Stories You Should Know

Hi, I’m Kevin Boasiako, a sophomore at the University at Buffalo studying Public Health. I’m currently conducting research with the Center for Climate Change and Environmental Health in the Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, focusing on how climate change affects different age groups, such as adults, children, and the elderly here in Buffalo.

UB sociologist Jordan Fox is part of a team that has developed a more flexible approach for addressing environmental change in urban areas.

UB will install a thermal energy network with its $12 million share of funding from the Environmental Bond Act.

A new UB study offers insight into air pollution’s effects during this vulnerable time.

In the new Driven to Discover podcast, architect Joyce Hwang discusses her work incorporating habitats for animals into human spaces and why that’s mutually beneficial.

A project is underway to prune hundreds of trees on campus in an effort to protect and enhance their health and longevity.

UB is partnering with PUSH Buffalo on a project to address extreme weather hazards and energy efficiency in Buffalo’s aging housing stock.

Architect and building science expert Mohamad Aly Etman joins the UB architecture faculty to launch the Building and Environment Visualization Lab.

UB comes in at No. 21 in the U.S. and 137th globally in the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability.

Kelly Baker joins UB as the director of the new Center for Climate Change and Health Equity.