Creating a Better Future Through Sustainability

About Us: Focused on Sustainability

We work every day to create a more sustainable campus and community through our teaching, our operations and our interaction with the community. And we've been doing it for three decades.

What We Do

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Our sustainability culture, our core values, have been gaining momentum for the last 30 years.

Our Model for Sustainabilty

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As a public research institution, our model of sustainability focuses on numerous goals and objectives, all centered around the idea that research shapes the solutions to sustainability problems.

State of Sustainability

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“With a longstanding history of environmental leadership that extends over several decades, the University at Buffalo is committed to creating a better, more sustainable future for all of the communities we serve, locally as well as globally. This commitment informs every aspect of our mission as a public research university, from our innovative research and to our curriculum educational programs, our operations and built environment, and our engagement with our broader communities.”-Satish K. Tripathi, President, University at Buffalo.

University Partners

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At UB, many partners work towards a common goal of sustainability in our curriculum, research, community, and in our own operations.

Governance, Strategy and Policies

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The Environmental Stewardship Committee created a climate action plan that defines a path toward climate neutrality for the university.

Points of Pride

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UB has embarked upon numerous endeavors to reduce its environmental impact, setting the standard for public research universities.

News and Events

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There’s a lot happening in sustainability at UB. Visit this page for the latest news and updates.

Our History

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From researchers studying environmental issues at Love Canal to performing cutting edge research on climate change in the Arctic, UB is leading the way toward a sustainable future, and has been for more than three decades.

Our Green Impact

Sustainable Future

10/25/12

Sustainable Futures, a service learning program in architecture, landscape architecture and planning, is conducted in Monteverde, Costa Rica and hosted by the Monteverde Institute, the University at Buffalo, and other universities.
Alternative Winter Break: Louisiana Wetlands

1/16/13

Eighteen UB students volunteered in the Louisiana Bayou during their winter break to work on wetland restoration projects.
Assisting Neighborhoods

10/25/12

UB chemistry professor Joe Gardella and his students assist neighborhoods in determining the effects of local industries on their environment.
UB Falcons

10/25/12

A viewing area near the Falcon nesting box on South Campus is being developed by UB and the Department of Environmental Conservation.
Educational Opportunites

10/25/12

Through UB’s Center for Educational Collaboration 1,000 students in the Buffalo public schools have been offered opportunities in science, technology, engineering and math.
Tree Planting

10/25/12

More than 100 volunteers planted 90 trees and native shrubs at the Solar Strand site on Flint Road near the Maple Road entrance to the North Campus.
Helping Others

10/25/12

A Senior Environmental Design student from UB won the 13th session of the International Winter University competition for their proposal on how to fix the uncontrolled development of Irkutsk, Russia.
Buffalo Promise

10/25/12

More than $3 million in grants have been awarded to the Buffalo Promise Neighborhood initiative to provide "cradle-to-career" support to Buffalo schoolchildren.

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Our Green History

10/25/12

UB releases its Climate Action Plan, which draws from the university’s comprehensive plan and sets a goal of achieving climate neutrality by the year 2030.
10/25/12

The UB Green office is created, providing environmental stewardship for campus facilities. Today, the office’s efforts include offering assistance to groups both on and off campus.
10/25/12

The university appoints Ryan McPherson as its chief sustainability officer, charged with creating a culture of sustainability at UB.
10/25/12

UB’s environmental efforts begin with the creation of the Rachel Carson College, named for the author of “Silent Spring,” the book that sparked the environmental movement.
10/25/12

UB becomes an initial signatory of the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment, a pledge to reduce the global emission of greenhouse gases.
10/25/12

UB hires its first energy officer and creates the Conserve UB program, which leads to energy conservation efforts that have saved the university more than $100 million.

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