Environment and Sustainability

News about UB’s environmental programs and related sustainability initiatives. (see all topics)

UB among Top 25 in U.S. for environmental, social impact
12/10/24
UB comes in at No. 21 in the U.S. and 137th globally, an improvement of six spots from last year, in the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability.
Nursing professor to study link between heat waves and kidney disease hospitalizations
12/6/24
The work is supported by a $487,230 grant from the National Institute of Nursing Research.
UB engineers awarded $3 million to create new industrial membranes
11/20/24
The technology could reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production of food, pharmaceuticals and chemicals.
UB recognized as bicycle-friendly university
10/29/24
The League of American Bicyclists honored the University at Buffalo with a silver-level Bicycle Friendly University Award in recognition of the institution’s achievements in promoting and enabling safe, accessible bicycling on campus.
Event aims to strengthen Buffalo’s support for equitable urban agriculture
10/24/24
Oct. 29 event at UB will honor the late planning ethics pioneer Jerry Kaufman, while building support for equitable urban agriculture policy in Buffalo.
How climate change may affect addiction recovery
10/16/24
Elizabeth Bowen, associate professor in the School of Social Work, is the first researcher to explore how climate change may affect individuals who are recovering from addiction.
UB engineers tapped for U.S. Space Force solar power project
10/4/24
Researchers will co-develop new photovoltaics to boost space propulsion and power systems.
As AI stresses electricity grid, UB awarded $1.9 million for energy-efficient microelectronics
9/23/24
Research team to develop new transistors based on 2D semiconductors and magnetoelectric materials.
Training Western New York’s new sustainability workforce
9/10/24
Inaugural class goes through Community Climate Leadership program offered through UB, PUSH Buffalo partnership.
Eat Local WNY initiative aims to create a bounty of benefits for consumers and food producers
8/27/24
Core of the UB-led project is a food pledge that encourages shoppers to purchase at least 10% of their food from local farmers and producers.