Need to Know

Six UB alumni have been elected to serve two-year terms on the UB Alumni Association Board of Directors, a group that represents the interests of more than 280,000 graduates around the world.

President Satish K. Tripathi issued a statement today expressing solidarity with UB’s Iranian students and faculty.

Poet and novelist Javier Ávila will present his one man show, “The Trouble With My Name,” an autographical journey of a man who moves between cultures, on Oct. 11 in the Center for the Arts as part of UB’s celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month.

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Professional Staff Senate’s Inclusion and Diversity Committee is sponsoring a baby needs drive to serve the LatinX community of Buffalo.

The Erie County Department of Health (ECDOH) is offering a monkeypox vaccine clinic for eligible members of the UB community from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 7 at UB’s new Student Health Services facility, 4350 Maple Road, Amherst. The clinic is open to UB students, faculty, staff, alumni and others at high risk of exposure to monkeypox.

UB faculty and staff are invited to share their UB pride with their work colleagues by becoming a True Blue Ambassador for their unit.

The Professional Staff Senate’s Sustainable Living Committee is sponsoring a free electronics recycling event, as well as a food drive for UB’s Blue Table food pantry, on Oct. 6 at the Center for Tomorrow.

COVID-19 and flu vaccinations will be available to all members of the UB community at three on-campus clinics beginning Sept. 20.

The committee leading the search for a new dean for the School of Dental Medicine is holding a listening session Sept. 21 to discuss campus interests and priorities for the search.

Like other well-intentioned progressives, legal advocates for residents of poor Black neighborhoods face a persistent accusation: that their efforts hurt the very people they mean to help.