Environment and Sustainability

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

Ice sheets and glaciers are shrinking. But we can still slow that process dramatically, study finds
5/5/21
Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius could halve sea level rise caused by melting land ice this century, according to an international team.
Construction nears completion on inclusive coffee facility in the Congo
4/27/21
UB architects and the Polus Center are behind a project that could create significant change across the coffee industry, while providing economic opportunities for landmine survivors and people with disabilities.
UB’s climate action efforts rank No. 1 in the world in THE Impact Rankings
4/22/21
UB rated highly for its performance in climate action research, low-carbon energy use, environmental education measures and commitment to carbon neutrality.
Iceland’s Fagradalsfjall is erupting. This UB expert helps predict where lava may go
4/21/21
Mattia de’ Michieli Vitturi, a geology faculty member and a mathematician, uses computational modeling to help officials in Iceland understand where lava may flow.
Finally, 3D-printed graphene aerogels for water treatment
4/14/21
Study shows how to make stable and large aerogels that remove heavy metals, organic solvents, organic dyes.
New water vapor condenser takes cues from darkling beetle
3/31/21
Like the insect, the new tech lowers its temperature to harvest condensed water and – of course – it consumes no electricity.
With SUNY funding, UB teams explore technologies to increase pandemic preparedness
3/29/21
Projects focus on wastewater surveillance of disease, and automated cloth mask production.
Helheim Glacier study to focus on the power and mysteries of water
3/25/21
A new $2.2 million project will explore how water moves through Helheim Glacier, influencing how fast the glacier sheds ice into the sea.
Scientists stunned to discover fossil plants beneath mile-deep Greenland ice
3/18/21
The findings add to evidence that the giant ice sheet is highly vulnerable to a warming climate, creating risk of rapid sea-level rise.
Radiative cooling. Solar heat. All from one system, no electricity needed.
2/8/21
Study describes passive cooling system that aims to help impoverished communities, reduce cooling and heating costs, lower CO2 emissions.

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