Phillip Tucciarone, a UB chemical and biological engineering student, has won a Marshall Scholarship, one of the most prestigious scholarships awarded annually to U.S. college students.
Jason Briner knew it was dangerous to camp on the coast of
Baffin Island, one of Canada’s most northern points, during
the summer. Yet that’s exactly what he was doing eight years
ago.
A sculptural wall located at Buffalo's Silo City and designed by
architecture faculty members is a finalist in an international
competition in computational design.
UB undergraduate students will travel to northern Peru next
summer to conduct rigorous interdisciplinary research into the
biological and chemical properties of indigenous medicinal
plants.
Stingrays move through water with such ease that
researchers from UB and Harvard University are studying how their
movements could be used to build more maneuverable unmanned
underwater vehicles.
On a clear September morning, Sandy Geffner, environmental
studies faculty member, and Nick Peterson, Geffner’s student
and a UB staff member, treaded through Letchworth Woods on the
North Campus.
UB researchers are developing a deep-sea Internet. The
technological breakthrough could lead to improvements in tsunami
detection, pollution monitoring and other activities.
The façade of the Burchfield Penney Art Center has been
transformed into a permanent, constantly changing new media
gallery, thanks to a collaboration between SUNY Buffalo State and
the UB Department of Architecture.
Robert G. Shibley, professor and dean of the Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning, has received the American Institute of Architects New York State (AIANYS) 2013 Educator Award.
For years, UB dining officials have heard students talk about
eating healthier. And when it was meal show time and the students
had to choose, they did what they always have done. They grabbed
pizza, burgers and fries.
UB and community sponsors presented a public lecture last
week by pioneering public health advocate Meredith Minkler,
professor of health and social behavior at the University of
California, Berkeley.
On a Tuesday morning in June, school groups huddle around the
Buffalo Zoo’s polar bear exhibit. The children come and go in
great, chattering waves of 20 or 30, oohing and aahing and
balancing on tiptoe to get a better view.
Students from UB’s new Sustainability Academy joined
fellow undergraduates in touring Love Canal, the 700 block of Main
Street, the Buffalo River and Silo City to learn about the
region’s history of industrial pollution.
A UB study to examine the effects of emissions from the
Tonawanda Coke plant on the health of residents is one of several
initiatives being recommended by federal prosecutors.
Eco-minded students will have the chance to intern with environmental organizations and get a behind-the-scenes look at UB’s operations this year, thanks to the university’s new Sustainability Academy.
In 2006, Charles F. Zukoski, then a high-ranking administrator at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, was asked to support a plan to make the university climate neutral by 2030.
As Jennifer Berryman landscaped the front lawn of Bristol Homes on Wednesday, she remembered painting the nonprofit assisted living facility a year earlier.
Domus, an international magazine on architecture, art and
design, recently sat down with Dean Robert Shibley
to investigate the process behind the realization of UB's
Solar Strand.
Tyler Manley is one of three members on the Massachusetts Avenue
Project staff who majored or minored in philosophy. How did
his University at Buffalo degree prepare him for his job?
When Andrea Martinez opts for the can of juice instead of the plastic bottle at the store, it’s apparent that the research she performed on pollution in Lake Ontario has had an effect on her.
A senior class project for Jerome O’Connor’s students is counting for much more than a final grade; it’s giving them real world experience and a chance to help people in need.
Fulbright scholar and climate activist Subhashni Raj will start
her PhD at the university this fall as the first recipient of the
Jerome L. Kaufman Doctoral Fellowship for the study of food-systems
planning.
The practical implications of environmental
justice—fighting for the rights of poor and minority persons
in neighborhoods unfairly burdened by toxic wastes—got a
thorough airing at a recent forum co-sponsored by the UB Law
School.
UB Campus Dining and Shops has been awarded silver in this
year’s National College and University Food Service
Association (NACUFS) Sustainability Awards contest.
A toxin dangerous to humans may help E. coli fend off aquatic predators, enabling strains of E. coli that produce the toxin to survive longer in lake water than benign counterparts, a new study finds.
