Recent News

The social scientist and Department of Environment and Sustainability faculty member is among the 2026 recipients of the highly selective $800,000 “genius grants.”

EVS faculty member Susan Spierre Clark and a group of multidisciplinary researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, Northeastern University and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) obtained a new $2 million research project funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF).

The program is designed to empower educators to bring authentic Earth and environmental science into their classrooms.

Sandra Notaro, (Sustainability Leadership), is also making an impact in our community as a sustainability specialist with the Erie County Department of Environment and Planning.

Tabitha Wechter, MS ’25 (Sustainability Leadership), now serves as director of the Buffalo and Erie County Lead Safe Task Force with the Partnership for the Public Good (PPG).

Susan Clark has some emergency preparedness tips that can help even the most seasoned Buffalonian as we head into the worst of the winter season.

Henshue and the 10 other fellows will assist SUNY faculty in incorporating climate and sustainability topics into existing courses.