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UB faculty, led by Susan Spierre Clark and Nick Rajkovich, are collaborating with PUSH Buffalo through a $20 million EPA-funded initiative to address extreme weather and energy efficiency challenges in Buffalo's aging housing stock by creating Neighborhood Mobilization Hubs and enhancing community resilience and workforce training.

A UB-led team has developed a groundbreaking plasma-electrochemical reactor that mimics lightning to produce ammonia from air and water at room temperature, offering a scalable, carbon-free alternative to the energy-intensive Haber-Bosch process.

UB is implementing a comprehensive zero-waste strategy to achieve a 90% waste diversion rate by 2030, emphasizing recycling, composting, circularity, and campus-wide education to align with its climate action goals.

The Brittany Murchie Mulla Sports Performance Center at received a 2024 AIA Buffalo/WNY Architecture Design Merit Award for its outstanding sustainable design, including net-zero energy performance, full electrification, passive house energy efficiency strategies, high-performance glazing for natural daylighting, and above-code insulation to minimize heat loss, demonstrating UB’s commitment to climate action. 

Parking and Transportation Services received national recognition in the Higher Education category at the 2024 TDM Excellence Awards for its advancements in sustainable transportation, including improvements to UB Stampede, UB Bikeshare, and campus infrastructure that promote mobility, climate action, and reduced vehicle registrations.

UB is revitalizing the landscape around Lake LaSalle by planting 32 weeping willow trees, replacing those lost to storms, to enhance the area’s beauty, prevent shoreline erosion, and create a relaxing natural canopy for future generations.

The Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) program's forum, "Welcoming New Arrivals to Western New York," aims to foster inclusive communities for refugees and immigrants through collaboration, research, and actionable strategies to address barriers and promote belonging.

UB is making significant progress in fostering equity, inclusion, and social justice through initiatives like CULTURE, the “Top 10% Promise,” and increased hiring of underrepresented faculty, while preparing for potential challenges posed by the evolving political climate in the U.S.