Need to Know

Published April 24, 2025

  • Following campus comment, Tripathi approves time, place and manner policies
    11/7/24
    Updated university policies for assembling, posting and camping on campus are now in place following final approval from President Satish K. Tripathi.
  • Faculty receive funding to integrate AI in the classroom
    11/6/24
    Following a successful first year, the Office of the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs has again dedicated $50,000 for the 2024-25 academic year to fund seed grants enabling full-time faculty across the campus to integrate generative AI into course and curricular redesign.
  • Love Canal activist Lois Gibbs to speak at UB
    11/5/24
    The School of Architecture and Planning and the Urban Land Institute’s Western New York Women’s Leadership Initiative are hosting a talk on Nov. 14 by Lois Marie Gibbs, the retired environmental activist known for her work during the Love Canal crisis in Niagara Falls in the 1970s.
  • Town hall to update UB community on PACOR progress
    11/5/24
    Members of the UB community can learn about the progress being made to advance diversity, equity, inclusion and justice at the university at a virtual town hall on Nov. 18.
  • Murad next speaker at DSS
    11/4/24
    Nobel Laureate, United Nations Goodwill Ambassador and bestselling author Nadia Murad will appear at 7 p.m. Nov. 14 in the Mainstage Theatre in the Center for the Arts, North Campus, as part of UB’s Distinguished Speakers Series.
  • Support, counseling services available to UB community
    11/4/24
    As the country prepares for the results of the 2024 presidential election, members of the university community may be experiencing a wide range of emotions. At UB, we are committed to ensuring that every member of our community feels supported.
  • Pie sale to benefit employees’ campaign
    11/1/24
    Would Thanksgiving be Thanksgiving without pie? We think not.
  • Crowdfunding platform supports campus initiatives
    10/30/24
    The Office of Annual Giving is reintroducing PossiBull, a crowdfunding platform designed to help UB faculty, staff and alumni support causes that have a direct impact on the campus community.
  • Mendola recognized with prestigious ACE award
    10/29/24
    Pauline Mendola, chair of the Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Health Professions, was honored recently with the Distinguished Service Award from the American College of Epidemiology (ACE). This prestigious award recognizes Mendola’s exceptional contributions and dedication to the organization; the recipient is chosen by the group’s executive committee.
  • Roundtable on international trade Roundtable set for Nov. 1
    10/28/24
    Ambassador Matt Murray, U.S. senior official for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), will speak as part of a roundtable on “International Trade at a Crossroads” from 3-4:30 p.m. Nov 1 in 106 O’Brian Hall, North Campus.