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Nichols named sustainability engagement coordinator

6/14/17

Derek Nichols, who was most recently director of education and outreach for Grassroots Gardens WNY, has been named sustainability engagement coordinator at UB.

Yoga brings well-being, employment to young Africans

6/12/17

By CATHERINE COOK-COTTONE

UB adding new programs in public health, athletic training, statistics

6/8/17

The School of Public Health and Health Professions (SPHHP) will add three new programs to its academic offerings.

Advocacy is a lifetime pursuit for School of Nursing assistant dean

6/7/17

Margaret Moss speaks to thousands of people nationally, and internationally, every year.

Program for underrepresented minority students in biomedical PhD programs wins coveted renewal

6/6/17

UB’s ongoing efforts to recruit underrepresented students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) to its PhD programs have received a major boost from the National Institutes of Health, which renewed a five-year, $2.3 million grant to help fully fund scholarships.

Malala Yousafzai to lead off Distinguished Speaker Series

6/6/17

Human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai will speak at UB on Sept. 19 in Alumni Arena as the first speaker in the 31st annual Distinguished Speakers Series.

Students wrap up transformative week at Global Innovation Challenge

6/5/17

To develop their winning idea at this year’s Global Innovation Challenge, team United Youth looked to their own individual experiences for inspiration.

Inaugural Bloch Symposium will highlight new science and engineering department

6/5/17

The new Department of Materials Design and Innovation (MDI) in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences has just completed its first full academic year of operation and it's marking that milestone with the Erich Bloch Symposium in Materials Design and Innovation.

Life in the nest

6/1/17

UB's falcon chicks — three females and one male — are almost grown, and biologists from the state Department of Environmental Conservation visited the nesting box in Mackay Heating Tower last week to band the chicks. Banding allows wildlife biologists to track the movements and lifespans of the endangered birds.

Green Your Commute May 19th

5/17/17

The weather forecast for Friday is cloudy with a chance of...lightening the load on Mother Nature. That’s because UB faculty, staff and students are invited to participate in Green Your Commute Day.

Got stuff? UBReUSE will take it

5/17/17

The academic year is winding down and that means thousands of UB students will be moving out of their dorms and off-campus apartments in the weeks ahead. And that means many students heading home for the summer won’t be able to bring back with them all the stuff they’ve accumulated over the past 10 months.

Four Fluff Balls at Mackay

5/17/17

There’s much happier news to report on the UB falcon front this spring. The four eggs Dixie laid a month ago have hatched and viewers of UB’s Falcon Cam can watch as Dixie and Yankee care for their four fledgling fluff balls.

The evolutionary story of birch, told through 80 genomes

5/10/17

Forests of silver birch stretch across Europe, and they are a wonder to behold: stands of slender, white-barked trees sheltering vast swathes of earth.

Architecture project lends new perspective to grain elevators

5/5/17

The collection of grain elevators at Silo City is an impressive enough site, the industrial behemoths towering over the Buffalo River. But a project created by UB freshman architecture students this spring lends a unique perspective to the grain elevators, and the landscape.

Endless Orchard

5/4/17

Members of the UB community can help plant an urban orchard by taking part in “Endless Orchard,” a living, public art project commissioned by the UB Art Galleries that is taking place May 6 in the Fruit Belt neighborhood of Buffalo.

Toyota Research Institute awards UB $2.4 million to hunt for new materials

4/27/17

Toyota Research Institute (TRI) has awarded the University at Buffalo $2.4 million for materials science research that aims to make next generation vehicles carbon-neutral.

New game of Russian roulette for fire-prone ecosystems

4/27/17

Increasing prolonged periods of severe hot and dry weather during the first summer after wildfires is inhibiting vegetation recovery and causing loss of plant diversity, according to a new international study on climate change.

Hydrogen fuel technology powers Panasci win

4/27/17

A team led by a UB doctoral student took first place on April 12 in UB’s Henry A. Panasci Jr. Technology Entrepreneurship Competition (Panasci TEC) for a technology that generates hydrogen gas from water.

Clever energy solutions could fuel growth of UB student's company

3/17/17

A UB PhD candidate is pursuing ideas that could bring a hydrogen-generating device to your car and prevent your lithium-ion battery from wearing out. And he is building a company to bring these breakthroughs to market.

powell discusses systemic racism in UB talk

3/16/17

The biggest problem of the 21st century, according to civil rights expert john a. powell, is the problem of “othering,” or focusing on our differences as individual deficits instead of collective strengths.

Rocket carrying Buffalo spuds to space

3/16/17

The Falcon 9 rocket that blasted into space Sunday contains 5,500 pounds of cargo, including potatoes that eventually will make their home at UB.

