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Partnerships for Goals

Revitalizing global partnerships for a sustainable future and strengthen the implementation of these goals.

The world needs to come together to better the planet. This is not something a few countries can do alone. Working together creates a synergistic effect that will spread to everyone if we do this correctly. Learn about the global partnerships UB has in creating a better world.

The Long Game: Insights from 18 Years of Co-Production of Knowledge [1:29:50]

The UB Food Lab team has a long-standing, award winning community action research partnership with the Massachusetts Avenue Project (MAP), a local not-for-profit group that aims to build capacity of youth by engaging them in food systems transformation. The partnership began in 2002 with a graduate planning practicum taught by Dr. Samina Raja on behalf of MAP. Over the years, the UB Food Lab has documented the impact of MAP's work on the food policy landscape in the city, and worked with MAP to strengthen the food system. (UB Community for Global Health Equity, 11/11/20)

Now What?! Advocacy, Activism, and Alliances in American Architecture since 1968 [1:21:54]

Opening Presentation and Panel Discussion | The Now What?! exhibition examines the little-known history of architects and designers working to further the causes of the civil rights, women’s, and LGBTQ movements of the past fifty years. A presentation and panel discussion on the exhibition's opening night will feature talks by Lori Brown (Syracuse University), Sarah Rafson (Point Line Projects) and Roberta Washington (Roberta Washington Architects), with a special presentation by Robert T. Coles, FAIA, and a conversation with Joyce Hwang, Kelly Hayes McAlonie and Beth Tauke of UB. An exhibit opening reception in the Hayes Hall atrium will follow.(School of Architecture and Urban Planning, 4/23/19)

UB World's Challenge Challenge Competition 2019 [1:28:35]

Seven teams of students from diverse academic backgrounds took the stage in teams of three to pitch their world changing idea. Congrats to Numu Burger for placing first and moving on to the global final in Western University (where they took the bronze out of twenty teams from around the world!).

Lessons Learned from Lifelong Social Activists: Overcoming Barriers to Activism

Samantha Fletcher, MSW, shares what she learned by interviewing and studying the work of lifelong social activists. She discovered how these change agents navigated a lifetime of social activism, what sustained them, and how they responded to the inevitable setbacks and barriers. The stories and lives of these committed persons provide ample insight and implications for social work practice. (School of Social Work, 4/23/18)

Listen to Episode 238 of inSocialWork's Podcast [29:09]

The Anti-Racism Project: A Strategy for Preparing Social Work Educators

The NASW Code of Ethics and International Federation of Social Workers’ "Statement of Ethical Principles" call for social workers to challenge discrimination, oppression, and "unjust policies and practices." In the United States, racism remains a lasting and pernicious example of those injustices. In this podcast, Dr. Ashley Davis and Dr. Allyson Livingstone describe the development of their Anti-Racism Project. The discussion includes their experience as the Project's facilitators and group members, research connected to the Project, and their advocacy for the need to include equity work in social work doctoral education. They also identify four important themes that seemed to emanate from their work. (School of Social Work, 2/29/16)

Listen to Episode 186 of inSocialWork's Podcast [44:10]

Exploring Opportunities for Social Impact and Social Innovation through Public-Private Partnerships

Lakshmi Iyer discusses her work at FSG, a mission-driven consulting firm that is dedicated to advising corporate, foundation, and nonprofit leaders. She describes how philanthropy and corporations can be viewed skeptically and are often misunderstood by social work and explains how for-profit organizations can help solve social issues and create an impact through collaborative partnerships. Models of social innovation and entrepreneurship are summarized and examples of how social workers can serve as change agents are discussed. Social change approaches utilized by organizations and their connection to social work education, research and practice - including how these strategies address current silos - are explored. (School of Social Work, 12/16/19)

Listen to Episode 277 of inSocialWork's Podcast [41:42]

