“I get accused sometimes of being an advocate but I'm only an advocate for a community's right to know.”

Joseph A. Gardella
UB Chemistry Professor

Speaking for those seldom heard.

Joseph A. Gardella teaches chemistry at UB, but many people know him as their spokesman. He speaks for citizens anxious to learn how nearby pollutants may be affecting their homes and their health. And he’s not all talk. His actions on behalf of others earned him a 2005 Presidential Award. Read more 

Resources you can use: Community Linked Interdisciplinary Research (CLIR), Environmental Remediation and Restoration Information Network