Environment and Sustainability

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

Energy from water? UB chemists get $200,000 grant to explore new way of creating hydrogen fuel
5/30/13
Buffalo, N.Y. — Two University at Buffalo faculty members have received a $200,000 Scialog grant from the Research Corporation for Science Advancement to devise a new method for gleaning hydrogen fuel from water.
UB chemist gives ‘moonshot’ proposal at Google[x]’s Solve for X event at the Global Diaspora Forum
5/28/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Sarbajit Banerjee, co-director of the University at Buffalo’s New York State Center of Excellence in Materials Informatics, delivered a fast-paced “moonshot” proposal in Washington, D.C. this month as part of Solve for X @ Global Diaspora Forum.
UB Solar Strand hits milestone: 1 million kilowatt hours
5/23/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Barely a year old, the University at Buffalo’s Solar Strand has produced 1 million kilowatt hours of electricity.
Emotional response to climate change influences whether we seek or avoid further information
5/13/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Sixty-two percent of Americans now say they believe that global warming is happening and only 16 percent say it is not. However, the percentage of climate change deniers has increased by four points since September and 46 percent of them say they are “very” or “extremely” sure they are correct.
Solar panels as inexpensive as paint? It’s possible due to research at UB, elsewhere
5/10/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Most Americans want the U.S. to place more emphasis on developing solar power, recent polls suggest.
Environmentalist Bill McKibben to address 41st graduating class of the School of Architecture and Planning on May 10
5/8/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Bill McKibben, author of a groundbreaking book on global warming and founder of the global grassroots climate action campaign 350.org, will deliver the 2013 commencement address for UB’s School of Architecture and Planning on Friday.
UB to host EPA citizen science workshop
5/7/13
Leading environmental citizens from Western New York will meet at the University at Buffalo on May 8 for an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) workshop devoted to leveraging community participation as a tool for monitoring the environment.
UB’s falcon cam shows a new mate, four eggs
4/26/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Bird lovers can exhale. Yankee, the male peregrine falcon nesting at South Campus, has found a new mate.
Media Advisory: On Earth Day, UB opens the nation’s most publicly accessible solar array
4/19/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Solar power plants are often located behind fences, on rooftops or in hard-to-reach places.
Buffalo bee dwelling wins international architecture award
3/21/13
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Elevator B, a honeycomb-themed tower housing bees on Buffalo’s waterfront, has won a highly-regarded international architecture award.

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