Environment and Sustainability

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

UB geology department expands focus on climate science
10/17/17
With support from UB’s RENEW Institute, NASA researcher Kristin Poinar will join the UB geology department’s growing climate change research group.
UB researchers, students are shaping important conversations around equity in food systems
10/12/17
Researchers from UB and Cardiff University were instrumental in creating a special themed issue of the quarterly journal Built Environment focused on food equity, an increasingly important topic in planning and design disciplines.
False tweets during Harvey, Irma under scrutiny by UB researchers
9/28/17
A new $175,735 project seeks to improve response to misinformation on social media during emergencies.
Earth’s biodiversity is changing as the planet warms. But how?
9/27/17
A UB ecologist is developing a new mapping tool that could help us understand how global warming will impact plant and animal populations.
Scientists monitor Silicon Valley’s underground water reserves — from space
9/25/17
Aggressive conservation helped the region’s aquifer rebound quickly after one of the worst droughts in state history, researchers find.
UB’s award-winning GRoW Home is just about ready to settle in
9/22/17
A team of students is hard at work putting the finishing touches on the 1,100-square-foot, ultra-efficient solar dwelling, which is being temporarily sited behind Hayes Hall on UB’s South Campus.
Crowdsourcing a 7-day forecast for rivers and streams
9/5/17
Texted data from citizen scientists will help create weekly forecasts of fishing, flood and other stream conditions.
Antidepressants found in fish brains in Great Lakes region
8/31/17
The drugs enter rivers and lakes from treatment plants and sewage overflows, threatening aquatic life, UB scientists say.
Environmentalist Bill McKibben to discuss climate change at Buffalo Humanities Festival
8/28/17
Bill McKibben, author of the groundbreaking book “The End of Nature,” which helped establish him as leading voice on the global threat of climate change, will be the keynote speaker for the Buffalo Humanities Festival.
Diana Aga to receive Schoellkopf Medal
8/23/17
The award honors Aga’s research on the ecological impact of antibiotics, flame retardants and other emerging contaminants.

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