Athletics News feed of the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry http://www.esf.edu Tue, 22 May 2012 10:53:00 EDT webmaster@esf.edu (Webmaster) Tue, 22 May 2012 10:53:00 EDT SUNY-ESF News and Events System v0.1 ESF faculty members Neil Ringler, John Hassett and Douglas Daley were part of WCNY TV show "Insight" with update on cleanup of Onondaga Lake. (Insight/112: Onondaga Lake, How Clean is Clean?) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1736 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1736 Tue, 22 May 2012 10:53:00 EDT Watch ESF Professor Bill Powell on WCNY's Jim Reith Show talking about efforts to save the American chestnut tree. ("Program: Reith; Episode: Reith #102"; 5/15/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1728 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1728 Tue, 22 May 2012 10:43:00 EDT ESF's master's student Marin Braco recently presented her plan to nearly 80 local officials at the Leetonia Community Public Library. ("Village has final plan for Coke Ovens"; 5/21/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1734 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1734 Tue, 22 May 2012 10:32:00 EDT ESF's Matthew Potteiger appointed to new Agriculture Council tasked with recommending ways to promote and preserve the county's farming community. ("Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney appoints 28 to agricultural panel"; 5/21/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1731 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1731 Tue, 22 May 2012 10:29:00 EDT ESF's Michael Kelleher spoke at the recent meeting of the Adirondack Research Consortium. ("Pellet plant owner: Need to grow the industry"; 5/18/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1730 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1730 Tue, 22 May 2012 10:24:00 EDT ESF graduate student Lewis Grove quoted in story. ("Where have all the birds gone?"; 5/17/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1727 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1727 Tue, 22 May 2012 10:19:00 EDT An intern's perspective of the ESF Biodiesel Production Program. ("Practicum Reflection Paper"; 5/6/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1726 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1726 Tue, 22 May 2012 10:16:00 EDT Read about ESF's strong community engagement in the University Hill Corporation's Report. ("University Hill Corporation"; 5/9/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1725 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1725 Tue, 22 May 2012 10:15:00 EDT ESF's President Cornelius B. "Neil" Murphy, Jr. quoted in story. ("Panelists weigh economic impacts of colleges, universities"; 5/17/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1722 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1722 Tue, 22 May 2012 10:11:00 EDT Recent ESF graduate Michael Amadori's new venture would take food waste from institutions, combine it with locally grown grains and make chicken feed. ("Three from Central New York to present at venture capital forum"; 5/16/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1720 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1720 Tue, 22 May 2012 10:09:00 EDT ESF Professor Emeritus William Porter quoted in story. ("It's awfully quiet at times during this spring's CNY turkey hunting season. What gives?"; 5/11/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1713 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1713 Tue, 22 May 2012 09:57:00 EDT Expert Donald Leopold and others from ESF aided in identification of plant species. ("A closer look: Exhibit focuses on flora in Stoddard's photos"; 5/10/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1712 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1712 Tue, 22 May 2012 09:57:00 EDT Spenser Howden graduated from the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) with a bachelor's degree in landscape architecture. He's heading home to his native Alfred, NY, to work as a foreman in a local nursery. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1704 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1704 Mon, 14 May 2012 11:57:00 EDT ESF's honorary degree recipients don't always arrive to pick up their citation with an entourage of family and friends. But Dan Reicher, this year's honoree, has deep ties to Syracuse - and an early connection to ESF. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1706 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1706 Mon, 14 May 2012 11:46:00 EDT Dr. Kimberly Schulz has been honored with the ESF Exemplary Researcher Award. The award recognizes a current researcher who has exemplary research activity, an impressive publication record and active graduate/undergraduate student research programs. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1703 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1703 Fri, 11 May 2012 13:18:00 EDT ESF's Dr. Lawrence Abrahamson quoted in story. ("Butterflies Flutter Across the Region in Abundance"; 5/7/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1700 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1700 Thu, 10 May 2012 10:20:00 EDT Additional coverage of Dr. Colin Beier's research. ("Consider this: Shrinking ice cover"; 5/8/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1699 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1699 Thu, 10 May 2012 10:19:00 EDT See ESF's Marianne Patinelli-Dubay's page in the Adirondack Almanack and the many stories like: ("Adirondack Philosophy: The Landscape of Memory"; 4/25/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1694 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1694 Mon, 7 May 2012 16:28:00 EDT Story on Rhea Jezer, associate adjunct professor of environmental policy at ESF. (Environmentalist Rhea Jezer works to shape the future of energy; 5/5/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1693 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1693 Mon, 7 May 2012 16:26:00 EDT ESF's Dr. Colin Beier says "Lake ice is a better indicator of climate than weather station".. ("NY lake's freezing and thawing shows warming trend"; 5/6/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1692 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1692 Mon, 7 May 2012 16:25:00 EDT ESF expert Dr. Lawrence Abrahamson quoted in story on red admiral butterfly swarms. ("Syracuse hit by swarm of butterflies"; 5/3/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1690 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1690 Mon, 7 May 2012 16:22:00 EDT A study by ESF researchers shows lakes in the undeveloped High Peaks area of the Adirondack Park are covered with ice for significantly shorter periods than they were 32 years ago. