Environment and Sustainability

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

Solar still research gets $1.4 million boost from Army
10/26/20
A UB-led team is developing a sun-powered water purifier that could provide drinking water in resource-scarce environments.
Legacy pollutants found in migratory terns in Great Lakes region
10/20/20
A study concludes that PCBs, PBDEs and metabolites of DDT threaten the terns throughout their lives, from the moment they hatch.
Greenland is on track to lose ice faster than in any century over the last 12,000 years, study finds
9/30/20
The research places the ice sheet’s modern decline in historical context, providing a robust look at how this century’s losses could starkly outpace prior changes.
Internationally acclaimed climate change scholar joins UB
9/29/20
Sophie Nowicki, an expert on ice sheet modeling, is a global leader in the effort to understand the impact that a warming world will have on sea level rise.
Three UB researchers receive National Science Foundation CAREER awards
9/28/20
From the science of taste to transistor technology to understanding plate tectonics and volcanoes, the funded projects will address issues of societal importance.
Shrinking ice sheets could add 15 inches to sea level rise by 2100, study finds
9/21/20
The international effort leveraged UB’s supercomputing facilities for data storage.
To study and improve plastics recycling, New York State turns to UB RENEW Institute
9/9/20
Multidisciplinary UB research group awarded nearly $2 million from DEC to assess plastic recycling industry, educate public.
Bedrock drilling project to unlock Greenland Ice Sheet’s secrets
7/16/20
Bedrock that lies below the ice sheet could reveal untold secrets about when the ice last retreated, laying the foundation for better models of future sea level rise.
UB center launches online courses about solar energy technology
7/14/20
As climate change increasingly drives adoption of sun-harnessing technologies, the number of clean energy jobs grows, too.
UB engineer to track how wildfires spread, help save lives
7/14/20
Negar Elhami-Khorasani will study how fire spreads, considering uncertainties such as landscape, vegetation and environmental factors.

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