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The Spectrum sat down with UB President Satish Tripathi on Monday to discuss fall 2021 campus COVID-19 protocols, the UB Foundation and improving faculty diversity

UB President Satish Tripathi talks COVID-19, university rankings

By REILLY MULLEN | May 21

When COVID-19 hit Buffalo, UB President Satish Tripathi saw an opportunity to listen to music, read non-fiction books and catch up on some much-needed sleep.

The Confucius Institute, which is located in the UB Commons, has played three major roles at UB: to help develop and strengthen Chinese language programs; to foster a better understanding of Chinese traditions; and to support research related to Chinese artistic production.

UB will close Confucius Institute at the end of 2021

By DAN EASTMAN | May 16

Josh Atkinson, a senior geology major, receives the Johnson & Johnson vaccine at UB's North Campus vaccination site.

SUNY campuses to require in-person students to be vaccinated this fall

By GRANT ASHLEY | May 10

UB earned a high score in the learning experience section of the 2021 QS World University Rankings released Thursday.

UB earns top-20 ranking among U.S. public institutions

By JUSTIN WEISS | May 6

The search for 19-year-old Buffalo State student Saniyya Dennis continues more than one week after her disappearance.

Community continues to search for missing Buffalo State student Saniyya Dennis

By ALEXANDRA MOYEN | May 4

Brian Hamluk has been selected to serve as the university’s vice president for student life, effective June 1, President Satish Tripathi announced in an email to the UB community Monday.

Brian Hamluk chosen as next vice president for student life

By GRANT ASHLEY | May 3

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A sign on the door to the Student Union asks visitors to wear a mask when walking around campus.

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Vaccinated students can now go maskless outdoors

By DAN EASTMAN | Apr. 30

Effective immediately, fully vaccinated students, faculty and staff will no longer be required to wear masks outdoors while alone or in small groups, UB said in a statement Friday.

The plaintiff says UB failed to conduct an investigation and the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion never contacted her about her complaints.

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Jacobs School of Medicine accused of failing to take action in sexual violence case

By JUSTIN WEISS and ANUSHKA SHARMA | Apr. 29

A Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences resident is alleging in a lawsuit that Amil Akl, a fellow resident, groomed, sexually harassed and sexually assaulted her, and that the school “ignored its [own] policies” when it failed to take action.

Student Life emailed vaccination invitations Wednesday to public-facing students, including orientation leaders, tour guides, FSA student employees and campus living student staff for “priority” reservations for the vaccine.

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UB plans to reopen on-campus Johnson & Johnson vaccination site on Thursday

By DAN EASTMAN | Apr. 28

UB will resume its plans to administer 200 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to residential students at its Student Union vaccination clinic beginning Thursday.

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Administrators hold Climate Action Plan update one year after launch

By GRANT ASHLEY | Apr. 28

UB administrators showcased their progress on the university’s Climate Action Plan in a Zoom panel Thursday.

Michael Cain has served as dean of the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences since 2006 and as vice president for health sciences since 2011.

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Michael Cain steps down as Jacobs School dean

By ANUSHKA SHARMA | Apr. 28

Michael Cain, vice president for health sciences and dean of the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences is stepping down from these roles effective Aug. 31 to assume a “faculty position,” the university wrote in a news release Tuesday.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday that New York will adopt the CDC’s new mask guidelines, which state that fully vaccinated individuals may walk, run or bike alone without a mask.

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UB’s Health Guidelines committee will meet Wednesday to discuss COVID-19 policies

By DAN EASTMAN | Apr. 27

UB’s Health Guidelines committee will meet Wednesday to discuss the CDC’s new mask guidelines and how the university plans to distribute the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to students after it was temporarily paused.

Montana Desabio won the only contested race for SA e-board and students chose to make the student activity fee mandatory during a three-day election that ended Friday.

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Montana Desabio wins SA VP election, student activity fee to become mandatory

By JUSTIN WEISS and XAVI MAC | Apr. 23

Montana Desabio won the only contested race for SA e-board and students chose to make the student activity fee mandatory during a three-day election that ended Friday.

Workers installed a section of the Solar Stroll, located to the east of Millersport Highway, in February.

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UB begins construction on ground-mounted solar panels

By DAN EASTMAN and JULIE FREY | Apr. 23

UB has begun construction on five ground-mounted solar panel sites around North Campus, which officials expect to be completed by fall 2021.

SA e-board elections are ongoing and will conclude Friday at 5 p.m. Only the vice presidential race is contested.

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Meet the 2021-22 SA e-board candidates

By GRANT ASHLEY | Apr. 22

The Spectrum has compiled the platforms and qualifications of the four candidates on the ballot who, if elected, would receive annual stipends of $15,750.

Floyd’s death ignited the largest civil rights movement in the U.S. since the 1960s. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, protesters across the country marched in support of people of color, “Black Lives Matter” and to demand police reform.

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UB students celebrate Derek Chauvin’s historic guilty verdict

By Alex Falter | Apr. 21

UB students celebrated Tuesday after a jury convicted former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin of two murder counts and one manslaughter count for his role in the death of George Floyd.

The Derek Chauvin verdict was announced shortly after 5 p.m. Tuesday, and was celebrated by students across campus.

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‘We must continue working toward the ideals of social justice’

By JUSTIN WEISS | Apr. 20

UB President Satish Tripathi wrote in a statement Tuesday that he hopes Derek Chauvin’s guilty verdict leads community members to “transform this moment in our collective history into a turning point for genuine reconciliation and change.”

Last Tuesday, SA extended the petition deadline for president and treasurer after only one candidate for each race received the necessary amount of petition signatures to run for those respective positions.

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President, treasurer candidates will run unopposed in SA e-board elections

By THOMAS ANDREWS | Apr. 20

Students will have few options when they head to the virtual polls this week to vote for the 2021-22 SA e-board.

The referendum — identical to one held in September when students voted by a nine-point margin to nix the mandatory fee — will be open to all undergraduates and held from Wednesday at 10 a.m. to Friday at 5 p.m. on the SA website.

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SA will hold mandatory student activity fee referendum this week

By GRANT ASHLEY | Apr. 19

The Student Association will hold a referendum this week in which students can vote to reinstate or veto the mandatory student activity fee for the 2021-22 and 2022-23 academic years, despite having previously held a vote on the same issue last semester.

UB will hold 17 in-person commencement ceremonies from April 30 to May 16 at various locations on its campuses.

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UB to hold in-person commencement ceremonies for Class of 2021

By MATTHEW SZCZEPANIAK | Apr. 17

UB President Satish Tripathi announced UB will hold 17 in-person commencement ceremonies for the Class of 2021 in an email to the campus community on Friday.