Writer: Taylor Watson
Syracuse University students party in the rain outside Walnut Park on Mayfest
Many Syracuse University students chose to celebrate during Mayfest on Euclid Avenue and other surrounding streets before heading to Walnut Park for official Mayfest festivities. Read More »
Syracuse University community commemorates life of late student Hongming Cao
Several Syracuse University students and faculty and staff members spoke at a ceremony in remembrance of Hongming Cao on Thursday in Hendricks Chapel. Read More »
ESF professor plans park in town 30 minutes outside of Syracuse
Jocelyn Gavitt is a visiting professor at SUNY-ESF and helped plan the park with the help of the Village of Cazenovia community. Read More »
SUNY-ESF researchers look to restore American chestnut tree population
The American chestnut accounted for 25 percent of the tree population in the eastern United States before the arrival of blight. Read More »
ESF researchers win award for trying to improve the survival rates of bats
The researches won an award for a study focused the dangerous white-nose syndrome in bats. Read More »
SUNY-ESF vice provost for research talks about the history and restoration of Onondaga Lake
Neil Ringler, professor and vice provost for research at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, gave a lecture about the history of Syracuse and the restoration of Onondaga Lake. Read More »
Researcher explains decline in bee population at SUNY-ESF lecture
New York state lost 54.1 percent of its honey bee colonies in 2014-15. Read More »
SUNY-ESF study finds global climate change is affecting the water cycle
A recent study led by a SUNY-ESF graduate student found that global climate change is affecting the water cycle, leading to flooding and drought. Read More »
SUNY-ESF professor works to find the age of cod in the Baltic Sea
By determining the age cod in the Baltic Sea, researchers — including a professor at SUNY-ESF — can help the fishing industry. Read More »
SUNY-ESF professor wins research award and presents campus-wide seminar
Giorgos Mountrakis, an associate professor at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, received the 10th annual SUNY-ESF’s Exemplary Researcher Award in May 2015. Read More »
SUNY-ESF officer participates in training program to remove policing bias
A police officer from the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry recently completed a training program used in Ferguson, Missouri, designed to prevent officers from exhibiting bias. Read More »
This SUNY-ESF Ph.D. candidate has been appointed to a federal advisory panel
Xiaoliang Yang, a Ph.D. candidate at SUNY-ESF, has been appointed to the National Coal Council and will assume his role in April. Read More »
SUNY-ESF professor co-writes study finding evidence of environmental racism
A SUNY-ESF professor co-wrote a paper that found that most of the facilities producing pollution are located in minority or low-income communities. Read More »
The president of SUNY-ESF just discovered a beetle — and named it after his boss
Along with Kelly Miller, an associate professor at the University of New Mexico, SUNY-ESF President Quentin Wheeler discovered a new beetle species. Read More »
SUNY-ESF receives grant for a microscope that will be first of its kind in central New York
SUNY-ESF received a $1.12 million grant from the National Science Foundation that will go toward a scanning transmission electron microscope. It will be the only of its kind in central New York. Read More »
SUNY-ESF receives $190,000 grant to fund online learning program
SUNY-ESF recently received a $190,000 SUNY Investment Fund award that will fund the ESF Open Academy, an online learning program. Read More »
Veterans organizations from Syracuse University and Le Moyne College partner to host food drive
Syracuse University's Student Veterans Organization and Le Moyne College's Student Veterans Association came together on Nov. 30 to host a food drive to support local veterans. The food drive will last until Jan. 15. Read More »
SUNY-ESF students work with community to improve parks, playgrounds in Auburn, NY
Students involved in the Center for Community Design Research at SUNY-ESF are working with community members in Auburn, New York to improve the city's parks and playgrounds. Read More »
SUNY-ESF to establish biomimetics laboratory at Newcomb campus
The State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry plans to establish the Roosevelt Biomimetics Laboratory at its Newcomb, New York campus in the Adirondack Mountains by late 2017. Read More »
Bird Library sees low voter turnout on Election Day
Bird Library saw a low but slightly above average voter turnout for general elections on Tuesday. Read More »
SUNY-ESF graduate student spends summer studying horses in Bulgaria
Rachelle McKnight, a third-year graduate student at SUNY-ESF, conducted research on the Konik horses in Nanovitsa, Bulgaria last summer. Read More »
Q&A: Father George Coyne discusses relationship between religion and science
A free discussion from Father George Coyne entitled “Heaven and Earth: The Relationship between Religion and Science” will take place Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at SUNY-ESF. Read More »
Q&A: EPA Regional Administrator Judith Enck talks climate change
EPA Regional Administrator Judith Enck will be discussing climate change at 7 p.m. on Tuesday in Event Space A and B in the Gateway Center on the SUNY-ESF campus. Read More »