Environment and Sustainability

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

Scientists share updates, including maps, from Tonawanda Coke Soil Study
11/20/19
Researchers are working to complete an analysis of whether pollutants found in soil may have originated from Tonawanda Coke.
Media Advisory: As fall colors blanket WNY, UB students observe trees for national program
11/4/19
Students are submitting data to the National Phenology Network, which asks citizen scientists to help monitor ecological events.
UB’s Gardella reappointed to EPA Science Advisory Board
10/24/19
The board provides scientific and technical expertise to the EPA.
UB launches Department of Environment and Sustainability
10/16/19
The department, part of the College of Arts and Sciences, prepares students to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time.
New universal design program aims to push socially responsible design into standard practice
10/8/19
Program guides clients through a menu of design strategies and tracks progress toward meeting the goals of universal design through an automated scoring system.
Media Advisory: Niagara River Corridor receives international wetland status
10/1/19
Ramsar ceremony elevates Niagara River "on par with the Galapagos and Everglades."
Monica Lynn Miles joins UB as Great Lakes educator
9/30/19
Miles will provide outreach to teachers, gov’t officials, industry and others interested in Lake Ontario and Lake Erie.
In Alaskan gold mines, digging for clues about climate change
9/24/19
Ancient deposits of sediment can reveal information about prehistoric trends in temperature, humidity and precipitation.
UB students tag butterflies to help track the insects’ spectacular migration
9/12/19
The efforts — part of the Monarch Watch program — can help to promote conservation.
Developing a richer understanding of natural sciences critical to making better policy decisions
9/3/19
UB sociologist interviewed 32 biologists, ecologists, engineers, industry experts and government officials about their inability to guarantee whether or not Asian carp would invade the Great Lakes.

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