Law school conference explores legal challenges posed by climate change

3/14/17

The University at Buffalo’s Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy and Buffalo Environmental Law Journal brought together noted experts to discuss how law and policy can help society address the changing climate, and the justice issues those changes raise, as part of “The Changing Climate: Reflections on Current Law, Policy, Justice and Regulation.”

Oil spill-mapping drones

3/14/17

Thousands of ants converge to follow the most direct path from their colony to their food and back; a swarm of inexpensive, unmanned drones quickly map an offshore oil spill.

Diverse Group Gathers for ErieHack to Heal Lake Erie

3/3/17

As the waves crashed over the break wall in the distance and waterfowl swirled about in search of prey, UB sophomore Mark Geraci chatted with a local dairy farmer seated next to him inside the Buffalo Yacht Club about issues affecting the future of Lake Erie.

More kudos for UB's green efforts

3/1/17

Recognition continues to roll in for UB’s sustainability efforts. UB ranks among the top 50 U.S. universities in SaveOnEnergy.com’s 2017 Green Report, released last week. UB landed at No. 45 on the list.

WNY Sustainable Business Roundtable Gathers for Triple Bottom Line Discussion

3/1/17

The WNY Sustainable Business Roundtable will host their annual Sustainable Business EXPO on Tuesday, April 18, 2017. Meet exhibitors and sponsors, learn about innovative local businesses, be inspired by the keynote speakers and have some fun. The EXPO will be held at the American Axle Building at 1001 E Delavan - a great revitalized space with secure, free parking.

RENEW Awards Seed Grants to Four Projects

3/1/17

Four research projects have been selected to receive funding from UB’s RENEW Institute, an interdisciplinary institute dedicated to solving complex environmental problems.

Gardella named to EPA Science Advisory Board

12/9/16

UB chemistry professor Joseph A. Gardella Jr. has been appointed to serve a three-year term on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board.

New research reveals surprising information about stability of Greenland Ice Sheet

12/8/16

In climate science, the conventional wisdom is that the Greenland Ice Sheet — the world’s second-largest block of ice — formed some 2.5 million years ago and endured continuously until modern times.

Eight companies join START-UP NY through UB

12/7/16

Eight more companies will open or expand operations on or near UB’s campuses through START-UP NY, the tax incentive program established by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo.

UB leads SUNY effort to increase STEM degrees for underrepresented students

12/7/16

Internships. Tutoring. Summer research opportunities. Networking.

Med students see firsthand how social factors impact health care

12/6/16

Pastor Kinzer Pointer stood before the group of first-year students from the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences who had traveled to the Promiseland Missionary Baptist Church on High Street on a windy, rainy morning to meet him and tour his neighborhood.

U.N. ambassador calls Buffalo a model city for refugees

11/28/16

Before visiting for the first time on Tuesday, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations didn’t know that Buffalo is known as the “City of Good Neighbors.” But after meeting with members of the city’s thriving refugee population and seeing how they’ve been supported, Samantha Power witnessed the kindness and compassion that have helped Buffalo live up to its moniker.

UB program helps employees make a house a H.O.M.E.

11/23/16

A house is now a home for UB staff member David Youhess, thanks to UB H.O.M.E. (Home Ownership Made Easy), a program that offers interest-free deferred loans to university employees who buy homes in the neighborhoods around the South Campus.

Glow-in-the-dark dye could fuel liquid-based batteries

11/22/16

Could a glow-in-the-dark dye be the next advancement in energy storage technology?

Music a universal language for UB student violinists and Buffalo’s refugee children

11/18/16

One recent afternoon, the sounds of the first movement from 19th-century Russian composer Aleksandr Borodin’s “String Quartet No.2” filled the auditorium of Buffalo P.S. 18 on the city’s West Side.

UB offers free winter bike storage

11/16/16

UB cyclists who want to keep their bicycles safe from weather and theft during the winter months can store their bicycles for free with Parking and Transportation Services.

South Campus hosting shredding event, clothing drive

11/16/16

Have you amassed a collection of old documents and mail that needs to be shredded? Have you recently gotten more buff and now your clothes are too big (or, perhaps, the reverse)? If so, this is the weekend to get rid of all that and more.

Community for Global Health Equity funds research projects

11/16/16

Two projects addressing refugee health issues in Buffalo and a study on the effects of air pollution on pregnant women in China have been selected to receive funding through UB’s Community for Global Health Equity (CGHE).

UB among top universities hosting international students

11/16/16

The 2016 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange, released yesterday in Washington, D.C., by the Institute of International Education (IIE), announced that for the 14th straight year, UB is among the top 25 U.S. institutions hosting international students.

