educational partnership that creates expanded academic pathways for students pursuing advanced careers in the health sciences. The collaboration introduces a 4+3 articulation agreement designed to support a smooth transition from undergraduate study at UB to doctoral-level education at Northeast College.
  • ‘Blue out’ Alumni Arena for UMass game
    1/14/26
    Those planning to attend the UB Bulls’ men’s basketball game on Jan. 23 against UMass are encouraged to “blue out” Alumni Arena by wearing blue and showing up with plenty of True Blue pride.
  • State DOT workers ‘upskilling’ with UB engineering courses
    1/13/26
    A partnership between UB and the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) is providing state transportation workers with valuable, in-demand skills.
  • UB physician, author to discuss faith and health
    1/13/26
    UB faculty member David M. Holmes, author of the forthcoming book, “Patient Case Studies on Religion and Spirituality in Healthcare Practice,” will discuss how spirituality and religion affect our health at a talk on Jan. 15.
  • New scholarship to support Lafayette High School students interested in architecture
    1/8/26
    Lafayette International High School (PS 207) students with an interest in architecture will soon be able to apply for the Gordon Bunshaft Award — a new scholarship program formed between the School of Architecture and Planning and the SOM Foundation.
  • Nominate outstanding UB grads for achievement awards
    1/6/26
    Since 1950, hundreds of distinguished UB alumni have been honored for their professional achievements, service to the university and impact on society — including CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, inventor Wilson Greatbatch, astronaut Ellen Schulman Baker and actor Winston Duke.