The Department of Earth Sciences is excited to present the Pegrum Lecture Series, along with upcoming Zoom lectures, thesis defenses and other departmental events. These events are designed to foster collaboration, inspire discovery and showcase innovative research within the Earth Sciences community.
Save the Date
What: ERT Alumni Field Trip
When: 26 September, 2026
9:30 a.m. in the Hochstetter A parking lot
Return time depends on whether you want to get back for the football game.
Event Description: Relive the fun of your undergraduate geology field trips! Meet UB Earth Science faculty in the Hochstetter A parking lot at 9:30 am on Saturday, 26 September. We’ll pile into the department vans to explore the geology of Erie and Niagara Counties, concluding with a wine and beer tasting (and snacks!) at Anthony Manor. We can have you back to UB in time for the homecoming football game if you’d like—just let us know! Email us at earthsciences@buffalo.edu with any questions and we hope to see you soon!
| Date | Event | Time | Location |
| October | |||
| 23 | 60% participation | ||
| 26 | ERT 501 Professional Development Session: AI in Research, Natalia Estrada, UB Libraries | 9:30 - 10:00 a.m. | C435 |
| 27 | Trick or Treat Lab Tours | 11 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. | Multiple locations, starting in C434 |
| November | |||
| 2 | ERT 501 Professional Development Session: Field trip to meet the Grad coordinator at the UB Career Design Center! Leave C435 at 9:30, likely ~60 minutes including travel time | 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. | C435 |
| 3 | Faculty Meeting | 11 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. | C435 |
| 5 | Faculty meeting with Dean Grabill | 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. | C435 |
| 10 | Pegrum Lecture - Daniel Seiders | 11 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. | C434 |
| 11 | Last day to resign classes | ||
| 17 | Pegrum Lecture - Robert Jacobi | 11 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. | C434 |
| 25-28 | Thanksgiving break | ||
| December | |||
| 1 | Faculty Meeting | 11 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. | C435 |
| 7 | Last day of classes | ||
| 8 | Reading Day | ||
| 9-16 | Finals | ||
| 23 | Final grade rosters close | ||
| January | |||
| 14 | Faculty Retreat | 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. | C435 |
| 20 | First day of classes | ||
| 27 | Last day to drop/add | ||
| February | |||
| 2 | Groundhog Day Cookout | 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. | Glass corridor leading from Cooke into Dorsheimer Greenhouse |
| 3 | Lunchtime talk for UB alums by Dr. Elizabeth Thomas - "Beneath the Ice: How UB's ice-drilling legacy is revealing Greenland's ancient past" | 12 - 1 p.m. | |
| 9 | Faculty Meeting | 11 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. | C435 |
| 19 | Alumni Day | ||
| 20 | Rock Trot | 10 a.m. | Delaware Park |
| 20 | Winter Party | TBD | TBD |
| March | |||
| 2 | Faculty Meeting | 11 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. | C435 |
| 14-19 | Mammoth Cave Spring Break field trip | TBD | TBD |
| 15-19 | Spring Break | ||
| 25 | 60% participation | ||
| April | |||
| 6 | Faculty Meeting | 11 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. | C435 |
| 13 | Last day to resign | ||
| 27 | Awards Celebration | 11 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. | C434 |
| May | |||
| 4 | Last day of classes | ||
| 4 | Faculty Meeting | 11 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. | C435 |
| 5 | Reading Day | ||
| 6-13 | Finals | ||
| 14-16 | Commencement weekend | ||
| 20 | Final grade rosters close | ||