News and Events

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News

  • Humble houseplant focus of UB Art Galleries exhibition
    3/12/25

    "Temple of Hortus," a multimedia exhibition by Amanda Besl at the UB Art Gallery, explores the complex, relationships between humans and houseplants through paintings, videos, and sculptures. The immersive installation examines themes of hybridization, ownership, and the blurred boundaries between nature and artificiality, inviting viewers to reconsider their connections to the botanical world.

  • Indigenous Studies launches new home/hub space
    3/7/25

    UB’s Indigenous Studies Home/Hub in Clemens Hall supports faculty and student success, community-building, and Indigenous research with features like a Food Sovereignty Kitchen and digital archive lab. The space strengthens ties with local Indigenous communities and promotes cultural inclusion.

  • UB summer research program to examine WNY climate, extreme weather events
    3/3/25

    UB’s Center for Geological and Climate Hazards is launching an NSF-funded research program where undergraduates will study climate hazards like Buffalo’s 2022 blizzard, Canadian wildfire smoke, and Great Lakes climate impacts to better understand and mitigate extreme weather events.

  • UB sociologist contributes to novel framework for developing environmental policy
    2/26/25

    UB sociologist Jordan Fox co-authored a study introducing the RAFT framework, a flexible and adaptive approach to urban environmental policy that helps cities manage climate risks and evolving uncertainties.

Signature Initiatives and Events

Erie Hack.
Transforming our Tomorrow.
WCC.
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Climate Week 2023