Environment and Sustainability

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

Study examines plastic bag bans at consumer recycling sites
11/17/21
Findings point to a need for public education to reduce recycling stream contamination, University at Buffalo researchers say.
Study: PSA video improves recycling compliance
11/10/21
Researchers' PSA video was particularly effective among audiences who have limited knowledge about recycling or those who do not yet engage in proper recycling.
Let’s talk about the 1,800-plus ‘young’ volcanoes in the U.S. Southwest
11/3/21
A study presents a broad survey of monogenetic volcanoes younger than 2.58 million years in the U.S. Southwest.
What’s missing from forest mortality projections? A look underground
10/19/21
To understand how these ecosystems will respond to the pressures of climate change, a new study considers what goes on below the forest floor.
Corals once thought to be a single species are really two, study concludes
10/6/21
The research adds to a decades-long, existential debate: Are the soft corals Plexaura homomalla and Plexaura kükenthali a single species, or not?
GHub: The new place to be for ice sheet scientists
10/5/21
With NSF funding, ice sheet and computer scientists have created a new online platform that aims to reduce bottlenecks in research on ice sheets and sea level rise.
UB one of 27 schools named to The Princeton Review’s Green College Honor Roll
9/28/21
UB made the list by achieving the highest score possible in The Princeton Review's Green Rating.
UB ice scientist among authors of new IPCC climate change report
9/7/21
Sophie Nowicki is one of 18 lead authors on a chapter about ocean, cryosphere and sea level change, reflecting a decade of leadership on international collaborations
Diana Aga named director of UB RENEW Institute
7/27/21
Aga, a professor of chemistry, is a globally recognized leader in environmental science and analytical chemistry.
EarthEd Institute brings teachers to UB, Penn Dixie and other sites
7/22/21
The free summer program was hosted by the departments of geology and environment and sustainability.

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