Environment and Sustainability

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

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Cleaning up a breeding ground for antimicrobial resistance
10/13/15
To fight the spread of antimicrobial resistance, researchers will target an oft-overlooked haven where drug-resistant “superbugs” may thrive: wastewater treatment plants.
UB IDeA Center receives $4.6 million federal grant
10/12/15
The University at Buffalo’s Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access (IDeA Center) has received a five-year, $4.6 million federal grant to continue its work on a wide range of universal design projects.
The real lessons of the VW scandal
10/1/15
UB corporate responsibility expert Trina Hamilton, who bought one of the cars that VW plans to recall, weighs in on what we can learn from the company’s deception.
The smart, quirky trappings of a contemporary solar house
9/30/15
UB students build furniture fit for efficient living as part of the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon contest.
UB goes for sustainability gold
9/17/15
UB today submitted an exhaustive report on sustainability efforts at the university. It is designed to be certified “gold” as part of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s (AASHE) Sustainability, Tracking, Assessment & Rating System, or STARS.
Media advisory: Higher ed sustainability leader will discuss trends, changes on college campuses
9/16/15
UB alumna Meghan Fay Zahniser is the keynote speaker for UB Sustainability's Fall Harvest Luncheon Sept. 17.
Media Advisory: Bon voyage, UB solar house!
9/10/15
Media are invited to see UB's nearly finished solar GRoW Home before it heads to California to compete in a prestigious national competition.
Will Arctic snowfall slow glaciers’ decline?
9/8/15
In a warming world, a UB-led study asks whether anticipated changes in Arctic precipitation could slow ice sheet loss and temper sea level rise.
Filtering the carbon from coal
9/3/15
UB-led team awarded grant to insert palladium nanoparticles into a membrane that removes greenhouse gases from the fossil fuel.
UB named a finalist for climate leadership award
9/2/15
UB is one of 12 four-year institutions in the running for the sixth annual Second Nature Climate Leadership Awards.