Need to Know

Published November 20, 2024

  • Search underway for new dental dean
    8/30/22
    The search for a new dean for the School of Dental Medicine is underway, with the appointment of a search committee headed by Gary Pollack, dean of the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
  • UB Women’s Club to hold Fall Luncheon
    8/29/22
    The UB Women’s Club will hold its annual Fall Luncheon on Sept. 10 at Banchetti by Rizzo, 550 North Forest Road, Amherst. 
  • Operation Doorhanger goes digital
    8/24/22
    Operation Doorhanger is going digital this year, and it will be reaching more homes in the University Heights than ever before.
  • Arts Collaboratory director leaving UB
    8/11/22
    Bronwyn Keenan, the inaugural director of the UB Arts Collaboratory in the College of Arts and Sciences, is leaving UB to take a position at a Los Angeles-based artist studio. Her last day at the university is Sept. 3.
  • Diffenderfer named interim VP for advancement
    8/9/22
    Jason Diffenderfer, senior associate vice president for university advancement and co-director of the Boldly Buffalo campaign, has been named interim vice president for university advancement.
  • Community Relations sponsoring school supply drive
    8/9/22
    Members of the UB community are encouraged to donate school supplies to benefit students at local K-8 schools and at UB’s Educational Opportunity Center during the Office of Community Relations’ annual drive.
  • UB pharmacy school holds seventh annual summer institute
    8/3/22
    High school and college students from across the nation had a unique opportunity to explore and better understand what it means to be a pharmacist at the seventh annual UB Pharmacy Summer Institute (PSI),
  • Test prep sessions set for upcoming UB police exam
    7/11/22
    The Buffalo Educational Opportunity Center (BEOC), which is part of UB, will host information and test preparation sessions starting July 13 for an upcoming civil service exam to become a New York State University Police officer at UB.
  • Panel to discuss Roe v. Wade ruling
    7/1/22
    The School of Law will hold a virtual panel discussion from noon to 1:30 p.m. July 6 on the Supreme Court’s recent decision overturning the landmark Roe v. Wade decision.
  • PSS to offer career development series
    7/1/22
    The Professional Staff Senate’s Staff Development and Engagement Committee is offering an online Career Development Summer Series to help prepare UB staff members to apply for open positions they may find on the UB Jobs website.