Need to Know

Published August 13, 2024

  • Crowdfunding campaign underway for Bennett fund to support PT students
    10/1/20
    A crowdfunding campaign is underway for the Susan E. Bennett Memorial Fund, which will support students in the Department of Rehabilitation Science who demonstrate promise in the field of physical therapy.
  • National COVID-19 expert to speak at UB
    9/29/20
    Nationally recognized COVID-19 expert Ashish K. Jha will examine how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting global health in a virtual lecture set for Oct. 30.
  • PSS sponsors recycling event
    9/25/20
    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. 13 at the Center for Tomorrow.
  • Roundtable to examine high-level sports during a pandemic
    9/21/20
    The School of Law’s Center for the Advancement of Sport will examine the challenges COVID-19 presents to top collegiate and professional sports health professionals, administrators and athletes at a virtual roundtable discussion on Sept. 25.
  • Management offers new leadership coaching programs
    9/21/20
    The School of Management’s Center for Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness (CLOE) has two new coaching programs to help managers — and those they lead — become their best.
  • ‘Sofia’ video game exhibit to launch at Explore & More museum
    9/18/20
    A video game version of “Sofia Learns About Research,” the children’s activity and coloring book that presents research in a non-threatening way, is coming to downtown Buffalo’s Explore & More ­— The Ralph C. Wilson Children's Museum. The exhibit is set to open Sept. 23.
  • ESC to begin inaugural season
    9/17/20
    The 12 members of the Esports Collegiate Conference (ESC), which includes UB and other Mid-American Conference institutions, will compete in the inaugural Rocket League regular season from Oct. 8 through Nov. 19.
  • UB, Alfred State strike electrical engineering program agreement
    9/16/20
    Alfred State College (ASC) graduates may seamlessly continue their education at UB and pursue a master’s degree in electrical engineering, courtesy of a new agreement signed by the two SUNY entities.
  • More improvements for students quarantined on campus
    9/15/20
    More than 60 students have quarantined in UB’s designated quarantine residence hall over the past month. A few students have voiced their concerns about the quarantine accommodations, but the majority have expressed gratitude for the care and support the university has provided them during this stressful and disruptive period in their lives.
  • Virtual race benefits athletics campaign
    9/10/20
    Run, walk or bike with your UB colleagues and help out UB student-athletes during the Make It PossiBULL Virtual 5K/10K on Sept. 26 or Sept. 27.