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1624 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1624 Mon, 7 May 2012 15:59:00 EDT ESF expert Dr. John Hassett quoted in story. ("Your Stories: Did the mild winter affect the cleanliness of area waterways?"; 5/1/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1686 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1686 Thu, 3 May 2012 08:28:00 EDT Researchers from ESF presented project at Techstorm. ("Techstorm connects inventors with entrepreneurs"; 4/18/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1685 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1685 Thu, 3 May 2012 08:27:00 EDT ESF's new building should be LEED platinum. ("ESF/Eco-friendly building to be constructed behind Lawrinson Hall"; 4/30/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1677 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1677 Tue, 1 May 2012 15:22:00 EDT ESF's Dr. Timothy Volk say yield is the key to making perennial grass and crop-based biomass viable on all fronts. ("Heating the Northeast with Ag"; 4/25/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1666 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1666 Tue, 1 May 2012 15:07:00 EDT Coverage of ESF graduate student Michel Amadori winning second place in the cleantech/sustainability/nanotech/high-tech track of NYS Business Plan Competition. ("SU and SUNY-ESF student entrepreneurs shine in NYS Business Plan Competition"; 4/27/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1674 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1674 Tue, 1 May 2012 14:17:00 EDT Story by ESF instructor Dave Eichorn. ("Get ready for wider swings in Central New York snowfall"; 4/28/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1673 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1673 Tue, 1 May 2012 14:09:00 EDT ESF's Drs. Wendong Tao and Sharon Moran direct EPA study. ("EPA Awards More Than $1 Million to College Teams for Innovative Environmental Solutions"; 4/25/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1669 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1669 Tue, 1 May 2012 13:00:00 EDT Workshop to be held in Cazenovia. ("An Introduction to Cultural Landscape Documentation & Preservation") http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1668 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1668 Tue, 1 May 2012 12:34:00 EDT ESF's Dr. Gregory Boyer is leader in algal blooms research. ("NY Sea Grant funds Lake Ontario algal bloom research"; 4/25/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1667 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1667 Tue, 1 May 2012 12:11:00 EDT ESF's Dr. Guy Baldassarre on crows. ("Why are thousands of crows moving into Syracuse every night?"; 2/10/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1665 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1665 Tue, 1 May 2012 12:09:00 EDT A team of ESF students has been awarded $90,000 in funding to assess the marketability of a fertilizer that could be recovered from animal manure. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1671 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1671 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:36:00 EDT Graduate students, faculty and staff from across New York will meet at ESF for an NSF-sponsored workshop on "Ethics, Culture and Community-based Environmental Research," Aug. 15 to 17. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1663 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1663 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:46:00 EDT Work of ESF's Dr. Charles Hall noted in story. ("Feeling peaky"'; 4/21/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1662 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1662 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:27:00 EDT ("Twenty-year effort to bring back the mighty chestnut tree, nearly wiped out by blight, blooms in Botanical Garden"; 4/20/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1661 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1661 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:25:00 EDT ESF expertise will be represented in presentation at Lorenzo House on May 23. ("Upcoming Historical Events Happening Around the Count"; 4/21/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1660 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1660 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:20:00 EDT ESF's Dr. Scott Turner quoted in National Geographic story about energy efficiency. ("Eastgate: Energy Efficient, But Greater Savings Possible"; 4/19/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1657 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1657 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:10:00 EDT ESF's Dr. Greg Boyer quoted in story. ("New York Sea Grant Extension partners with Great Lakes Research Consortium"; 4/18/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1653 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1653 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:22:00 EDT ESF mentioned in story. (NCCF celebrates environmental fund community impact 4/19/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1651 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1651 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:18:00 EDT ("ESF professors send new American chestnut trees to New York City"; 4/17/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1650 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1650 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:14:00 EDT ESF noted in story. ("Wild Turkey Flocks to Washington Heights Fire Escape"; 4/17/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1649 