Environment and Sustainability

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

Study: Greenland’s glacier retreat rate has doubled over past two decades
11/9/23
Using satellite images and a unique archive of historical photos, researchers compiled the most complete picture of Greenland’s outlying glaciers to date.
Study links changes in global water cycle to higher temperatures
11/2/23
Over the last 2,000 years, rising and falling temperatures have altered the way water moves around the planet.
UB, NASA and partners begin mapping South Africa’s biodiversity from the air
10/25/23
BioSCape project could potentially lay the foundation for monitoring biodiversity across the globe from space.
Researchers awarded NSF grant for Lahaina wildfire simulation
10/10/23
Interdisciplinary team to combine AI, high-performance computing and modeling to better understand Lahaina fire; reduce likelihood of future disasters.
UB-led workshop highlights new and improved ways to find forever chemicals and other pollutants
9/27/23
Scientists from across the globe gathered to discuss the latest chemical analysis breakthroughs.
Separating molecules requires lots of energy. This heat-resistant membrane could change that
9/26/23
The technology could lower costs for making pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals and other products.
For coral harmed by BP oil spill, a deep-sea ‘elevator’ offers hope for recovery
9/21/23
UB scientist and other researchers see early success using machines to garden 230 feet below the Gulf of Mexico.
What happens when an earthquake hits a building already damaged by coastal flooding?
9/19/23
With more buildings affected by sea level rise, NSF awards $2 million to UB researchers and partners to assess at-risk communities in Hawai’i, elsewhere.
To design fog-free PPE, student researchers turn to lotus plant
9/15/23
A new study outlines how University at Buffalo students, with the help of a local high schooler, used the aquatic plant to create face shields for dentists.
With 5 homes on Buffalo’s West Side, UB architecture students create hope
8/31/23
Working with PUSH Buffalo, students developed drawings to transform the empty buildings into passive houses, while creating new opportunities for home ownership.

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