The new University at Buffalo Production Group (UBPG) is available to help the university community with its technical and video needs.

Eligible UB employees can now enroll in the Productivity Enhancement Program (PEP) for 2019, which allows employees to exchange previously accrued vacation and/or personal leave for a credit to be applied toward the employee share of their New York State Health Insurance Program premiums.

UB departments that would like to take part in the university’s annual Adopt a Family initiative should sign up by Nov. 12.

UB will honor the university’s veteran and military service members with a two-part program on Nov. 9.

Western New York’s 2018 celebration of GIS Day — an annual, worldwide event — will kick off on Nov. 14 at UB.

Learn simple self-care practices for a healthy mind, body and soul at the free Self Care Day for UB employees on Nov. 28.

Steven E. Lipshultz, Carman and Ann Adams Endowed Chair of Pediatric Research at Wayne State University School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Michigan, has been appointed the A. Conger Goodyear Professor and chair of the Department of Pediatrics in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at UB.

Peter Diamandis, an international pioneer in the fields of innovation, incentive competitions and commercial space, will visit UB on Nov. 14 as part of the university’s Distinguished Speakers Series.

The Equipment Loan Closet in UB’s Center for Assistive Technology has received a $30,000 grant from the New York State Office of Children and Family Services to continue its work loaning assistive technology devices to individuals with visual impairments.

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is the topic for this year’s Genteels' Excellence in Teaching Conference on Nov. 26.

President Satish K. Tripathi has approved and promulgated a resolution from the Faculty Senate that support’s UB’s commitment to members of the university community who are not U.S. citizens.

The UB Women’s Club will hold its holiday luncheon to raise money for student scholarships on Dec. 7 at Banchetti by Rizzo, 550 French Road, Amherst.

UB Police made an arrest today in connection with the hit-and-run crash that seriously injured a UB student earlier this month.

The UB men’s basketball team continued to move up in the national rankings on Monday, securing spots in both the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches polls.

Lisa Genova, best-selling author of “Still Alice,” will speak at UB on Dec. 6 as part of the Distinguished Speakers Series.

#GivingTuesday, the biggest giving day of the year, is Nov. 27, and UB employees are urged to turn in their Campaign for the Community pledges on this global day of giving.

For the past five years, UB and local partners have convened clinicians, resettlement representatives, community health workers, researchers, students, municipal leaders and refugees from Western New York for an annual refugee health summit.

The UB football team is leaving tomorrow for Detroit for its first appearance in a MAC Championship game in a decade, and members of the UB community can turn out for a “Walk to Victory” to send the team off in style.

Bulls fans who don’t make the trek to Detroit for the MAC Championship game can watch their team take on Northern Illinois on Friday at a number of watch parties.

Jeffrey Spies, co-leader of SHARE and co-founder of the Center for Open Science, will speak on the critical role libraries play in supporting open academic research at a talk on Nov. 30 sponsored by the UB Libraries.

The Department of Theatre and Dance will present the Emerging Choreographers Showcase 2018 Nov. 30 through Dec. 2 in the Katharine Cornell Theatre in the Ellicott Complex, North Campus.

Three finalists in the search for a new chief of police have been identified and they will be visiting UB next week to meet with university and community stakeholders.