Environment and Sustainability

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

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  • The 'Start Something that Matters' Story Contest
    10/26/12
    Blake Mycoskie, founder and "chief shoe-giver" at TOMS, the popular shoe and eyewear company, and author of New York Times' best seller "Start Something That Matters," will speak November 15 at 8 p.m. in the University at Buffalo's Alumni Arena, North Campus, as part of the 2012 UB Distinguished Speakers Series.
  • Media Advisory: Crossroads Culinary Center to Open, New Student Dining Facility Features Brazilian BBQ, Fireside Lounge and More
    10/24/12
    Today is the grand opening ceremony of the University at Buffalo's new Crossroads Culinary Center (C3), a student dining facility that puts UB at the forefront of the collegiate dining experience. The ceremony starts at 1:30 p.m. on the first floor of Red Jacket Quadrange in the Ellicott Complex on UB's North Campus.
  • UB and 20 other U.S. and Canadian Universities Launch Great Lakes Protection Project
    10/15/12
    The University at Buffalo and 20 other U.S. and Canadian universities and institutions will join forces to propose a set of long-term research and policy priorities to help protect and restore the Great Lakes and train the next generation of scientists, attorneys, planners and policy specialists who will study them.
  • High School Research Program Wins National Award for Investigating Niagara County Waters
    10/5/12
    University at Buffalo Professor of Chemistry Diana Aga, PhD, and Lewiston-Porter High School teachers Michelle Hinchliffe and Colleen Glor have won a national science education award for their efforts to train student scientists to measure pharmaceutical contamination in Niagara County waterways.
  • Professor's Book Reveals the "Silent Epidemic" of Health Hazards Caused by Coal
    9/21/12
    Coal kills. That's the message of "The Silent Epidemic: Coal and the Hidden Threat to Health" by Alan H. Lockwood, MD, University at Buffalo emeritus professor of neurology.
  • How Fast Can Ice Sheets Respond to Climate Change?
    9/13/12
    A new Arctic study in the journal Science is helping to unravel an important mystery surrounding climate change: How quickly glaciers can melt and grow in response to shifts in temperature.
  • Ancient, Bottom-Dwelling Critter Proves: Newer Isn't Always Better
    9/7/12
    Tiny creatures called rhabdopleurids have outlasted more elaborate species that also descended from a common ancestor, according to a new study led by a University at Buffalo geologist.
  • New Undergraduate Academies Spotlight Entrepreneurship, Sustainability
    9/6/12
    University at Buffalo students will have the chance to explore entrepreneurship and sustainability through two new Undergraduate Academies -- living and learning communities that enable students with common interests to live together and share meaningful experiences throughout their college years.
  • Media Advisory: Children to Learn about Renewable Energy and Art at UB's Solar Strand
    7/17/12
    About 15 children will learn about renewable energy, art and sustainability at the University at Buffalo's Solar Strand from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday
  • From Building State's First LEED Gold-Certified Public University Residence Hall to Saving Old Furniture, UB Becomes More Sustainable
    7/13/12
    Whether fixing old chairs or building eco-friendly residence halls, UB promotes a culture of sustainability at its three campuses. Aside from saving money, the university's efforts aim to educate, inspire and enable people, both on and off campus, to reduce their environmental footprints.