Need to Know

Published August 13, 2024

  • Health literacy researcher to present Perry lecture
    11/18/21
    Health literacy researcher Kimberly Kaphingst will discuss “Enhancing the Reach and Effectiveness of Health Information: The Importance of Health Literacy” – a topic of particular significance during the pandemic — during the 33 Annual J. Warren Perry Lecture on Nov. 29.
  • UB Women’s Club to hold holiday luncheon
    11/15/21
    The UB Women’s Club will hold its annual holiday luncheon to raise money for student scholarships on Dec. 3 at Banchetti by Rizzo, 550 North French Road, Amherst.
  • UB hosts linguistic justice workshop
    11/10/21
    UB will present a virtual workshop on Nov. 17 that focuses on putting anti-racism into practice in writing, teaching and language development.
  • Feedback sought on new learning management system
    11/8/21
    SUNY’s contract with the Blackboard (UB Learns) learning management system expires in December 2022, and members of the UB community are invited to weigh in on possible replacement systems.
  • Raisman to appear in speakers series
    11/3/21
    Gold medal Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman will speak at UB on Nov. 16 as part of the 2021-22 Distinguished Speakers Series.
  • Pie sale to benefit employees’ campaign
    10/25/21
    Who doesn’t love pie?
  • Help support Afghan evacuees
    10/21/21
    Buffalo will welcome 350 Afghan evacuees in the coming weeks, and the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences is partnering with local refugee resettlement agencies to provide the evacuees with urgently needed resources.
  • Center for the Arts presents Art in the Open
    10/20/21
    The Center for the Arts welcomes audiences back in person for Art in the Open, a free event on Oct. 28 showcasing the music, dance, theater, film and visual art that is made at UB.
  • Duke lecture rescheduled for Nov. 4
    10/19/21
    The Distinguished Speakers Series lecture with actor and UB alumnus Winston Duke has been rescheduled to Nov. 4.
  • UB Women’s Club to hold International Feast
    10/18/21
    The UB Women’s Club’s annual International Feast will take place at 6 p.m. Oct. 24 at the Taste of India, 3192 Sheridan Drive, Amherst.