The Department of Theatre and Dance will present Zodiaque Dance Ensemble's "Run to Daylight" from April 7-9. Performance times are: 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 7; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 8; and 2 p.m. Sunday, April 9.

The finals of the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition are happening this week, and members of the UB campus community will have a chance to vote for their favorite project.

Buffalo News reporter Jerry Zremski and photographer Derek Gee will discuss their experiences reporting on the lives of refugees from Burma during “From Burma to Buffalo,” a presentation sponsored by the School of Social Work’s Immigrant and Refugee Research Institute.

The Distinguished Speakers Series event with Roxane Gay, originally scheduled for 8 p.m. tonight (April 5) has been postponed and rescheduled for Thursday, April 13, after her travel plans were disrupted due to unforeseen flight complications and delays.

The UB Child Care Center again is offering a School-Age Summer Camp for children ages 5-12.

The Professional Staff Senate’s Sustainable Living Committee is sponsoring a free clothing and household electronics recycling event April 27 at the Center for Tomorrow.

As the debate over health care reform continues, the region’s top health care leaders will share their insights during a panel discussion hosted by the School of Management on April 24 on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus.

To better serve faculty, staff and students who need immediate and accurate help with technology, UB Information Technology is producing a series of video tutorials focused on the tech tools and resources that matter most to the UB community.

Members of the university community are asked to monitor their health and follow basic hygiene guidelines due to incidences of stomach flu affecting many UB students this week.

After a break for the winter season, construction will resume April 17 on Sweet Home Road near the UB North Campus.

UB employees, their families and retirees can learn better ways to handle the pressure of everyday living at a free, half-day “Stress Less Retreat” on April 26.

 Faculty members can help inform UB’s IT decision-making by taking the 2017 Faculty IT survey.

In honor of Earth Week, members of the UB community can pick up free, nutrient-rich soil amendment from Campus Dining & Shops for use in their own flower and vegetable gardens or as a compost supplement.

Furnas Hall is open today for classes and regular activities after being closed for several hours Sunday night when a possible methane leak was reported in a fifth-floor lab.

New materials for renewable energy applications will be the subject of a symposium at the Center for the Arts April 21-22.

The following UB employees retired from the university from January 2017 through March 2017:

The study of addiction, much like addiction itself, is filled with complex questions cutting across many fields, including psychology, sociology, medicine, neuroscience, public health and education. At UB, not only are these questions explored throughout these academic disciplines, but they are also the focus of the university’s Research Institute on Addictions (RIA).

UB’s Creative Arts Initiative is partnering with the Burchfield Penney Art Center to bring composer Laura Kaminsky and visual artist Rebecca Allan to Buffalo for “The Inspiration Between Music and Art,” a multimedia residency taking place April 27-29 at SUNY Buffalo State.

“BAND Against Bullying,” the annual competition to raise bullying awareness, will take place at 7 p.m. April 27 at Shea’s 710 Main Theater. The event is sold out.

Business owners, community organizers and residents of the East Side of Buffalo will come together April 27 to discuss creating a business and cultural district for the community at “Black Business Boom: A Community Conversation.”

The UB Child Care Center (UBCCC) will hold its fifth annual Friends & Family 5K Fun Walk on May 13 on the North Campus.  

Paul S. Guinn, a European historian and associate professor emeritus at UB, died April 22 in Mercy Hospital after a long illness. He was 88.

President Satish K. Tripathi will deliver his annual address to the voting faculty at 3 p.m. May 9 in the Center for Tomorrow, North Campus.