Environment and Sustainability

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

Saving Saintpaulia, the African violet
6/21/16
The ubiquitous houseplant is imperiled in the wild, and UB scientists are crowdfunding an effort to sequence its genome.
Study explores effect of manure management on antibiotic resistance, residues
6/6/16
UB and other university researchers partner with dairy farms across the Northeast on an innovative study.
UB RENEW Institute awards seed grants to five projects related to energy, environment and water sustainability
5/27/16
Researchers will tackle solar power, climate change in WNY, e-waste, pollution at Lake Erie’s Woodlawn Beach and more.
A history of snowfall on Greenland, hidden in ancient leaf waxes
5/23/16
A surprising trove of data yields indications of increased Arctic snowfall in times of warming.
UB chemist's work to address radioactive waste in WNY honored by EPA
5/19/16
Joseph Gardella Jr. says Manhattan Project-era materials must be removed from Niagara Falls Storage Site.
UB one of three winners in Gov. Cuomo’s “Energy to Lead” competition
5/16/16
UB-led project aims to create 100 megawatts of new solar energy that will be manufactured in Buffalo, connected by Western New York workers and installed on properties in Buffalo’s urban core and on several local college campuses.
Media Advisory: Student-led program aims to give new life to unwanted goods
5/13/16
Student volunteers will be stationed at three housing locations on UB's North Campus today through Sunday to collect furniture, electronics and other items students no longer want as they move out.
This “nanocavity” may improve ultrathin solar panels, video cameras and other optoelectronic devices
5/13/16
The photonics advancement could help industry to continue manufacturing more powerful, efficient and flexible electronic devices.
“Global Innovation Challenge” to draw attention to international water, sanitation needs
5/12/16
UB undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students will work in teams to develop social, economic, technological and public policy solutions to sanitation challenges faced by schoolchildren around the world.
At UB, waste not, want not
5/4/16
From May 8-15, UB student volunteers will be stationed at three collection sites where resident students can dispose of items they no longer want, and which will be resold at a large yard sale in the fall.

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