Environment and Sustainability

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

UB researchers to study effect of Tonawanda Coke emissions on community health
9/26/16
The multi-year study will analyze how emissions may have impacted the health of area residents and employees.
Media Advisory: Grand reopening for Hayes Hall set for 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 23
9/20/16
The $44 million renovation transformed UB's most iconic and historic building into a state-of-the-art facility for learning and research in architecture and planning, while respecting the building’s unique history.
UB's Bailey Green master plan wins international design award
8/19/16
Bailey Green II — a master plan developed by UB faculty and students, along with community stakeholders, for a 33-acre zone on Buffalo’s East Side — earned second place in the 2016 International Making Cities Livable design competition.
UB architect’s latest installation is for the birds (literally)
8/10/16
UB architect Joyce Hwang’s latest animal architecture creation, called Bower, will be celebrated at an opening event this Thursday at Artpark in Lewiston.
UB-led team receives DOE SunShot award to develop thin films for solar cell devices
7/28/16
Research will focus on chalcogenide perovskites — materials with promising qualities for harvesting solar energy.
UB funds five advanced manufacturing projects
7/28/16
The awards come from SMART, a new initiative focusing on the future of manufacturing in Buffalo and beyond.
UB’s Hayes Hall named to National Register of Historic Places
7/27/16
Completed in 1879 as an insane asylum, the building — now home to the School of Architecture and Planning — is the university's first to receive the historic designation.
For ancient deep-sea plankton, a long decline before extinction
7/19/16
The struggle to adapt to prehistoric climate change may hold lessons for today’s world, UB and Canisius researchers say.
Geologists make their own lava to prep for explosive experiments
6/23/16
Research will study the interaction between water and lava — common in nature, but poorly understood.
Media Advisory: Self-driving car demo Friday at UB North Campus
6/22/16
The event, featuring elected officials and researchers, will highlight cutting-edge transportation research.

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