Athletics News feed of the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry http://www.esf.edu Fri, 17 May 2013 12:37:00 EDT webmaster@esf.edu (Webmaster) Fri, 17 May 2013 12:37:00 EDT SUNY-ESF News and Events System v0.1 Rene Germain's ambition is to help people and working forests. He conducts applied research that keeps him in the woods and working closely with the very forest practitioners who benefit from his research findings. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2267 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2267 Fri, 17 May 2013 08:19:00 EDT Dr. Gregory Boyer is participating this week in a project that launches two autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) in Lake Ontario to produce intensive data for analysis of nearshore-offshore interactions, fish productivity, changes to the lower food web and algal abundance. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2262 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2262 Wed, 15 May 2013 09:48:00 EDT Careers, interships and new ways to learn await the newest ESF graduates who celebrated their accomplishments May 11 and 12. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2261 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2261 Mon, 13 May 2013 14:06:00 EDT Dr. Thomas Amidon has been honored with the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry's (ESF) Exemplary Researcher Award. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2259 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2259 Fri, 10 May 2013 11:49:00 EDT Four students from the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) have received Rosen Fellowships, enabling them to pursue a dream this summer through an out-of-classroom experience.Four students from the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) have received Rosen Fellowships, enabling them to pursue a dream this summer through an out-of-classroom experience. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2252 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2252 Thu, 9 May 2013 13:25:00 EDT The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) will confer more than 535 degrees during joint Commencement exercises with Syracuse University May 12 in the Carrier Dome. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2254 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2254 Fri, 3 May 2013 11:08:00 EDT The Dept. of Environmental Studies will host a three-day graduate workshop on "Ethics, Culture, and Community-based Environmental Research," August 14-16, 2013. The session is designed for students in Environmental Science and Engineering, Environmental Studies and related fields in upstate New York, who are planning to conduct field-based environmental research. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=847 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=847 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:45:00 EDT ESF will participate in the creation of an online-based New York Climate Change Science Clearinghouse to make the state's climate science data and literature accessible and useful to the public, governmental decision-makers and researchers. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2247 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2247 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:35:00 EDT In EFB Professor Rebecca Rundell's Evolution course (EFB 311), 170 students had a live Skype conversation with renowned evolutionary biologist and author Dr. Jerry Coyne. Jerry is the author of the recent book "Why Evolution is True," which the students read in the class. Students asked Jerry a wide range of questions, on topics ranging from species concepts, the nature of viruses, endosymbioses' role in evolution, the evolution of homosexuality, colonization of vertebrates on islands, to the origins of life and the creationism debate. The discussion was lively and stimulating and enjoyed by all. More information on Jerry Coyne can be found HERE http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2246 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2246 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:19:00 EDT An ESF has put aside nearly a century and a half of conventional wisdom with the rediscovery of a species of giant Amazonian fish whose existence was first established in a rare 1829 monograph only to be lost to science some 40 years later. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2245 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2245 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 07:35:00 EDT The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) is listed in the 2013 Princeton Review Guide to 322 Green Colleges. The Princeton Review partnered with the U.S. Green Building Council to identify the schools with the nation's most eco-friendly campuses and present information about each school's sustainability, "green" majors and "green" job placement. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2244 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2244 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:16:00 EDT ESF will focus on student research during its annual Spotlight on Student Research and Outreach April 10. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2231 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2231 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:28:00 EDT Dr. James Gibbs drew a standing-room-only crowd to the new Gateway Center March 20 for the first presentation in the Dale L. Travis Public Lecture Series. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2222 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2222 Thu, 21 Mar 2013 14:49:00 EDT Dr. James Gibbs, internationally recognized scientist and professor at SUNY ESF, will give the first Dale L. Travis Public Lecture on Wednesday, March 20, 2013, 7:30pm, at the ESF's new Gateway Center. Admission to the lecture and following reception is free and open to all. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2219 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2219 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 12:22:00 EDT Scientists at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry are conducting research into an array of subjects related to climate change, including land use, ocean waves, forest health and invasive species. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2210 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2210 Tue, 5 Mar 2013 15:31:00 EST The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) has been named one of the nation's 150 "Best Value" colleges and universities by The Princeton Review. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2190 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2190 Tue, 5 Feb 2013 14:33:00 EST Dr. Jean M.J. Frechet, an alumnus of ESF, was a recipient of the 2013 Japan Prize, one of the most prestigious international awards in science and technology. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2185 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2185 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:09:00 EST ('New Research Shows Fishways Have Not Helped Fish"; 1/18/13) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2182 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2182 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 16:29:00 EST ("Kennedy Square buildings come down to make way for more redevelopment"; 1/17/13) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2180 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2180 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 16:27:00 EST ("Lake Ontario's troubled waters"; 1/14/13) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2179 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2179 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 16:27:00 EST ("Waste not, want not: ESF students lead proposal to salvage houses"; 1/14/13) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2178 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2178 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 16:24:00 EST ("Snowpack is important to our useable water needs"; 1/10/13) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2176 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2176 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 16:17:00 EST ("Professor suggests cougar reintroduction to Adirondacks"; 1/9/13) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2174 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2174 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 16:13:00 EST ("SUNY Oswego prof says Adirondack forest preserve could accommodate reintroduction of cougars"; 1/8/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2173 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2173 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:50:00 EST Scientists at ESF are developing a biochemical process that uses a protein molecule to disrupt the process by which bacteria become virulent, a finding that could have widespread implications for human health. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2165 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2165 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 12:04:00 EST Major hydropower dams in the northeastern United States, constructed with state-of-the-art features designed to allow migratory fish to pass through them on their way to spawn upstream, have failed in that regard, raising questions that should be addressed as more dams are planned worldwide, according to a study that included Dr. Karin Limburg of ESF. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2106 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2106 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 15:46:00 EST ("SUNY ESF students finding new uses for old buildings"; 12/28/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2103 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2103 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 11:52:00 EST ("Energy from willows comes of age in upstate NY"; 12/28/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2102 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2102 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 11:51:00 EST ("N.Y. willow farms begin production for biofuel"; 12/24/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2101 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2101 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 11:49:00 EST ("SUNY Institutions Receive Financial Support through New York State Regional Economic Development Council Funding"; 12/19/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2099 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2099 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 11:41:00 EST ("SUNY-ESF duo celebrate the success of blight-resistant trees"; 12/15/12 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2098 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2098 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 11:40:00 EST ("SUNY-ESF, Czech Tech to examine sustainable systems in Caz"; 12/10/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2090 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2090 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 11:01:00 EST ("The Buzz: Dial 1-800-180 million"; 12/9/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2088 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2088 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 09:35:00 EST ("Demolition continues on Kennedy Square complex"; 12/7/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2087 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2087 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 09:33:00 EST ("Collaboration Turning Syracuse Into Incubator Of Great Ideas"; 11/20/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2086 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2086 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 09:28:00 EST Students with an interest in the sustainability of human and natural communities can spend a full semester living and studying in the heart of the 6-million-acre Adirondack Park. A 15-credit residential semester called "Understanding the Park" will be offered in the fall of 2013 at ESF's Newcomb Campus on the 15,000-acre Huntington Wildlife Forest. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2104 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2104 Wed, 9 Jan 2013 15:46:00 EST Mother Nature Network has ranked the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) ESF second on a list of the Top 10 Best College Environmental Programs in the United States. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2085 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2085 Tue, 8 Jan 2013 14:57:00 EST The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) is seeking nominations for the 2013 New York State Green Building Advocate of the Year award. The award will be presented during the Green Building Conference March 11-12 in Syracuse. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2079 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2079 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 15:39:00 EST Dr. Cornelius B. Murphy, Jr., announced today (Dec. 11, 2012) that he plans to step down as president of the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF). Murphy made the announcement during a campus meeting this morning. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2076 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2076 Tue, 11 Dec 2012 10:15:00 EST ("ESF to host research competition"; 11/27/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2069 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2069 Wed, 5 Dec 2012 11:49:00 EST ("Milkcans and Forests: Events that Have Shaped New York's Forests Over the Last 300 Years"; 11/15/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2064 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2064 Wed, 5 Dec 2012 11:14:00 EST ("Kershaw Park beach cleanup finish aimed for December"; 11/8/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2061 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2061 Wed, 5 Dec 2012 10:45:00 EST ("Energy Return on Investment", 11/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2058 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2058 Wed, 5 Dec 2012 09:52:00 EST ("Sustainable learning: ESF creates new major to focus on efficient energy management"; 11/12/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2057 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2057 Wed, 5 Dec 2012 09:51:00 EST ("Photos of the Day"; 11/13/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2055 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2055 Wed, 5 Dec 2012 09:46:00 EST ("Can Animals Predict the Weather?"; 11/9/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2053 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2053 Wed, 5 Dec 2012 09:43:00 EST ("Engineers study how contaminated soil can be drained, utilized"; 11/1/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2050 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2050 Wed, 5 Dec 2012 09:34:00 EST ("Oil drilling is topic of CCU lecture"; 10/31/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2048 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2048 Wed, 5 Dec 2012 09:09:00 EST ("Officials meet to discuss municipal water for those on wells"; 10/31/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2047 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2047 Tue, 4 Dec 2012 14:18:00 EST ("In Syracuse: Storm's legacy may equate to the count of fallen trees"; 10/28/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2044 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2044 Mon, 3 Dec 2012 15:49:00 EST ("Mushroom magic: Kits let gardeners grow fungi in the kitchen"; 10/27/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2043 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2043 Mon, 3 Dec 2012 14:49:00 EST ("Out There: Earthworms decimating valley's hemlocks"; 10/27/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2042 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2042 Mon, 3 Dec 2012 14:47:00 EST ("4th Annual Biophysical Economics Conference"; 10/26/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2039 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2039 Mon, 3 Dec 2012 14:31:00 EST ("Community Volunteers and SUNY-ESF Students Plant Shrubs and Trees to Enhance Local Habitat"; 10/24/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2037 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2037 Mon, 3 Dec 2012 14:19:00 EST ("Kids study water levels' impact on St. Lawrence wetlands"; 10/24/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2036 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2036 Mon, 3 Dec 2012 13:51:00 EST ("Prime Time for Deer"; 10/24/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2035 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2035 Mon, 3 Dec 2012 13:41:00 EST The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry will host the Eastman Chemical Company's annual competition to identify outstanding research by ESF graduate students working with natural polymers. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2029 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2029 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 14:50:00 EST An ESF faculty member is among a team of conservationists dropping poison bait this month on several of the Galapagos Islands in the hopes of eradicating 180 million invasive rats that live there. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2025 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2025 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 11:05:00 EST The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) will celebrate conservation during its 2012 Feinstone Environmental Awards dinner Oct. 25. Jody and Doreen Garrett, who manage a private preserve in Chaumont, will receive the Feinstone Award. The Garretts are true outdoor enthusiasts as they incorporate environmental conservation into their personal and professional lives. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2010 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2010 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 10:14:00 EDT An ESF researcher has contributed to a study that reveals new information about the transmission of malaria. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2009 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2009 Wed, 24 Oct 2012 16:27:00 EDT ("SUNY College to participate in USDA program for biomass supply chains"; 10/22/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2006 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2006 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 15:30:00 EDT ("Featured Debate: Do Energy Limits Require a New Economic Framework?"; 11/30/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2005 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2005 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 15:28:00 EDT ("Running on willows: ESF awarded grant to develop Northeast biofuels industry"; 10/22/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2003 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2003 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 15:23:00 EDT ("Penn State to Lead $10 Million Biofuel Grant Project"; 10/20/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2002 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2002 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 15:23:00 EDT ("Kershaw Park beach cleanup expected to start next week"; 10/12/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2001 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2001 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 15:17:00 EDT ("Fleeting Fall Foliage in Central New York"; 10/17/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2000 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=2000 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 15:16:00 EDT ("Expect spotty Fall colors around U.S."; 10/2/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1999 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1999 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 15:08:00 EDT ("Leaf Peepers: Expect Spotty Fall Colors Around US"; 10/2/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1998 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1998 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 15:06:00 EDT ("Deer hunting for these bow hunters starts with trying to make themselves 'scent free'"; 9/30/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1997 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1997 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 15:05:00 EDT ("Fall Leaves: 'Ideal Conditions' Seen for Foliage in U.S."; 10/3/12 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1996 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1996 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 15:02:00 EDT ("Excellence in the great indoors"; 10/9/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1995 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1995 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 15:00:00 EDT ("Plant science: The chestnut resurrection"; 10/3/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1994 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1994 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 14:58:00 EDT ("Our Divided Highway"; 10/19/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1992 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1992 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 14:55:00 EDT ("ESF Partners in $10M USDA Biofuels Grant"; 10/19/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1990 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1990 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 14:48:00 EDT ("Delhi to benefit from water project"; 10/8/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1989 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1989 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 14:45:00 EDT