Alumni, Parents & Friends

Saving African Great Apes

Infectious disease has joined poaching and habitat loss as a major threat to the survival of African great apes as they have become restricted to ever-smaller populations. Based on their findings, Sadie Ryan (ESF) and Peter Walsh (Cambridge) suggest that the great ape conservation community pursue and promote treatment and vaccination as weapons in the arsenal for fighting the decline of African apes.

Two ESF Students Represent Youth at United Nations

Two EF students have been selected as part of a contingent to represent young people at the 50^th session of the United Nations Commission on Social Development Feb. 1 through 10 at the U.N. headquarters in New York City.

Five Companies Receive Commercialization Assistance Program Grants

Five companies have received Commercialization Assistance Program awards totaling $248,300. The awards were announed at ESF Jan. 27.

ESF Scientists Battle Fly That Threatens Darwin’s Finches

ESF researchers are traveling to the Galapagos Islands to search for ways to combat a non-native, invasive fly that is threatening native birds, including mangrove finches, one of the species studied by Charles Darwin.

High School Students Get Hands-on Lessons from ESF Class

Central New York high school students interested in exploring science careers have an opportunity to step outside and do some hands-on learning through the New Vision Animal and Environmental Science class.

Nominations Sought for Green Building Advocate of the Year

The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) is seeking nominations for the 2012 New York State Green Building Advocate of the Year award. The award will be presented during the Green Building Conference March 29-30 in Syracuse.

AIC Celebrates Aldo Leopold With Daylong Event

The Adirondack Interpretive Center in Newcomb, N.Y., will celebrate the life of legendary conservationist Aldo Leopold Jan. 21 with a slate of activities.