Need to Know

Nutrition — what we eat and the processes that bring it to us — influences child health and development, the progression of disease, the environment itself and much more. The 13th Annual Global Health Day Symposium: Nutrition and Global Health Impacts, produced by UB’s Office of Global Health Initiatives (OGHI), will offer a range of topics underscoring the importance of nutrition in the state of global health. The event is co-sponsored by UB’s Community for Global Health Equity.

Once the total solar eclipse has passed through Western New York on Monday, give your eclipse glasses a second chance to shine. UB Sustainability is teaming up with Astronomers Without Borders to provide solar eclipse glasses recycling stations on the North and South campuses.

The UB community will reaffirm its commitment to its LGBTQ+ students, faculty and staff as it celebrates Pride Week April 8-12.

The Aurora Borealis Duo — featuring soprano and UB faculty member Tiffany Du Mouchelle and percussionist Stephen Solook — will perform in concert April 9 at UB.

With a weather forecast more reminiscent of winter than spring, Bike Days on the North and South campuses — originally set for this week — have been rescheduled.

CEO Magazine has ranked the School of Management’s new Online MBA program No. 64 in its annual Global MBA ranking. The Online MBA was just launched in fall 2023.

It’s now officially spring, and time to get your bicycle road-ready with a free tuneup.

Five finalists in the search for a new dean for the School of Law will visit UB during the next two weeks to meet with senior academic and administrative leadership, faculty, staff, students and alumni.

Become a healthier version of yourself — while connecting with friends and colleagues — by taking part in the School of Public Health and Health Professions’ (SPHHP) ninth annual Step Challenge.

A limited number of tickets are available for Tuesday night’s Distinguished Speakers Series event featuring author and activist Amanda Gorman.