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1649 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:12:00 EDT ("Planting hopes to save chestnut trees"; 4/16/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1645 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1645 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:11:00 EDT ESF's graduation caps and gown made from recycled plastic bottles. ("Syracuse and SUNY-ESF graduation gowns recyclable"; 4/17/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1643 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1643 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:09:00 EDT ESF's Drs. Karin Limburg and Valerie Luzadis were on panel. ("Final SU Showcase events schedule released"; 4/16/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1641 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1641 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:07:00 EDT ESF's Dr. Colin Beier quoted in story. ("Mild Winter Means Longer Allergy Season"; 4/16/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1640 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1640 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:06:00 EDT ("Author of book on fracking, Marcellus Shale to speak at ESF"; 4/15/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1638 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1638 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:03:00 EDT Drs. William Powell and Charles Maynard in story. ("Iconic Chestnut Trees Poised for Possible Comeback"; 4/13/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1633 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1633 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:47:00 EDT Researchers from ESF, with supporters from The American Chestnut Foundation, planted 10 transgenic American chestnut trees at a test site in The New York Botanical Garden April 18. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1623 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1623 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 11:06:00 EDT ESF expert Dr. Donald J. Leopold in story/video. ("Warm weather brings early start to the allergy season, is relief in the forecast?"; 4/11/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1629 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1629 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:51:00 EDT ESF's Dr. Valerie Luzadis quoted in story. ("The Great Outdoors"; 4/11/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1627 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1627 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:49:00 EDT ESF's Emanuel Carter will be on the panel of discussion for event on 4/21/12. ("Exhibition to feature photographic survey of Syracuse public sculpture, work of artist in residence"; 4/11/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1626 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1626 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:48:00 EDT ESF expertise in forestry and Ranger School in Wanakena mentioned in story. ("Editorial:Fires show county's burning need"; 4/11/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1625 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1625 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:47:00 EDT ESF expert Dr. Donald J. Leopold quoted in story. ("Mild winter means an earlier start to allergy season in the Syracuse area"; 4/10/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1620 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1620 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:44:00 EDT Coverage of ESF's Dr. J. Scott Turner's research as he leads an international team. ("ESF/Bug bites: Termites inspire invention of robots that allow for harnessing of wind energy"; 4/6/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1619 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1619 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:43:00 EDT ESF Instructor Dan Maffei quoted in story. ("Gas prices as an election issue"; 4/10/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1618 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1618 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:43:00 EDT ESF's Brian Underwood interviewed for story/video. ("More and more deer showing up in city neighborhoods"; 4/5/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1613 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1613 Mon, 9 Apr 2012 09:13:00 EDT ESF will focus on student research during its annual Spotlight on Student Research and Outreach April 11 and 12. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1611 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1611 Mon, 9 Apr 2012 09:12:00 EDT ESF's President Cornelius B. "Neil" Murphy, Jr. quoted in story/video. ("Politics and science"; 3/30/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1608 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1608 Thu, 5 Apr 2012 18:05:00 EDT ESF's Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus George W. Curry is involved in façade grant review for the Connective Corridor. ("Façade Improvement Program Rethinks the City") http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1605 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1605 Thu, 5 Apr 2012 18:03:00 EDT ("Great Lakes Research Consortium Names NY Sea Grant Educator Associate Director - Oswego to Host its First GLRC Conference March 30-31"; 4/2/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1604 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1604 Thu, 5 Apr 2012 09:51:00 EDT ESF's Dr. Steven Teale quoted in story. ("Warm weather brings mosquito madness to Central New York"; 3/22/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1601 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1601 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:47:00 EDT ESF expert Dr. Guy Baldassarre in story/video about bald eagles at Montezuma. ("Warm Weather Impacts Local Wildlife"; 3/29/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1599 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1599 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:46:00 EDT ESF's Dr. Timothy Volk quoted in story about Northeast Agricultural