UBReUSE plans to expand sustainability programs

11/14/16

UBReUSE, the student-run sustainability program that started last spring, is back this academic year and looking to grow. But it needs a few good student volunteers willing to help take the program to the next level.

RENEW speakers focus on the future

11/7/16

One leads a company shifting its long-term focus toward a world where autonomous vehicles ease gridlock in major cities across the globe. Another is leading a company committed to being at the forefront of trends in hospitality and live sporting events. And the third heads an organization that’s constantly finding creative ways to leverage its resources to protect the environment.

UB, Brock partner on cross-border business workshops

11/7/16

UB and Brock University will kick off a series of Cross-Border Innovation and Prosperity Workshops next week to advance a collaborative infrastructure for economic innovation across the binational Buffalo Niagara region.

UB research team examines impact changing weather patterns will have on building stock

11/7/16

Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc across New York City in 2012, causing around $65 billion in damage and killing more than 150 people. Two years later, on the other end of the state, the “Snowvember” storm dumped 7 feet of snow on parts of Buffalo, destroying roofs across the region and causing 14 fatalities.

UB earns kudos for engaging WNY business community in sustainability efforts

10/26/16

UB has been highlighted in the 2016 Sustainable Campus Index in the Public Engagement section for its efforts in advancing sustainability in higher education.

The sweet rewards of beekeeping

10/19/16

Most people, even those who don’t want to keep bees, know at least two good reasons why someone would: pollination and honey.

UB receives EPA Green Power Leadership Award

10/19/16

UB has received a 2016 Green Power Leadership Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the EPA announced Monday.

Princeton Review ranks UB among nation’s Top 50 Green Colleges

10/19/16

UB is among the 50 most environmentally responsible colleges in the nation, according to The Princeton Review. The education services company known for its college rankings and test prep services features UB in the 2016 edition of its Guide to 361 Green Colleges.

Tiny crystals and nanowires could join forces to split water

10/18/16

Scientists are pursuing a tiny solution for harnessing one of the world’s most abundant sources of clean energy: Water.

In AKAG exhibit, Linder uncovers WNY’s history of environmental pollution

10/17/16

An astute observer of the mass-produced and mundane, Joan Linder has spent much of her artistic career creating painstakingly hand-drawn images with a quill pen and ink: kitchen sinks full of dirty dishes, piles of junk mail — even the raw musculature of a gross anatomy cadaver, its chest split open.

UB Food Lab to lead training session at UN conference in Ecuador

10/12/16

The UB Food Systems Planning and Healthy Communities Lab (Food Lab) has partnered with a United Nations agency to lead a training session on food systems planning and policy as part of an upcoming UN conference that happens once every 20 years.

WSJ/THE rankings put UB in ‘top 30’ among public universities

10/9/16

UB has earned a “top 30” rating in a new ranking of U.S. colleges and universities by The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education (WSJ/THE).

Forum on green infrastructure has UB connection

10/8/16

A policy forum on green infrastructure in the Buffalo-Niagara region taking place next week will feature a few UB faces.

UB researchers to study effect of Tonawanda Coke emissions on community health

9/28/16

UB researchers are moving forward with plans to conduct a multi-year study analyzing how emissions from the Tonawanda Coke plant may have affected the health of area residents and employees.

Hayes Hall gets its due

9/23/16

Halfway through today’s grand reopening ceremony for Hayes Hall, Bob Shibley walked up to the podium, looked at the crowd, smiled and said, “God, this is fun.”

Students excited to return to renovated Hayes Hall

9/23/16

Daniel Crowther is in his last semester of the three-semester master of architecture program with a concentration in real estate development. He swears he didn’t plan it this way so that he could experience the newly renovated Hayes Hall, home of the School of Architecture and Planning, which reopened this academic year.

#UBCares about the community at campaign kickoff

9/22/16

UB officially launched its 2016 Employees Campaign for the Community this morning with campaign chair Robert J. Genco encouraging UB employees to help the campaign exceed its goal of $875,000.

Annual school supply drive nets 17,000 items for Buffalo kids

9/21/16

The UB community gets an A+ for generosity, donating more than 17,000 items for this year’s school supply drive sponsored by the Office of Community Relations.

What’s happening beneath Greenland?

9/21/16

A new study on the Greenland Ice Sheet provides valuable insight on climate change, using unique research methods to establish new estimates of ice loss for both modern and ancient times, says UB geologist Beata Csatho, one of more than a dozen team members on the international project.

UB programs improving quality of life in University District

9/16/16

UB is working with state, city and community-based groups and organizations to develop new programs that expand upon the university’s ongoing efforts to improve the quality of life in the neighborhoods surrounding the South Campus.