UB PhD student receives Department of Energy fellowship
4/14/23
Sustainability facculty members Dr. Susan Clark and Dr. Nicholas Rajkovich will be moderators for two upcoming NYS webinars discussing the social and infrastrucutral impacts of extreme heat.
Fifteen students receive SUNY Chancellor’s Award
4/18/24
Fifteen students from UB have been recognized for their outstanding achievements in leadership, community service, campus involvement, or the arts, earning the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence, the highest student award offered by SUNY.
Sustainability Month at UB celebrates success, work yet to be done
4/2/24
Sustianability Month at UB is about celebrating our faculty, staff, and student work in making progress towards the goals of our university-wide Climate Action Plan.
UB awarded $1.25 million to create clean energy research hub
4/2/24
UB has been named a recipient of a $1.5 million grant from the National Institute of Standards and Technology to develop technology to improve on the U.S.'s emerging clean energy economy. In addition to these technological developments, the new Center for Accelerated Innovation through Materials hub will support workforce training and fund graduate student research.
What’s missing from forest mortality projections? A look underground
10/22/21
In a new study, scientists conclude that the sideways flow of water through soil can have an important impact on how riparian forests respond to climate change. Models used to predict the future plight of forests typically don’t account for this factor — but they should, researchers say.
UB TCIE secures $300,000 to support offshore wind industry in NYS
3/19/24
The UB Center for Industrial Effectiveness (UB TCIE) received a $300,000 grant from the New York State Offshore Wind Training Institute (OWTI) for the project "Preparing NYS’s Renewable Energy and Offshore Wind Supply Chain." Its goal is to promote careers in New York’s supply chain workforce for offshore wind and other renewable energy and sustainability sectors such as solar, green building, and nanotechnology.
Zinc energy storage system to be piloted at UB
4/9/21
In a continuation of the university’s climate neutrality efforts, UB will serve as a host site for an innovative battery technology system that uses zinc and air as fuel. The technology, developed by Vancouver-based Zinc8 Energy Solutions, provides a cost-effective solution for energy storage, making clean energy reliable and available as and when required.
UGC Decade of Action: UB advances global collaboration of higher-ed networks in climate action
11/3/21
The University at Buffalo has played a crucial role in advancing the University Global Coalition’s SDG 13 Decade of Action, alongside the University of Waterloo and the Universidad Carlos III Madrid. As part of this leadership initiative, UB senior Netra Mittal joined an international plenary panel detailing a new study the working group commissioned.
Partnerships driving force behind Sustainability Month
4/4/22
Partnerships are a vital part of Sustainability Month at UB, and many of the signature events occurring across campus throughout April reflect the growing partnerships being built as the university strives toward implementation of its recently updated climate action plan and achieving climate neutrality by 2030.
Earth Day DIFCON challenges campus community on climate action
4/27/22
UB Sustainability worked with various campus partners to host the Earth Day event as part of Sustainability Month at UB. Billed as a candid conversation, the program challenged members of the campus community to think about what they might be willing to sacrifice to advance UB’s climate action plan (CAP) and its aggressive goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2030.
UB architecture students add to Silo City’s regenerating landscape
1/19/21
In a barren field in the shadows of towering grain elevators at Silo City, a group of UB architecture students have created a beautiful structure that will continue to evolve and take shape. And they did it amid the stops and starts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
UB to install 30 air monitors on Buffalo’s East Side as part of EPA grant
4/18/24
Thanks to grant funding provided by the EPA, researchers at UB will soon be able to monitor air quality on Buffalo's East Side more thorouhgly than ever before. Data collected by the 30 installed air monitors will be able to pinpoint specific areas where quality is the worst, empowering communities in this area to take action.
More than 400 discuss ‘How We Change the Black East Side’
3/11/24
At one of the largest public gatherings ever hosted by UB's medical school, over 400 East Side residents, academics, and community advocates gathered to discuss the East Side Neighborhood Transformation Project, a novel approach for neighborhood revitalization aimed at radically transforming communities located on the Black East Side.
UB’s Carbon Reduction Challenge returns with new ways to reduce – and count — WNY companies’ emissions
5/14/24
After a two-year hiatus, the Carbon Reduction Challenge returned this semester to connect students with organizations around WNY, offering insight and problem-solving skills to provide solutions as to how these companies can reduce their overall carbon footprint.
UB experts, grad students contribute to NYS climate change report
2/29/24
New York State officials released a groundbreaking climate change report featuring crucial contributions from the University at Buffalo. In partnership with UB's Resilient Buildings Lab, the report offers vital strategies for safeguarding against climate impacts, showcasing UB's leadership in climate resilience research. UB's pivotal role underscores its commitment to addressing climate change, aligning with Vice President Kamala Harris's recognition of UB's sustainability research as a national model.