A project that asks hikers, fishermen, birdwatchers, school kids and nature-lovers of all stripes to monitor stream levels is expanding from its home base in Western New York to three new states: Iowa, Michigan and Wisconsin.
A UB study has found that dedicated bike lanes are not
necessarily the most important factors in reducing the severity of
injuries in crashes between bikes and motor vehicles.
Last year two University at Buffalo students, Matthieu Bain and
Andrew Perkins, purchased a house for $800, moved in, and lived
there for a year while fixing it as best they could with only the
city's discards and forgotten items.
Sarbajit Banerjee, co-director of UB’s New York State Center of Excellence in Materials Informatics, delivered a fast-paced “moonshot” proposal in Washington, D.C., this month as part of Solve for X @ Global Diaspora Forum.
A mock, online grocery store created by Leonard H. Epstein, PhD, and colleagues will provide important evidence on how price and nutrient profiling—using the NuVal nutritional coding system—affect food purchase decisions.
Most Americans want the U.S. to place more emphasis on
developing solar power. A major impediment, however, is the cost to
manufacture, install and maintain solar panels.
Because information about climate change is ubiquitous in the
media, researchers looked at why many Americans know so little
about its causes and why many are not interested in finding out
more.
“The Environment” is the theme of the eighth edition
of the UBThisSummer Lecture Series, the annual summer series of
talks by prominent UB faculty members.
The snow melting is one unmistakable sign, but for David Grabowski, it’s not really spring until he pulls his boots on and heads into the woods looking for dinner.
Many college students who head to the Dominican Republic for
spring break are looking to enjoy the sun and sand. But 32 students
from UB spent their break on this Caribbean Island teaching English
to disadvantaged children.
Bill McKibben, author and founder of the global grassroots
climate action campaign 350.org, will deliver the 2013 commencement
address for School of Architecture and Planning.
Three UB students took first place in UB’s Panasci TEC for
their plan to manufacture a material coating that can regulate heat
from the sun in any building creating “smart” windows
or surfaces.
Fred Stoss, with his signature mustache and walleye tie, is a
well-known name among certain circles on the island of Aruba.
He’s also met former Vice President Al Gore several
times.
Yankee, the male peregrine falcon nesting on the South Campus,
has found a new mate. What’s more, the female—bird
enthusiasts have named her “Dixie”—has produced
four eggs.
Local activists, academics, community organizers and federal
experts will exchange ideas toward making Western New York’s
homes and communities healthier at a daylong environmental justice
forum.
Solar power plants are often located behind fences, on rooftops
or in hard-to-reach places. UB’s Solar Strand, believed to be
the nation’s most publicly accessible photovoltaic array, is
an exception.
PULL projects—multiyear Pop-Up Living
Laboratories—aim to promote economic stabilization,
neighborhood revitalization, crime reduction and a prosperous
business district in the University Heights.
Starting this spring, you won’t need to BYOB—bring
your own bicycle, that is—to UB. UB has teamed up with
Buffalo BikeShare and a New York-based company to launch a beta
test of an innovative new bicycle-sharing program.
A team of University at Buffalo architecture students have
earned international recognition for Elevator B, their
22-foot-tall, honeycomb-style tower housing bees on Buffalo’s
waterfront.
To get a glimpse of what the Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens may look like in the future, head over and take a look at a new exhibit of designs that explores the possibilities.
Engineers, architects, government administrators, scientists and
others met to discuss how Western New York can prepare for, fund
and create green infrastructure projects.
State wildlife officials today safely captured a female peregrine falcon that had been nesting in MacKay Tower on the University at Buffalo’s South Campus.
New research describes how long-time residents teamed up with
gentrifiers and external environmental activists to push for the
cleanup of Greenpoint’s Newtown Creek while preserving the
area’s industrial roots.
Samina Raja has spent the better part of the past decade conducting research in the field of food security and heading the only research laboratory in the United States dedicated to food systems planning.
Earth’s exponentially growing population is a “wicked problem” at the root of every major issue plaguing Earth today, Sonny Ramaswamy, director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, said at a thought-provoking presentation March 6 in the Center for the Arts.