UB moves up among nation’s ‘top 50’ best public universities

9/14/16

UB has earned a “top 50” rating among public universities for the third straight year, according to U.S. News and World Report.

Sustainable Living Fair encourages ‘green’ lifestyle

9/14/16

Some UB staff members will show their university colleagues how to live a “greener” life and help reduce their environmental footprint at the eighth annual UB Sustainable Living Fair on Sept. 29.

Looking to saliva to gain insight on evolution

9/2/16

There’s no need to reinvent the genetic wheel. That’s one lesson of a new study that looks to the saliva of humans, gorillas, orangutans, macaques and African green monkeys for insights into evolution.

Improving quality of life, good citizenship remain focus for Heights

8/31/16

UB remains strongly committed to working with students, neighborhood residents and law enforcement to promote good citizenship, cooperation and improving quality of life in University Heights.

UB reopens Silverman Library after two-year, $7 million renovation

8/25/16

High-tech classrooms and group study spaces with 80-inch monitors. Video recording studios with editing suites. A café.

Trip to Solar Strand provides fun lesson on solar energy

8/17/16

The echo of 40 chattering children rises from the center of UB’s Solar Strand on a cloudy August day. Kids enrolled in the UB Child Care Center’s nine-week summer program gather on recycled concrete slabs under one of the largest array of panels, curiously taking in the scale of their surroundings.

Art installation provides safe haven for birds

8/17/16

UB architect Joyce Hwang’s latest animal architecture creation is a bird-friendly public art installation that both promotes awareness of local avian species and calls attention to a common, but often invisible peril: bird-glass window collisions.

Collaborative culture can empower women in male-dominated workplaces

8/17/16

It’s no secret that men still hold the majority of leadership positions in American companies. But new research from the School of Management finds that when male-dominated work groups foster collaboration and communication, it’s women who are more likely to emerge as leaders.

Lake outing offers students chance to enjoy water

8/17/16

On a warm July Wednesday, 30 international students approach the boat launch at Lake LaSalle, the water sparkling in the abundant summer sunshine. The students excitedly chat in their native languages as they gather near the dock, ready to canoe and kayak for the first time.

Hallett to lead new law clinic tackling community justice issues

8/17/16

Nicole Hallett was talking to someone in Buffalo about the needs of the city’s immigrant population. Hallett asked about wage theft — when an employer cheats low-wage workers out of their fair pay by requiring them to work off the clock or failing to pay overtime.

Hayes Hall named to National Register of Historic Places

8/3/16

Edmund B. Hayes Hall, the iconic building with a fascinating story on the South Campus, has been named to the National Register of Historic Places.

UB funds five advanced manufacturing projects

8/3/16

Turning laundry lint and other waste fibers into commercial products. 3-D printing electronics. Finding an elegant, yet effective way to make buildings energy efficient.

UB-led team receives DOE SunShot award to develop thin films for solar cell devices

8/3/16

With an eye toward improving the efficiency and affordability of solar cells, physicists from UB and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) will develop light-harvesting films using funds from the U.S. Department of Energy SunShot Initiative.

Summer finds UB researchers on land, in labs and by the sea

7/27/16

School’s out for the summer for many UB students and faculty. But just because they’ve left campus for the season doesn’t mean they’re not working. Numerous students and faculty find that summer vacation is the perfect time to pursue research in the field. Here are a few examples.

Designing a home for all, for the long haul

7/21/16

Later this summer, a family will move into its new home on Buffalo’s East Side. Thanks to a pilot project between Habitat for Humanity and the School of Architecture and Planning, the family will be comfortable staying in the house for a long time, even as its members reach their elder years.

UB joins White House's new Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute

7/13/16

UB is among a select group of academic institutions, industry and nonprofits tapped by the White House to form an advanced manufacturing hub designed to sustain the nation’s manufacturing resurgence.

Cooperative works to encourage women to pursue STEM careers

7/13/16

Kathleen Murphy is all too familiar with the obstacles surrounding women in science, technology, engineering and math.

A Hero for Flint

7/6/16

When civil engineer Marc Edwards (BS ’86) warned Michigan state officials and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that lead-contaminated drinking water was poisoning the children of Flint, he expected them to declare an emergency. Instead, the regulators insisted there was no cause for alarm. That’s when Edwards, now frequently described as “The Hero of Flint,” realized he would have to take matters into his own hands.

How does your garden grow?

7/6/16

Watering cans lined up against rain barrels gleam in the summer sunshine. Asparagus and peas cling to stakes, braced against the breeze. Concrete blocks form a makeshift entryway, inviting passersby to admire thriving rows of tomatoes, wax beans and rainbow Swiss chard.

