UB Tech News

Foster Hall—UB’s first building constructed on the Main Street Campus (South Campus)—has been fully transformed with a modern technology infrastructure designed and supported by UBIT.

UB students: Level Up’s gaming lounge in Lockwood 2 North has five brand-new Nintendo Switch 2 consoles, replacing the original Switch 1.

Students and faculty with 6 GHz-capable devices will soon experience faster, more reliable Wi-Fi in UB’s centrally scheduled lecture halls.

The UB Remote Desktop Gateway service is retiring March 23, 2026. Students, faculty, and staff can connect to UB VPN with their devices to access important UB services off campus.

Starting Fall 2025, UB will phase out Jabber, which will retire by the end of the year. UB faculty and staff will instead have the ability to make phone calls using Cisco Call in Microsoft Teams.

Looking to connect a device to the UB Devices or UB Connect networks at UB? Make sure to turn off the Private Wi-Fi Address setting first to prevent you from having to continuously re-register your device.

The University at Buffalo aligns with a statewide and SUNY ban on DeepSeek AI following concerns about foreign government surveillance and data security. Faculty, staff and students must not download or access DeepSeek AI on UB-owned devices or when using UB networks.

UB encourages all students to act responsibly when it comes to downloading and sharing digital content.

Has UB given you the tools you need for a successful semester? Join a virtual input session on February 18 or 19 and let us know. 

Learn how UB can help you get a new laptop or have access to public computing sites on campus.