The University at Buffalo is ranked No. 3 in climate action among 250 institutions worldwide, according to the first-ever Times Higher Education (THE) University Impact Rankings. The rankings recognize universities across the world for their social and economic impact, based on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs. The SDGs are a collection of 17 goals collectively aimed at ending extreme poverty, fighting inequality and injustice, and fixing climate change by 2030. More than 450 universities from 76 countries submitted data for the new THE University Impact Rankings. It’s the first global attempt to document evidence of universities’ impact on society, rather than just research and teaching performance.
UB also was ranked on the following Sustainable Development Goals: Good Health and Well-being, No. 54; Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, No. 61; Sustainable Cities and Communities, No. 66; and Partnerships for the Goals, 201-300.