Environment and Sustainability

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

Ancient building material, terra cotta, could help address modern global challenge: the climate crisis
12/26/17
Annual ceramic assemblies workshop brought academia and industry to Buffalo to prototype environmentally-responsive facades with terra cotta.
Climate change and the tale of two cities
12/4/17
Researchers from UB, Arizona State and Temple are examining the different ways in which extreme heat and cold impact the nation’s cities, starting with a case study on Tempe and Buffalo.
Abominable Snowman? Nope. Study ties DNA samples from purported Yetis to Asian bears
11/28/17
New paper shows how science can explore the roots of folklore.
UB receives prestigious IBM award for ‘green internet’ collaboration
11/27/17
Proposed software solution could extend battery life, reduce energy consumption.
Two UB startups win $50,000 in FuzeHub commercialization competition
11/21/17
Ferric Contrast and NanoHydroChem are among five winners in the statewide event.
Scientists win U.N. data prize for monitoring threats to South African biodiversity hotspot
11/16/17
The Cape Floristic Region is home to an estimated 9,000 plant species — many found nowhere else on Earth.
UB-led renewable energy project aims to leverage Buffalo’s past while improving region’s future
11/15/17
Goal of Localizing Buffalo’s Renewable Energy Future is to create 100 megawatts of renewable energy, mostly in the form of solar power, while revitalizing the region.
UB coral scientist headed to Caribbean to study hurricane’s effects
11/7/17
Howard Lasker will spend two weeks aboard a research vessel docked in waters of the Virgin Islands National Park.
UB geology department expands focus on climate science
10/17/17
With support from UB’s RENEW Institute, NASA researcher Kristin Poinar will join the UB geology department’s growing climate change research group.
UB researchers, students are shaping important conversations around equity in food systems
10/12/17
Researchers from UB and Cardiff University were instrumental in creating a special themed issue of the quarterly journal Built Environment focused on food equity, an increasingly important topic in planning and design disciplines.

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