Need to Know

Published August 13, 2024

  • EAP offers new Parenting Support Group
    9/9/20
    UB employees who need help parenting during these difficult times can find it in a new support group sponsored by the Employee Assistance Program.
  • Buffalo Prep organizes voter registration drive
    9/8/20
    A voter registration drive organized by Buffalo Prep will take place on Sept. 12 on the UB South Campus.
  • Entrepreneurship competition to be held on Zoom
    9/8/20
    The five final teams in UB’s 20th annual Henry A. Panasci Jr. Technology Entrepreneurship Competition (Panasci TEC) will present their business plans virtually this year as they vie for $52,000 in startup funding and business services.
  • Phone line set up for UB students to report confirmed positive COVID-19 cases
    9/2/20
    As part of UB’s comprehensive efforts to monitor and prevent the spread of COVID-19, the university has established a phone line for students who have tested positive for the virus. With this phone line, students can report their positive test and receive assistance as needed.
  • Free outdoor fitness classes set
    8/26/20
    Wellness and Work/Life Balance is partnering with Recreation and Intramural Services to bring UB employees free outdoor fitness classes for the fall semester.
  • Malatras named SUNY chancellor
    8/21/20
    The SUNY Board of Trustees has appointed Jim Malatras, president of SUNY Empire State College, as the system’s 14th chancellor.
  • Arditti Quartet to livestream performance as part of UB’s CAI
    8/20/20
    The Arditti Quartet, known world-wide for its spirited and technically refined interpretations of contemporary and earlier 20th-century music, will livestream a performance from the Hellerau European Centre for the Arts in Dresden, Germany, on Aug. 22 as part of its spring 2020 residency in UB’s Creative Arts Initiative.
  • Noe endows diversity scholarship fund
    8/17/20
    Michael F. Noe, emeritus clinical professor and associate dean for community relations and clinical affairs in the School of Public Health and Health Professions (SPHHP), has endowed a fund to provide scholarships supporting educational diversity, equity and inclusion in SPHHP.
  • UB’s TEDx event asks ‘how far can we go?’
    8/12/20
    “UnlimiTED” is the theme for TEDxUniversityatBuffalo, UB’s version of the worldwide TEDx program devoted to bringing people together to engage in the TED philosophy of promoting “ideas worth sharing.”
  • Locations announced for mask distribution
    8/7/20
    Wearing masks is a key component of UB’s new Health and Safety Guidelines, and faculty, staff and students returning to campus for the fall semester can find many locations on campus where they can receive a free mask or purchase more masks.