Recent News

  • When class meets in the Everglades
    2/5/25
    The students experienced camping, day hiking, night hiking, swamp walking in thigh-high water, snorkeling, canoeing and more as they tackled the task of identifying more than 200 plant and animal species. They each took careful notes, soaking in as much as possible in their short time in the Everglades.
  • The Fight for Tonawanda Seneca Nation’s Way of Life
    1/30/26
    Unheard Voices: The Fight for Tonawanda Seneca Nation’s Way of Life. The EVS Graduate Student Association (GSA) with the support of the Anthropology GSA, Indigenous Student Collective, the Indigenous Studies and EVS Departments, held its first public-facing event – a screening of the new short film Unheard Voices: The Fight for the Tonawanda Seneca Way of Life.
  • Congratulations
    7/10/24
    The EVS Department is proud to share that Heather Squire, PhD student from the EEB- Sustainability Track program has been awarded the Stephanie Niciszewska Mucha Endowed Graduate Fellowship
  • UB 2024 Outstanding Senior Awards.
    5/3/24
    We are celebrating our students at the Undergraduate Outstanding Senior Awards
  • Research team investigates source separation of wastewater
    4/1/24
    Wastewater treatment plants and city sewer systems are often stretched to the limit and need pricey upgrades to sustain operations. At the same time, farmers need healthy, nitrogen-filled fertilizer for their crops. The question is, how do the two issues relate?
  • Recent EVS publications
    7/10/24
    These are some recent publications from the EVS Department staff and faculty
  • Rare Earth podcast
    2/9/24
    Alien Invasion? Is Professor Henshue finally taking over the world?