Environment and Sustainability

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

Study describes cocktail of pharmaceuticals in waters in Bangladesh
4/20/20
Antifungals, antibiotics and other drugs were found in water in urban and rural areas, raising concerns about the spread of antifungal and antimicrobial resistance.
Foxglove plants produce heart medicine. Can science do it better?
4/13/20
Two studies mark an early step in a UB biologist’s quest to understand how foxgloves make medicinal compounds.
Evolutionary adaptation helped cave bears hibernate, but also may have caused their extinction
4/1/20
A study published in Science Advances on April 1 reveals a new hypothesis that may explain why European cave bears went extinct during past climate change periods.
Even a hurricane, or two, can’t stop regrowth in parts of the coral forest
3/16/20
But other parts of these Caribbean ecosystems continue to decline, and one species cannot simply replace the other, says UB researcher.
UB to host second annual mobile produce market summit
3/3/20
Conference is set for March 24-25 and builds off the success of last year’s event, the nation’s first-ever gathering of mobile produce market representatives.
To help students think in 3D, a geologist turns to paper model making
2/19/20
Chris Lowry has designed numerous foldable paper models of aquifers to help students visualize how water is stored underground.
Scientists resurrect mammoth’s broken genes
2/7/20
The research builds on evidence that the last mammoths on a lonely Arctic island suffered from a variety of genetic defects.
Study: How U.S. sewage plants can remove medicines from wastewater
1/7/20
New research shows that technologies are available, but the upgrades can be expensive.
How do conifers survive droughts? Study points to existing roots, not new growth
12/30/19
Scientists can’t see underground, but computational models are providing a new way to investigate how root systems might be changing.
UB stories heard around the world in 2019
12/26/19
From analyzing the avocado genome to designing a stingray-inspired space exploration vehicle, here are some highlights from a year of discovery.

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