SUNY-ESF researchers bring near-extinct snails back to the wild
A lab at SUNY-ESF raised and released a group of near-extinct snails into Chittenango Falls State Park. Read more »
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There’s a market in zero emission fuels, and these students are making the most of it
Students at SUNY-ESF and SU launched a zero emission fuel company, EcoCarriage, five months ago this week, following the shift in the market to support more renewable energy. Read more »
SUNY-ESF’s Music Society reaches membership peak for 10-year anniversary
The Music Society was founded in 2007 by about a dozen students. Since then, the organization has attracted an increasing number of students each year. Read more »
SUNY-ESF professors research urban tree benefits in Syracuse
Urban trees provide “megacities” with more than $500 million in economic benefits each year, according to research published by a SUNY-ESF professor. Read more »
Only 7 percent of SUNY-ESF students are estimated to qualify for the Excelsior Scholarship
New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s “free tuition” plan applies to only 7 percent of the SUNY-ESF student body. Ben Taylor, Undergraduate Student Association president, said the scholarship has “not influenced SUNY-ESF students in a significant way.” Read more »
Student-designed app helps ease freshmen into SUNY-ESF experience
In addition to being a tool for incoming students, the new ESFgo app has proven popular among upperclassmen, as well. Read more »
Renowned architect to speak at SUNY-ESF about creating natural landscapes
The Department of Landscape Architecture at SUNY-ESF will host a lecture by renowned architect Gary Hilderbrand on Thursday. His firm is known for incorporating natural elements into landscape design. Read more »
SUNY-ESF to hold Adirondack bicycle tour at Newcomb Campus this September
The Huntington Wildlife Forest is part of the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry Newcomb Campus — a vast experimental research forest. Read more »
SUNY-ESF passes resolution to increase bathroom equity, targeting gender and accessibility
In April, SUNY-ESF’s Academic Governance body passed a resolution calling for relabeling and renovating its bathrooms to increase gender equity and accessibility. This resolution comes after what faculty have said has been a problem for years. Read more »
SUNY-ESF administrator works to restock Onondaga Lake with state’s once abundant Atlantic salmon
Atlantic salmon were once native and abundant in New York state, but overfishing and the building of dams, coupled with pollution, caused the fish to die off in the state, according to NYup.com. Read more »
3 years from its target, SUNY-ESF continues implementing the updated Vision 2020 strategic plan
In 2003, SUNY-ESF created Vision 2020, a set of goals centered on topics like student life and financial security from the state to be achieved by the year 2020. The vision was updated with new and reaffirmed goals in 2015. Read more »
Some SUNY-ESF students are concerned about the effects of free college tuition
While some SUNY-ESF students are celebrating the governor’s free SUNY tuition plan, others have expressed doubt about some of its requirements and concerns about how it might affect admissions. Read more »
SUNY-ESF pledges to not use bee-toxic pesticides after designation as 'pollinator friendly campus'
SUNY-ESF is becoming a “pollinator friendly” campus, a designation that is assigned by the BEE Protective campaign led by the Center for Food Safety, a program that is aimed at protecting honey bees and other pollinators from pesticides. Read more »
SUNY-ESF team receives portion of state grant to manage overpopulation of white-tailed deer
Assemblywoman Pamela Hunter and a team from SUNY-ESF are looking to address Syracuse and DeWitt’s white-tailed deer problem. Read more »
SUNY-ESF researchers brace for possible EPA funding cuts
State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry professors expressed concern in interviews that President Donald Trump’s proposed 2018 budget would negatively affect their scientific research. Read more »
SUNY-ESF and Nature Conservancy partner to ensure forest is ‘climate-resilient’
The Tug Hill Plateau, a unified forest spanning 150,000 acres about 70 miles north of Syracuse, will be the site of the project, which aims to increase ecological resistance to climate change. Read more »
Group’s efforts to conduct hemp research at SUNY-ESF on hold
Last year Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a law allowing the sale, distribution and transportation of industrial hemp by farms growing the crop for research purposes. Read more »
SUNY-ESF adjunct professor awarded state department funding to monitor wetlands
Timothy Howard was awarded $114,000 by the US State Department to conduct monitoring of the lower St. Lawrence River wetlands and Lake Ontario. Read more »
Chemistry research lab at SUNY-ESF works to lessen the harsh side effects of chemotherapy
Christopher Nomura and post-doctoral fellow Ata Pinto from SUNY-ESF developed a special polymer capable of tricking cancer cells into ingesting chemotherapy drugs in a ‘Trojan horse’ style maneuver. With a more precise delivery method, these polymers may allow for lower doses of chemotherapy with the same effectiveness. Read more »
Environmentalists and indigenous rights advocates at SUNY-ESF unite against completion of the Dakota Access Pipeline
Officials at ESF were disappointed but unsurprised by Trump’s executive orders expediting approval of the Dakota Access Pipeline. The college’s Center for Native Peoples and the Environment aims to bring indigenous concerns and expertise to the fore of scientific discussion at ESF. Read more »
SUNY-ESF students express concerns about President Donald Trump’s travel ban
SUNY-ESF students met on Wednesday to discuss their reactions to President Donald Trump’s immigration ban that impacts seven Muslim-majority countries. The SUNY system is also undertaking a survey to understand the ban’s impacts on the entirety of the state school system. Read more »
SUNY-ESF students express concern about accessibility to counseling services
Some SUNY-ESF students said the college needs to hire more therapists for the new SUNY-ESF Counseling Services. Read more »
Study from SUNY-ESF researchers may give new hope to legacy of extinct tiger species
After a decade of discussion, SUNY-ESF researchers may have found a new home for some Amur tigers in their ancestral homeland of Central Asia. Read more »
SUNY-ESF research collects saliva as source of bear DNA
SUNY-ESF postdoctoral research associate Rachel Wheat found that using saliva is an easier and more cost-effective way to use bear DNA. Read more »
