In recent semesters, controversial conservative speakers hosted by UB student groups have drawn large protests, but only 20 people protested Wednesday's speech.
Partial solar eclipses occur just twice per year on average, and Oct. 14 was 2023’s last. Gloomy October weather in much of the northeast confounded any hope of sighting the phenomenon, leaving UB astronomy experts disappointed.
Wednesday’s appearance of conservative speaker Candace Owens in Buffalo, originally advertised to be at UB’s Center for Tomorrow, has been moved off campus to Dick Road in Depew, New York.
Over 300 demonstrators marched the perimeter of North Campus’ academic spine Thursday afternoon in protest of Israel’s attacks on Gaza in the Israel-Hamas war.
Once athletic schedules were released, it became clear Fall Fest could not be hosted in Alumni Arena. Without an indoor venue, SA announced that it was “unable to host” this year’s concert.
Paraprofessionals started receiving Narcan training in January, but the life-saving medication wasn't distributed in residence halls until this fall.
While tense, the demonstrations were relatively subdued compared to recent protests at Binghamton University and Columbia University.
Tripathi touted UB’s fundraising efforts, acknowledged the challenges of artificial intelligence and discussed his long-term goals. A small group protested outside the speech.
Two college-aged individuals knocked on multiple doors in Richmond Quad Tuesday night in the hopes of catching residents in an embarrassing position, according to UPD.
The Spectrum called Buffalo Animal Shelter, Buffalo Animal Exterminator and Tonawanda Animal Control. None reported having captured the snake.
Yildirim was the subject of a "resolution of no confidence" from the faculty senate at California State University, San Bernardino in 2021 after years as an administrator.
A short power outage from Sept. 22 that delayed had a lasting effect on UB’s IT infrastructure. IT workers had to manually restart hundreds of IT systems across UB’s campus. Power was restored before most students arrived on campus that morning, and outages continued into the afternoon.
The Leadership4U party won seven of Student Association (SA) Senate’s 12 student seats in elections held last week, giving them control of a quarter of the Senate’s total seats.
The UB Student Association (SA) abruptly canceled this year’s Fall Fest concert, citing “logistical complications."
The School of Engineering and Applied Sciences has more than doubled in size over the past 15 years, while enrollment in most other schools at UB has remained steady.
UB enrolled 31,888 students this fall, 211 fewer than last year, according to data released by the university this week.
Tyler Lewis' family had asked the court to release that information so that they could list those involved as defendants in an ongoing civil suit.
Polls will remain open until 4 p.m. on Friday. Undergraduate students can vote for up to 12 candidates and view candidates’ statements on the SA’s website.
The Erie County District Attorney’s Office won’t oppose a motion from the family of Tyler Lewis to unseal the names of those involved in Lewis’ death by stabbing, a spokesperson for the DA’s office said.
UB placed No. 28 in the nation in economic diversity according to a New York Times ranking.
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