Environment and Sustainability

News about UB’s environmental programs and related sustainability initiatives. (see all topics)

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Tracking forever chemicals across food web shows not all isomers are distributed equally
12/2/25
Samples from water, fish, and bird eggs demonstrate the need to measure these unique molecular structures separately.
New membrane sets record for separating hydrogen from CO2
11/21/25
The unexpected finding could inspire new designs for industrial gas separation technologies.
University at Buffalo launches new quantum institute
11/5/25
The initiative will harness UB’s wide-ranging research expertise and unlock advancements in computing, medicine, semiconductors and more.
UB-RIT-Wendel team wins national home design competition
11/5/25
‘California Rebuilds’ invited architects to showcase the power of passive house design in creating sustainable, fire-resilient communities.
Grants support $2.75 million effort to develop advanced recycling technologies
11/3/25
Projects include creating new uses for discarded tires, and establishing a testbed for advanced sorting technologies.
Study links climate anxiety to social media use
10/30/25
Climate doom, the belief that climate change will cause societal breakdowns, predicts support for radical actions, according to study.
UB, Lead Safe Task Force host mini-conference Saturday
10/20/25
The event addresses lead exposure in Buffalo and Western New York.
Engineering professor emphasizes importance of social and economic buy-in for renewable energy
10/17/25
Sayanti Mukherjee wins award from Department of Energy for project addressing challenges of switching from fossil fuels.
UB engineer Viviana Monje awarded $312,359 grant to create bio-inspired membranes
9/29/25
The work, part of larger $2 million effort, will employ AI and other tools to develop eco-friendly membranes for use in medicine, agriculture, industry and other fields.
Gov. Hochul announces $68M investment to support campus decarbonization project at UB
9/25/25
Funding will enable the design and building of energy hubs and thermal energy networks to phase out fossil fuel-based heating, cooling systems.