Biomass Heating seminar. ("Agricultural biomass heating seminar held in N.Y."; 3/22/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1598 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1598 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:44:00 EDT ESF expert Dr. Donald J. Leopold interviewed for Forbes story. ("Early Spring May Signal Darker Climate Changes Ahead"; 3/21/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1597 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1597 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:18:00 EDT ESF expert Dr. Donald J. Leopold noted in story. ("Summer-like temperatures affecting New England trees"; 3/21/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1595 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1595 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:54:00 EDT ESF expert Dr. Donald J. Leopold noted in story. ("Mild winter = 'perfect storm' of pollen"; 3/20/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1594 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1594 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:54:00 EDT ESF Professor J. Scott Turner is the lead scientist on an international team of researchers that has received a $1.35 million grant to explore the basic science of the structure and function of termite mounds. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1602 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1602 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:35:00 EDT ESF mentioned as partner in restoration and reopening of old park buildings. ("With a little help, two old Syracuse landmarks get a second chance"; 3/27/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1589 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1589 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 11:23:00 EDT ESF researchers published results of roadside camping study. ("Roadside camping on forest preserve lands in the Adirondack Park: A qualitative exploration of place attachment and resource substitutability"; 2012) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1588 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1588 Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:06:00 EDT ESF expert Dr. Donald J. Leopold quoted in another story about the effects of warm weather. ("Allergies Ahead of Schedule in Eastern United States"; 3/22/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1584 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1584 Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:57:00 EDT ESF Professor Charles Hall will travel to the United Kingdom next week to discuss energy and economic issues with British business, education and government leaders, including members of Parliament. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1582 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1582 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 09:57:00 EDT ESF expert Dr. Donald J. Leopold quoted in story. ("Achoo! Why Is The Pollen So Bad Right Now?"; 3/19/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1579 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1579 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 13:15:00 EDT ESF's Neal Abrams is speaker for ESM staff development day. ("East Syracuse Minoa teachers take staff development day on the road to science museum"; 3/16/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1574 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1574 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 13:10:00 EDT ("Syracuse Center of Excellence still working to fill up two years in"; 3/15/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1572 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1572 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 13:09:00 EDT Trees and many other plants are developing flowers, and grasses are growing two to three weeks earlier than usual, raising the specter of a long and intense allergy season and concerns about what could happen to fruit crops if the budding fruit has to face a typical late spring frost. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1571 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1571 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 07:26:00 EDT The honoree's research work involves biotechnological processing such as fungal pretreatment for the production of mechanical and chemical pulps and use of ligninolytic enzymes for bleaching. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1563 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1563 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 10:37:00 EDT ESF's Dr. Lawrence P. Abrahamson is quoted in story on the mild winter and insects. ("Buggier spring and summer expected"; 3/14/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1565 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1565 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:02:00 EDT ESF researchers were involved in collection of tree-ring records throughout the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint river basin. ("Tree rings reveal past water woes for south-eastern US"; 3/15/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1564 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1564 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:57:00 EDT ESF's Dr. Gary M. Scott has been named a 2012 TAPPI Fellow. This is an honorary title given to individuals who have made extraordinary technical or service contributions to the industry and/or the Association. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1561 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1561 Wed, 14 Mar 2012 14:41:00 EDT ESF's Dr. Sadie Ryan was part of team doing research on climate change data and farming practices in Africa. ("Change Globally, React Locally: Researchers Find African Farmers Need Better Climate Change Data to Improve Farming Practices"; 3/14/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1560 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1560 Wed, 14 Mar 2012 14:33:00 EDT ESF graduate and undergraduate students have opportunities to spend the summer as interns with the state Department of Environmental Conservation. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1556 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1556 Tue, 13 Mar 2012 11:08:00 EDT Opinion piece by ESF President Cornelius B. "Neil" Murphy, Jr. ("Upstate Medical deserves fair coverage"; 3/9/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1551 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1551 Fri, 9 Mar 2012 14:50:00 EST Story on new funding and program to educate and train students and workers in sustainable materials and manufacturing. ("SUNY ESF to receive funding for sustainable programs"; 2/28/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1526 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1526 Thu, 8 Mar 2012 12:49:00 EST ESF President Cornelius B. "Neil" Murphy, Jr. quoted in story on new funding and program. ("Gillibrand Announces More Than $1.3 Million for SUNY-ESF for Manufacturing Training"; 2/28/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1525 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1525 Thu, 8 Mar 2012 12:47:00 EST The U.S. Department of Labor has announced $1,387,104 in funding for ESF to educate students and workers in the defense, automotive, electronics and medical/technical manufacturing sector. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1548 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1548 Thu, 8 Mar 2012 09:58:00 EST Drs. William Powell and Charles Maynard will speak on the economic and ecological importance of the American chestnut tree at the site where blight was first discovered. ("American Chestnut Trees Return to the New York Botanical Garden") http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1481 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1481 Thu, 8 Mar 2012 09:51:00 EST Drs. Colin Beier and Martin Dovciak collaborating with Colgate professor to study levels of acidity in Adirondack streams and effects on reproduction of brook trout. ("Picker Institute announces 2102 research awards"; 3/7/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1547 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1547 Thu, 8 Mar 2012 09:49:00 EST ESF's Dr. Robin Kimmerer will present "Restoration and Reciprocity: Finding Common Ground between Traditional and Scientific Ecological Knowledge" at Humboldt State University March 22. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1546 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1546 Thu, 8 Mar 2012 09:48:00 EST ESF alumnus Dr. Russ Lea to manage construction and operations of continental-scale observatory. ("New NEON, Inc. CEO to Take Helm in March") http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1544 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1544 Wed, 7 Mar 2012 15:37:00 EST ESF President Cornelius B. "Neil" Murphy, Jr. in video. ("SUNY Showcase highlights uniqueness of CNY schools"; 3/5/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1543 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1543 Tue, 6 Mar 2012 11:18:00 EST ESF research in story/photo about four decades of research, extension and education efforts. ("Celebrating 40 Years in the Great Lakes New York Coastlines"; Winter 2012 ) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1541 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1541 Tue, 6 Mar 2012 11:12:00 EST ("ESF/On the prowl: SUNY ESF study effects of coyotes on white-tailed deer"; 2/5/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1536 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1536 Tue, 6 Mar 2012 11:08:00 EST Several ESF faculty quoted in story. ("ESF/Out of Season: Warmer winters have positive, negative effects on local animal populations"; 2/26/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1533 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1533 Tue, 6 Mar 2012 10:28:00 EST ESF President Cornelius B. "Neil" Murphy, Jr. spoke about making a measurable difference in the sustainability of our world. ("ESF President Murphy: 'Moving The Needle'"; 3/1/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1531 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1531 Tue, 6 Mar 2012 10:26:00 EST ESF Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus George W. Curry involved in informational seminars focused on the design and development of cities. ("Onondaga Citizens League offers seminars, walking tours to explain basics of urban design"; 2/29/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1530 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1530 Tue, 6 Mar 2012 10:25:00 EST ESF will have display at upcoming showcase. ("Oswego to host SUNY's Central New York Showcase in Syracuse"; 3/2/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1529 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1529 Tue, 6 Mar 2012 10:20:00 EST ("SUNY chancellor coming to Syracuse Monday"; 2/29/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1528 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1528 Tue, 6 Mar 2012 10:16:00 EST Vice Provost for Research Neil J. Ringler was consulted for story/video on bullhead. ("Early season for bullhead?"; 3/1/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1527 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1527 Tue, 6 Mar 2012 10:15:00 EST Another local story and video about ESF as a best value college. ("SUNY ESF named a best value college"; 2/23/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1522 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1522 Tue, 6 Mar 2012 09:48:00 EST Story and video of "Green" event where ESF's president, Cornelius B. "Neil" Murphy, Jr. was keynote speaker. ("Shades of Green expo touts green living, energy efficiency"; 2/24/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1521 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1521 Mon, 5 Mar 2012 12:41:00 EST Three ESF student groups will sponsor an Intersociety Symposium Friday, March 2, to highlight the research being done in their fields and stress the benefits of an interdisciplinary approach to environmental problems. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1518 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1518 Wed, 29 Feb 2012 11:05:00 EST The Women in Scientific and Environmental Professions Series will feature lectures on the advances in agriculture in developing nations March 22 and exploring technology's role in achieving water sustainability and question increasing efforts to"engineer" water efficiency April 17. