Environment and Sustainability

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

Evolutionary adaptation helped cave bears hibernate, but also may have caused their extinction
4/1/20
A study published in Science Advances on April 1 reveals a new hypothesis that may explain why European cave bears went extinct during past climate change periods.
Even a hurricane, or two, can’t stop regrowth in parts of the coral forest
3/16/20
But other parts of these Caribbean ecosystems continue to decline, and one species cannot simply replace the other, says UB researcher.
UB to host second annual mobile produce market summit
3/3/20
Conference is set for March 24-25 and builds off the success of last year’s event, the nation’s first-ever gathering of mobile produce market representatives.
To help students think in 3D, a geologist turns to paper model making
2/19/20
Chris Lowry has designed numerous foldable paper models of aquifers to help students visualize how water is stored underground.
Scientists resurrect mammoth’s broken genes
2/7/20
The research builds on evidence that the last mammoths on a lonely Arctic island suffered from a variety of genetic defects.
Study: How U.S. sewage plants can remove medicines from wastewater
1/7/20
New research shows that technologies are available, but the upgrades can be expensive.
How do conifers survive droughts? Study points to existing roots, not new growth
12/30/19
Scientists can’t see underground, but computational models are providing a new way to investigate how root systems might be changing.
UB stories heard around the world in 2019
12/26/19
From analyzing the avocado genome to designing a stingray-inspired space exploration vehicle, here are some highlights from a year of discovery.
Scientists create thin films with tantalizing electronic properties
12/23/19
As predicted by theorists, experiments show that barium zirconium sulfide thin films hold great promise for solar cells, LEDs.
UB experts available to discuss climate science at AGU Fall Meeting
12/5/19
UB researchers study climate change using methodologies that range from Arctic field work to ice sheet modeling.

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