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  • Think Globally, Write Locally
    8/2/23
    "Think Globally, Write Locally: An Environmental Writing Workshop" was a class taught in Spring 2023 where students researched, produced prose, revised, edited, and designed their own publication. The students rose to the challenge – stretching beyond passing grades to produce published pieces that they were proud of.
  • Students explore secrets of Letchworth Teaching Forest
    6/29/23
    The 34-acre forest that sits on the northwestern edge of the UB North Campus has copious, year-round biodiversity. But the best-kept secrets of Letchworth Teaching Forest — the salamanders — lie beneath the ground, only emerging to the surface each spring.
  • Sustainability’s SLICE Awards seek to inspire change
    6/29/23
    UB faculty member Susan Spierre Clark puts it simply: “More activism means more change.” The change that Clark, assistant professor in the Department of Environment and Sustainability, College of Arts and Sciences, refers to is that which can mitigate the harmful effects of a warming climate. The activism part is a nod to what members of the UB community can do to be part of that change
  • Rome featured in PBS documentary on solar energy pioneer
    6/29/23
    Harnessing the power of the sun is a hot topic these days as society shifts toward a point where renewable energy is at the forefront of innovation to help save our planet. But what might be surprising is that solar energy is not new technology at all. In fact, Hungarian scientist Mária Telkes dedicated her career to solar technologies as early as the 1930s.
  • Often overlooked, residual emissions critical to fighting climate change
    6/29/23
    Humanity is not on track to avoid the deadliest effects of climate change, according to UB researcher Holly Jean Buck. “Our plans are not adequate to meet the goal of limiting the earth’s temperature increase to no more than 1.5℃ by 2050,” says Buck, assistant professor of environment and sustainability.
  • Florida Everglades Expedition
    6/29/23
    Environment and Sustainability Lecturer, Mr. Sandy Geffner, lead a group of 10 students to the Florida Everglades over winter break to explore the local ecosystems and learn about plants, animals and the unique environment of the Everglades.
  • Monarch Butterfly Project
    6/29/23
    Environment and Sustainability professor, Nick Henshue, recently took his students out in the field to tag monarch butterflies in an effort to track their migration.