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1517 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1517 Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:46:00 EST While urban tree cover has generally declined throughout the United States in the last few years, Syracuse, has distinguished itself as the only city with an increase in tree cover. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1514 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1514 Tue, 28 Feb 2012 11:55:00 EST ESF is partnering with the Syracuse Center of Excellence, CenterState Corporation for Economic Opportunity (CEO) and eight upstate New York businesses to offer paid summer internships to students interested in learning about the use of biomass in the bioenergy field. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1506 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1506 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:00:00 EST Students with an interest in the Adirondacks have a new opportunity to spend a full semester living and studying in the heart of the 6 million-acre forest preserve. A 16-credit residential semester called, "Understanding the Park," will be offered this fall at ESF's Newcomb Campus. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1512 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1512 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:55:00 EST ESF is coordinating program offering eight paid summer internships to college students interested in biomass energy. ("Syracuse institutions offer paid biomass interships"; 2/23/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1511 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1511 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:13:00 EST Local coverage of ESF obtaining "Best Value" status from The Princeton Review. ("SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry named a "Best Value" by Princeton Review"; 2/23/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1509 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1509 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:17:00 EST ESF President Cornelius B. "Neil" Murphy, Jr,. quoted in story about upcoming event aimed toward showcasing the benefits of promoting and participating in green initiatives. ("Environmentalism plays key role at ESF"; 2/22/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1508 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1508 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:00:00 EST ESF research played role in plans for a biorefinery in Lyons Falls redevelopment. ("Lyons Falls mill redevelopment may include Biorefinery "; 2/22/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1505 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1505 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:06:00 EST Multiple ESF faculty are quoted in story. ("Mild CNY winter has mixed effects on local wildlife and fish"; 2/12/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1504 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1504 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:04:00 EST ESF offers help in workshops for farmers and woodlot owners Feb. 23-25. ("27th New York Farm Show Kicks Off Thursday"; 2/18/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1503 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1503 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:03:00 EST ESF research is mentioned in story on "snowball effect" of mild winter. ("DENTCO Sheds Light on the "Snowball Effect" from a Mild Winter"; 2/16/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1502 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1502 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:00:00 EST The Sustainable Enterprise Partnership has announced that Michael Lenox, the Samuel L. Slover Professor of Business at the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business Administration, will be the SEP's 2012 Fetner Sustainable Enterprise Fellow. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1493 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1493 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:28:00 EST ESF alumnus Darryl Murdock joined the intelligence solutions division of geospatial solutions provider ObjectFX as a senior business development director. ("Darryl Murdock Joins ObjectFX's Government Division"; 2/6/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1491 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1491 Thu, 9 Feb 2012 10:54:00 EST Story on pioneering study that ESF's Sadie Ryan conducted that illustrates how severely disease threatens the long-term survival of wild gorillas and chimpanzees. ("Researchers examine consequences of non-intervention for infectious disease in African great apes"; 2/6/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1490 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1490 Tue, 7 Feb 2012 13:15:00 EST 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. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1489 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1489 Mon, 6 Feb 2012 14:41:00 EST ESF President Cornelius B. "Neil" Murphy, Jr., will be a keynote speaker at the first Shades of Green in Madison County: A Green Living Experience conference to be held Feb. 24. ("Green Living Experience - first of its kind"; 2/1/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1487 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1487 Thu, 2 Feb 2012 17:24:00 EST ESF graduate student Robin Holevinsk is quoted in story on coyote populations. ("Researching the coyote"; 1/29/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1482 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1482 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:27:00 EST Story and video featuring ESF's Ray Appleby making paper out of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree. ("SUNY's Most Famous Tree"; 1/30/12 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1485 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1485 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:40:00 EST Five companies have received Commercialization Assistance Program awards totaling $248,300. The awards were announed at ESF Jan. 27. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1484 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1484 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:54:00 EST ESF is working collaboratively with the Syracuse Center of Excellence and the CenterState Corporation for Economic Opportunity (CEO) to offer the Summer Biomass Internship Program. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1480 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1480 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:12:00 EST ESF's Terry Ettinger is quoted in story on zoning and hardiness map for plants. ("In the zone: USDA's new plant hardiness map shows we're getting warmer"; 1/27/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1479 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1479 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:04:00 EST 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. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1477 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1477 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:05:00 EST ESF's Dr. Robert W. Malmsheimer quoted in story on recent published study. ("Words from the wise"; 1/25/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1475 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1475 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:08:00 EST ESF alumnus James W. Johnston co-authors book on papermaking chemistry. ("Georgia-Pacific Chemicals Experts Publish Comprehensive Book on Papermaking Chemistry"; 1/25/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1474 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1474 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:06:00 EST ESF's president, Cornelius B. "Neil" Murphy, Jr., wants "collaborative proposal for our region." ("Collaboration could help SUNY schools land new grants"; 1/19/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1472 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1472 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:55:00 EST ESF alumnus Daniel J. Robison named dean of WVU'S Davis College. ("NC educator named dean of WVU's Davis College"; 1/20/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1468 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1468 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:49:00 EST ESF's Dr. Tsutomu Nakatsugawa in news story and video regarding safety concerns about orange juice imported from Brazil. ("Orange juice: Is it safe to drink?"; 1/12/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1467 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1467 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:27:00 EST ESF alumnus will speak on big cats 1/29/12 at the Adirondack Museum. ("Museum to Present 'Big Cats of the Adirondacks'"'; 1/19/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1465 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1465 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:10:00 EST ESF scientists are available to discuss several aspects of a mild winter in the nation's snowiest large city. ("What Can Mild Winter Do to Environment?"; 1/19/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1464 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1464 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:35:00 EST ESF looking to participate in a new round of state grants aimed at sparking economic growth. ("Three lucky SUNY schools could win $20 million grants"; 1/19/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1463 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1463 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:06:00 EST ESF's president, Cornelius B. "Neil" Murphy, Jr. says that the technology around solar energy has evolved, making it a more cost effective source of energy. ("New York hopes to quadruple solar power usage"; 1/16/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1462 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1462 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:47:00 EST ESF's Steve Shaw in story and video on slow start to winter and water table levels. ("Lack of snow won't impact water table level"; 1/12/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1461 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1461 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:46:00 EST 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. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1460 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1460 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:43:00 EST ESF alumna Sara Sankowich is nicknamed the "Tree Whisperer." ("The Tree Whisperer: Unitil arborist ensures that nature, power lines coexist"; 1/15/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1459 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1459 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:08:00 EST ESF research turning willow biomass into fuel is mentioned in story. ("Quiet End: Tax break for ethanol expires; industry can stand on its own"; 1/9/12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1457 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1457 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:49:00 EST ESF is a member of the Northeast Sun Grant Partnership and has been a leader in in developing willow biomass and biofuel. ("Willow biofuels program ignites with new boiler"; 1/9/12). http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1456 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1456 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:48:00 EST Dr. Cornelius B. Murphy, Jr., ESF president, will discuss the college's Gateway Building, designed to meet LEED Platinum specifications and constructed as a demonstration of ESF's commitment to environmental sustainability. To learn more, visit www.esf.edu/sustainability/gatewaybuilding.pdf ("Higher Education Sustainability Group to Discuss SUNY ESF's Gateway Building") http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1454 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1454 Mon, 9 Jan 2012 