Green Matters
Green Campus Practices
UB Thinks Green
Campus Environmental Impact
UB Green's Climate Action Report describes how our operations affect global warming and how the university might reduce that impact. Town hall meetings will encourage more dialogue.
Campus Environmental Sustainability
The University at Buffalo Thinks Green: this report by the campus Environmental task Force, discusses campus environmental sustainability (April 2004).
- UB Underscores Commitment to 'Green Campus' PlanningAs environmentalists and citizens nationwide observe Earth Day, the University at Buffalo today reemphasized its commitment to achieving climate neutrality.
- Green SceneIn support of UB's promotion of sustainable living practices on campus, Campus Dining & Shops has announced a series of green initiatives in a new report called "Sustaining Our World".
- New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences awarded LEED Silver certificationThe New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences recently was awarded LEED Silver certification for its high standards of sustainability and smart, environmentally conscious design and construction techniques. (Buffalo News)
- New Program Boosts Cycling at University at BuffaloUniversity at Buffalo cyclists turned a new corner today when the university kicked off "Bicycling at UB," an initiative designed to improve bike riding to, from and across its three campuses.
- "Environmental Milestone" Reaps Both Kinds of Green BenefitsMore than a decade ago, the University at Buffalo made a major investment in reducing greenhouse gas emissions through a $17 million comprehensive energy-conservation project. With the final payment made on the loan that partially funded the project, UB now will realize $4 million in annual energy-cost savings as a result of the work that was done.
Green Matters
Experts
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Joseph A. Gardella, Jr., Ph.D.
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Barry Boyer
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James N. Jensen, Ph.D.
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Diana Aga, Ph.D.
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Jason Briner, Ph.D.
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Joseph F. Atkinson, Ph.D.
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A. Scott Weber, Ph.D.
The Big Picture
UB is home to one of the nation’s few chemistry service-learning programs where students focus on environmental concerns in urban communities.