Managing Manure

7/6/16

Researchers from UB and three other U.S. universities are teaming up with dairy farms across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic to study the effect of three different manure management techniques on preventing the occurrence and spread of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria, genes tied to resistance and antibiotic residues — traces of antibiotics and the compounds they break down into.

Creating change in their community

7/5/16

This week, more than 20 Buffalo Public Schools students will begin a summer camp at the University at Buffalo. It’ll have the hallmarks of a typical camp — fun and education — but the subject matter will be far more serious and will hit closer to home.

Saving Saintpaulia, the African violet

6/24/16

The African violet is one of the world’s most common houseplants. You can buy it at Lowe’s. You can get it at the nursery. You can find it in the grocery store.

Buffalo Student Sandbox pays students to grow their startups

6/23/16

It’s the entrepreneurial-minded college student’s dream summer job: getting paid to build a business.

Envisioning a new city center

6/23/16

Imagine redesigning a city in only two days. That’s exactly what some UB students did recently as part of a summer study abroad program in Estonia.

Communicate dangers of climate change

6/13/16

As a political issue, climate change splits mostly along ideological lines in the U.S.

Social work student takes food pantry on the road

6/10/16

UB social work student Matthew Schwartz is turning the tables on traditional food pantries, providing food directly to the hungry out of the trunk of his car.

Where lack of sanitation prevents children from completing school, UB students offer help

6/9/16

A child with mobility problems can’t use the bathroom in his school because it only has squat toilets. Feeling like an outsider, he stops going to school.

‘Green’ tour provides insight on UB's sustainability efforts

6/9/16

Editor’s note: Rising UB senior Cathleen Draper — a former resident of LEED-gold certified Greiner Hall — learned a few things about UB’s sustainability efforts during a recent tour of the North Campus.

Farm-to-food study aims to understand effect of manure management practices on antibiotic resistance, residues

6/7/16

Researchers from UB and three other U.S. universities are teaming up with dairy farms across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic to study the effect of three different manure management techniques on preventing the occurrence and spread of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria, genes tied to resistance and antibiotic residues — traces of antibiotics and the compounds they break down into.

Social Work named partner school in homelessness initiative

6/3/16

The School of Social Work has been selected to be a full partner school in the National Homelessness Social Work Initiative (NHSWI), a move that allows UB students and faculty to better focus and advance their work in the area of homelessness, including research, curriculum formation, practice and policy-making.

Top teen scientists to compete in state science fair at UB

6/3/16

A few dozen of the state’s most promising student scientists will meet Saturday at the New York State Science Congress hosted by UB.

RENEW Institute awards seed grants to five projects

6/1/16

Five research projects have been selected to receive funding from UB’s RENEW Institute, an interdisciplinary institute dedicated to solving complex environmental problems.

Greenland’s history of snowfall hidden in ancient leaf waxes

5/25/16

The history of Greenland’s snowfall is chronicled in an unlikely place: the remains of aquatic plants that died long ago, collecting at the bottom of lakes in horizontal layers that document the passing years.

Student’s magazine project a labor of love

5/25/16

For her senior thesis, Jenna Bower wanted to create a collaborative project that combined her love of graphic design with her passion for sustainability.

EPA honors Gardella’s work to address radioactive waste in WNY

5/23/16

For years, UB chemistry professor Joseph Gardella Jr. has worked tirelessly to ensure that the local community’s voice was heard as the federal government decided what to do with nearly 200,000 cubic yards of radioactive waste stored in Lewiston, New York — remnants of the Manhattan Project that produced the country’s first nuclear weapons.

UB awarded $1 million in Gov. Cuomo's "Energy to Lead" competition

5/16/16

BUFFALO, N.Y. – A University at Buffalo-backed plan to create 100 megawatts of new, locally produced solar energy within the next four years is among the winners of a clean energy competition for New York colleges and universities.

Reuse program lets students get rid of unwanted items — without throwing them away

5/6/16

UB students have come up with a creative way to break the cycle of waste that happens when residents move out of their dorms at the end of the school year.

Effort underway to ‘green The Commons’

5/4/16

The hottest thing to hit The Commons lately isn’t the newest ethnic eatery. It’s the pressure UB faculty, staff and students are putting on restaurants there to stop serving food in Styrofoam containers.

NYSERDA recognizes UB among higher ed leaders in N.Y.

5/3/16

UB was recognized on consecutive days this week as a sustainability leader in higher education.

UB tops green power list

4/25/16

UB ranks first on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Green Power Partnership list of the largest college and university green power users.

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