Need to Know

Published August 13, 2024

  • UB pharmacy school hosts annual summer institute
    7/9/21
    High school and college students from across the world will have a unique opportunity to explore and better understand what it means to be a pharmacist at the sixth annual University at Buffalo Pharmacy Summer Institute for High School and College Students.
  • SPHHP collaborates on Coursera series leading to public health crisis skills
    7/8/21
    Profound health-related emergencies like the COVID-19 pandemic can test the most seasoned leaders, but a collaboration among UB’s School of Public Health and Health Professions, the University at Albany and Stony Brook University aims to help public health and other professionals lead effectively during such crises.
  • BLM campaign wins national, state advancement awards
    6/17/21
    A Student Life project designed to expand understanding of what it means to be Black in America has been recognized on the national and state levels.
  • EAP offering new support groups
    6/15/21
    UB’s Employee Assistance Program is offering two new support groups to provide emotional, educational and social support for UB employees.
  • Health Sciences Library renamed Abbott Library
    6/10/21
    The University Libraries have changed the name of the Health Sciences Library to Abbott Library.
  • Listening sessions set for VPHS, Jacobs dean
    6/3/21
    The search for a new vice president for health sciences and dean of the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences has officially launched, and the search committee is holding two virtual listening sessions next week to discuss campus interests and priorities for the search.
  • OIX offers free tickets to celebrate Juneteenth
    6/2/21
    In celebration of Juneteenth, the Office of Inclusive Excellence is offering free tickets for UB faculty, staff and students to visit two institutions that explore the history of Black leadership, resistance and resilience in Buffalo and Western New York.
  • UB reviewing masking requirements with SUNY
    5/17/21
    UB is aware of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s announcement that New York State will adopt the CDC’s latest recommendations, including not requiring masks for fully vaccinated people, in most business and public settings.
  • Mages named curator of History of Medicine Collection
    5/12/21
    The University Libraries has announced that Keith Mages has been appointed curator of the Robert L. Brown History of Medicine Collection.
  • Green your commute on May 21
    5/6/21
    UB faculty, staff and students are encouraged to use an alternative method of transportation to get to campus on Green Your Commute Day on May 21.