Headlines
Staff Spotlight: Erin Tochelli
Congratulations to Erin Tochelli on her recent promotion to Associate Director of Academic Administration! She's read over 128 books and hopes to read 150 this year. Learn more about Erin! (2/7)
Mighty Oak Monday: Melanie Carolina Berger
Melanie Berger had three favorite animals growing up: wolves, tigers, and bats. Which animal has she spent working to preserve with agencies like the NYSDEC? (2/6)
ESF WEATHER ALERT: ESF Monitoring Wind Chill
ESF is monitoring weather conditions for today, Feb. 3, through tomorrow morning by reviewing the most up-to-date National Weather Service data and forecasting, and in consultation with Syracuse University officials, SU's independent meteorologist, ESF University Police, and the ESF Grounds/Snow Removal crews. (2/3)
ESF Weather Alert: Dangerously Cold Wind
The National Weather Service has issued a wind chill alert starting Friday, February 3 and into this weekend across Upstate New York. Many areas will experience below-zero temperatures and wind gusts that could generate extreme wind chills, in some cases over 50 degrees below zero. (2/2)
Dr. Chang Geun Yoo Receives NSF CAREER Award
Developing ways to increase the sustainability of the paper industry and potentially drive down the cost of biofuels has earned Dr. Chang Geun Yoo the National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award, the most prestigious grant that NSF offers to early-career faculty. Dr. Yoo is an assistant professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF). (2/1)
New SUNY Chancellor John B. King Visits ESF
ESF hosted new SUNY Chancellor John B. King Jr. as the seventh stop – and the first in Syracuse – on his tour of SUNY's 64 campuses on Monday, Jan. 30. The visit highlighted ESF's commitment to educating students on the environment and its position as a leader in sustainability. (2/1)
The Center for Sustainable Materials Management (CSMM), housed at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF), and in collaboration with Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI), issued a Call for Projects. Facilities throughout New York State interested in obtaining Total Resource Use and Efficiency (TRUE) Certification for zero waste are invited to respond. (1/31)
ESF in the Media
- NYTimes: Tick Hunting and Climate Change: Dr.Brian Leydet:
Dr. Brian Leydet talked with The New York Times about the new species of ticks showing up in New York, tick hunting and climate change.
- Alliance for Science: USDA to decide fate of American chestnut restoration:
ESF researchers are seeking approval to restore the iconic chestnut to American forests by using a genetically engineered (GE) variety that can tolerate the blight that has killed billions of wild trees. 8/20
- Spectrum News: SUNY ESF Pledges To Be Plastic-Free by 2025:
ESF is working toward zero waste, and is the fourth college in the US to pledge to go plastic-free. 3/3/20
- SciTechDaily: How Ear Bones of a Fish Unraveled the Mystery of Spinal Deformities:
Dr. Karin Limburg's techniques for examining otoliths were instrumental in identifying selenium contamination as the cause of spinal defects in fish in the San Joaquin River. 2/24/20
- Princeton Review: ESF on the List of Best Value Colleges:
ESF is on the 2020 list of the 200 US colleges that are the best value for education. 2/20
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