Need to Know

Published August 13, 2024

  • UB Women’s Club to hold wine-pairing dinner
    2/15/22
    The UB Women’s Club will host a dinner and wine pairing to raise money for student scholarships at 6 p.m. March 12 at the Fairdale Banquet Center, 672 Wehrle Drive, Amherst.
  • UB to host concert by Marine band ‘Iron Mic’
    2/14/22
    The Department of Music and the Office of Student Life will present “Iron Mic,” the Parris Island Marine Band’s rock band, in concert at 7 p.m. Feb. 18 in Lippes Concert Hall in Slee Hall, North Campus.
  • Destination Dental School accepting applicants
    2/8/22
    The School of Dental Medicine is accepting applications for the second cohort of students for the Destination Dental School program, an initiative that aims to remove barriers to careers in dentistry for underrepresented and disadvantaged students.
  • Hired clothing boutique now open
    2/8/22
    Hired, a newly launched professional clothing boutique in the Sustainability office in 115 Sustainability Center, is now open. UB students can visit to obtain free professional attire for interviews, career fairs or any professional experience.
  • Students to present ideas to make computing anti-racist
    2/7/22
    What can be done to make computing more equitable and reduce biases?
  • May best professor win 11th Annual Life Raft Debate
    2/2/22
    Six UB faculty members from various disciplines will leverage reason and persuasion to vie for a spot in a hypothetical raft that will transport the survivors of a doomsday disaster to safety so they can continue the human race.
  • UB Women’s Club to hold Chinese banquet
    2/2/22
    The UB Women's Club will celebrate the Chinese New Year by hosting a Chinese banquet at 6 p.m. Feb. 20 at the Golden Duck Restaurant, 1840 Maple Road, Williamsville.  
  • Search underway for School of Nursing dean
    2/1/22
    The search for a new dean for the School of Nursing is underway, with the appointment of a search committee headed by Jean Wactawski-Wende, dean of the School of Public Health and Health Professions.
  • Statement addresses racist and anti-semitic flyers found on campus
    1/31/22
    UB issued this statement today to address the racist and antisemitic flyers found on campus:
  • Hannah-Jones to deliver King address
    1/28/22
    Nikole Hannah-Jones, the Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of “The 1619 Project,” will speak at UB on Feb. 16 as the 46th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Speaker.