Energy-efficiency projects at UB made possible by NYSERDA will
save the university approximately $513,000 in energy costs and
eliminate more than 2.600 tons of global-warming, greenhouse gas
emissions annually.
The director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture,
will speak on how to increase food production in the context of a
burgeoning global population, changing climate and diminishing
natural resources.
In a series of experiments, the scientists created spherical
silicon particles about 10 nanometers in diameter — a
potential source of energy for fuel cells.
The hazards of breathing outdoor air in some Chinese cities are
well-documented. A UB study confirms that breathing indoor air also
carries significant cancer risks, especially for Chinese women.
While most students were settling in for the semester, Alanna
Olear, an environmental engineering major, was in campus bathrooms
measuring the amount of paper towels used that day.
If it were possible to capture the soul of a city inside a
single home, it might look something like the house that UB faculty
member Dennis Maher has spent the past three years refurbishing on
Buffalo’s West Side.
A rare collection of materials that could illuminate the
personal beliefs of Robert Frost is being made available to the
public for the first time, thanks to a UB emeritus faculty
member.
The term “sustainability,” as it relates to using
Earth’s resources wisely, can be problematic, Timothy
Killeen, president of the SUNY Research Foundation, said during a
visit to UB.
For many, a trip to Louisiana centers on New Orleans and its
fabled nightlife. Not so for 16 UB students who earlier this month
spent a week volunteering in the wetlands of southern
Louisiana.
Coral colonies that suffered tissue damage in The Bahamas were
still producing low numbers of eggs four years after the injuries
occurred, according to new research by UB scientists.
Two UB experts will be doing important work on commissions
analyzing how New York State can strengthen its response to natural
disasters like Hurricane Sandy.
The Larkin District and its development and planning team,
including the School of Architecture and Planning, won an honorable
mention at the National Award for Smart Growth Achievement
ceremony.
Robert G. Shibley, dean of the School of Architecture and
Planning, has received the Robert and Louise Bethune
Award, from the American Institute of
Architects’(AIA) Buffalo/Western New York chapter.
Essentially a blueprint of UB’s accomplishments and future
goals, the report was certified “Silver” by the
Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher
Education (AASHE) Sustainability Tracking Assessment and Rating
System (STARS).
When gender-neutral housing was introduced this fall, the new
policy reflected not only best practices, it also incorporated a
transgendered student’s thoughtful analysis and the ethical
principles of social work he holds dear.
Casually but colorfully attired, Blake Mycoskie moved listeners
at UB with his account of families whose lives have been altered
because of the simple ability to don a new pair of shoes.
It’s not often that we can pull something over UB’s
technically savvy students, but this fall, CIT replaced nearly 50
personal computers with virtual desktop devices...and no one has
said a word.
The League of American Bicyclists has designated UB as a
“Bicycle Friendly University” at the bronze level, an
award presented only to institutions with a strong commitment to
cycling.
Seeking to reduce their environmental footprint, cut costs and
provide better service, UB graduate and professional school
programs are moving to a paperless application process.
As part of its continuing effort to improve on-campus living, UB
has opened Crossroads Culinary Center, a new dining facility that
puts the university at the forefront of the collegiate dining
experience.
It takes hard work and guts to transform a great idea into a
viable business or community organization, but UB students are
doing it every day with support and encouragement from the
university.
UB and 20 other U.S. and Canadian universities and institutions
will join forces to propose a set of long-term research and policy
priorities to help protect and restore the Great Lakes.
UB Professor of Chemistry Diana Aga, and two local High School
teachers have won an award to train student scientists to measure
pharmaceutical contamination in Niagara County waterways.
That was the title of a September blog entry by UB’s
Buffalo Undersea Reef Research laboratory (BURR), which sent five
UB investigators to the Florida Keys this month to study coral
spawning.
The UB Sustainable Living Fair—formerly known as Green
Shade of Blue & You Day—encourages members of the UB
community to practice sustainability at home, as well as on
campus.
The task seemed implausible: feed 175 students without producing
an ounce of trash. Yet, that’s exactly what UB did last week
as it welcomed back students from summer vacation.
