Need to Know

Published August 13, 2024

  • UB climbs in undergrad entrepreneurship ranking
    11/16/23
    Entrepreneur magazine and The Princeton Review have again named UB one of the country’s top schools for undergraduate entrepreneurship studies.
  • UB to no longer require health insurance for domestic students
    11/14/23
    UB will no longer mandate health insurance for domestic students and will discontinue the university-sponsored insurance plan offered to them effective next fall.
  • UB music department welcomes Kyle, remembers Yvar
    11/8/23
    The Center for 21st Century Music in the Department of Music is presenting two free concerts this month — one that spotlights a featured guest in the music department this semester, and another that pays tribute to a late faculty member.
  • Distinguished speakers to address AI
    11/3/23
    Journalist Nicholas Thompson and legal scholar Nita Farahany will share the stage for a provocative discussion about artificial intelligence on Nov. 16 as part of UB’s Distinguished Speakers Series.
  • Town hall to update UB community on PACOR progress
    11/3/23
    Members of the UB community can learn about the progress being made to advance diversity, equity, inclusion and justice at the university at a virtual town hall on Nov. 16.
  • Pie sale to benefit employees’ campaign
    11/2/23
    Would Thanksgiving be Thanksgiving without pie? We think not.
  • Collins covers all things cannabis in latest podcast episode
    11/1/23
    As of this year, medical cannabis is legal in 37 states and in the District of Columbia,  while 23 states and the District of Columbia have legalized the drug for adult recreational use. 
  • Sign up for Adopt a Family
    11/1/23
    It’s getting to be that time of year again — time to celebrate the holiday season by giving back. UB departments that want to bring some holiday cheer to local families in need can take part in the university’s annual Adopt-a-Family initiative.
  • Buffalo’s first ‘Nerd Nite’ features talk by UB anthropologist
    10/27/23
    Buffalo’s first Nerd Nite will feature music, trivia, fun — and UB anthropologist Stephanie Poindexter.
  • Law dean search underway
    10/18/23
    UB has launched the search for the next dean of the School of Law, Provost A. Scott Weber announced today. School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Dean Kemper Lewis will serve as chair of the committee.