UB, partners awarded $2.8 million grant to improve nation’s power grid
3/14/24
A UB research team has secured a nearly $3 million grant from the Department of Energy to enhance semiconductor technology, aiming to upgrade the nation's power grid. This grant, among the $48 million in projects unveiled by the energy department in February, will drive the development of advanced high-voltage power switches for better management of electricity flow and a reduction in energy usage, ultimately improving grid resilience against unforeseen outages.
What do lava and sewer sludge have in common?
8/14/23
A newly-formed partnership between the Buffalo Sewer Authority and UB's Dept. of Geology is looking at the characteristics of lava to improve wastewater treatment in the City of Buffalo.
‘Million Hearts’ initiative promotes heart health
8/17/23
Susan Grinslade, community engagement coordinator for the School of Nursing, is continuing the Million Hearts initiative in an effort to reduce inequlaities for residents of Buffalo's East Side by providing free cardiovascular screenings.
UB receives federal funding to support mobile health unit
3/24/23
The School of Public Health and Health Professions has announced that federal funding in the amount of $933,800 has been awarded to the production of a new mobile health unit, attempting to meet the needs of medically underserved and disadvantaged neighborhoods in Erie, Niagara and surrounding counties.
Newly sequenced genome reveals coffee’s prehistoric origin story — and its future under climate change
4/16/24
A team co-led by researchers at UB has just developed a reference genome they believe is pivotal in deciphering the effects of climate change on various plant species, focusing particularly on Arabica, one of the beloved coffee species across the globe.
UB Singapore students win geospatial competition with food waste research
3/21/24
First-year students enrolled in UB’s geographic information science (GIS) program at Singapore Institute of Management have earned the top prize in an international geospatial science competition for their work mapping food waste across the island nation.
UBF continues move toward fossil-fuel-free portfolio
4/21/21
After several years of due diligence, the Board of Trustees of the UB Foundation (UBF) Inc. announced Monday that its investment portfolio of U.S. public equities has divested from companies that derive revenues from fossil fuel.
100 miles of lead pipes supply water to Buffalo
4/22/21
One mistake turned the water taps of Flint, Mich., into streams of suffering back in 2014 – and the same thing could happen in Buffalo or just about any other older community in America.
UB’s climate action efforts rank No. 1 in the world in THE Impact Rankings
4/22/21
UB has one more reason to celebrate Earth Day today: UB is the global leader in higher education when it comes to climate action.
2021 Sustainability, Leadership, Innovation and Collaborative Engagement (SLICE) Awards
4/30/21
UB Sustainability’s annual SLICE (Sustainability, Leadership, Innovation and Collaborative Engagement) awards recognize outstanding individuals and departments that exhibit a sincere commitment to transforming UB’s campuses into a holistically sustainable community through leadership, innovation and collaboration. Recipients are honored for efforts that demonstrate environmental stewardship, enhance social progress, or promote responsible economic prosperous systems.
Sustainability Month shines light on SDGs
4/1/21
Each day's events will correlate with one of the 17 United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.
UB’s CAPtains to give update on climate action work
4/16/21
On Earth Day last year, UB rolled out its updated climate action plan, called UB’s 10 in 10. University leaders will gather virtually on April 22 to update the campus community on the plan’s progress over the past year.
UB team receives funding to demonstrate effectiveness of ‘food-is-medicine’ in health care
4/18/24
New grant funding provided by the American Heart Association will supply a UB research team with the capital resources to study the clinical effectiveness of “food-is-medicine” programming, a food-prescription initiative geared towards older adults.
NASA taps UB researchers’ team to advance satellite observation of climate change
5/17/24
Several UB researchers have been sleected by NASA to contribute to a salletite-based mission that will help better our understanding of climate change. This mission - happening sometime between 2030-2032 - will provide essential real-time data in understanding greenhouse gases and changes in ice and glaciers around the world.
UB Sustainability partners with UBIT on tech space upgrade
2/27/24
UBIT and UB Sustainability have collaborated to modernize telecommunications infrastructure on campus, ensuring state-of-the-art connectivity that is essential for sustainability operations. Preceding the pandemic and continuing on, UB Sustainability embraced technologies like Zoom to optimize communication channels and minimize environmental impact through virtual meetings, underscoring the importance of reliable tech in advancing climate action across UB campuses.
Jacobs School opens its doors to the city for its first Community Engagement Fair
3/20/23
Jacobs School of Medicine is hosting its fist ever community engagement fair on Thursday, March 23rd. This event is open to the public and will welcome over 20 local organizations focusing on increasing community awareness of the public benefit services offered to the greater Buffalo-Niagara region.