11:10:00 EST ESF's expert Dr. Donald J. Leopold in news video and story about how weather can impact plants. ("Mild weather tricks some plants into thinking spring has sprung"; 1/3/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1452 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1452 Wed, 4 Jan 2012 10:01:00 EST Story based on site visit of the ESF biodiesel project. ("Run your diesel truck on processed french fry oil"; 12/24/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1451 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1451 Tue, 3 Jan 2012 16:07:00 EST ESF's Guy Baldassarre makes Sean Kirst's quote list from his 2/11/11 story on bald eagles returning to Onondaga Lake. ("Sean Kirst: Words to remember as another year flies by"; 12/29/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1449 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1449 Tue, 3 Jan 2012 16:03:00 EST ESF, a leader in willow biomass research, is mentioned in blog story. ("The trend in the willows"; 12/28/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1450 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1450 Tue, 3 Jan 2012 11:25:00 EST ESF's Dr. David Johnson quoted in story about urban gardens and lead in soil. ("Urban agriculture in 2011"; 12/28/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1448 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1448 Tue, 3 Jan 2012 11:23:00 EST Blog story on Camp Pack Forest which takes place at ESF's Charles Lathrop Pack Demonstration Forest. ("Hudson River Miles 240-260: A Great Camp and Its Legacy"; 12/29/11 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1447 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1447 Tue, 3 Jan 2012 11:19:00 EST Blog story and photos of ESF famous statue and others like it. ("Another Abe Lincoln on a Horse"; 12/28/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1445 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1445 Tue, 3 Jan 2012 11:07:00 EST ESF's Dr. Lee Newman was interviewed for a story about a new DEC regulation going into effect Jan. 1 regarding phosphorus in lawn fertilizer. ("New lawn fertilizer law to start on January 1"; 12/28/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1444 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1444 Tue, 3 Jan 2012 10:30:00 EST Story on ESM high school students partnering with SUNY-ESF to research technology that turns food scraps into fuel. ("CNY students turn food scraps into fuel"; 12/26/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1443 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1443 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:49:00 EST ESF graduate student Lewis Grove quoted in story. ("Your Stories: Where are all the cardinals?"; 12/26/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1442 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1442 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:43:00 EST Drs. James P. Gibbs and Jacqueline Frair along with some graduate students work to promote conservation efforts in Altai and protect argali mountain sheep in Russia. ("Biologists from the US and Spain Count Sheep in Altai";12/23/11 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1441 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1441 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:37:00 EST See paper co-authored by ESF's Dr. Francis X. Webster available through open access. ("Unusal macrocyclic lactone sex pheromone of Parcoblatta lata, a primary food source of the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker") http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1440 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1440 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:37:00 EST Photo taken at ESF represents a call for reduction of CO2 emissions in the atmosphere to 350 parts per million. ("Acting Locally: To stop global warming, start at home";12/22/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1437 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1437 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 13:48:00 EST SUNY-ESF's Dr. J. Scott Turner's work with termites is mentioned in story. ("Interview: Dr Rupert Soar - Fungus Farming to Freeform Construction"; 12/20/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1436 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1436 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 10:34:00 EST Respected ESF professor's book titled "Forests and Trees of the Adirondack High Peaks" to be reprinted once again. ("Ketchledge's 'Trees' reprinted with added color "; 12/10/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1434 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1434 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 10:23:00 EST Story on the new park that ESF students helped plan as part of class project. ("Montezuma inches closer to new park with new planning grant "; 12/15/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1432 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1432 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:25:00 EST ESF researchers participated in coloaborative study of sex pheromones in cockroaches. ("Cockroach Hookup Signal Could Benefit Endangered Woodpecker"; 12/16/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1431 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1431 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:24:00 EST ESF's Tim Tolland will speak on SUNY-ESF master plan and projects that feature native plants and ecological design in February 2012. ("4th Annual Design with Native Plant Symposium") http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1430 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1430 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:23:00 EST Story on renovations of Illick Hall roof and ESF Greenhouses. ("SUNY-ESF's Illick Hall to receive new roof and greenhouse complex in 2012"; 12/11/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1429 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1429 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:18:00 EST Local news coverage of ESF Research in Siberia. ("SUNY ESF profs and students have role in capturing rare Siberian cat on film"; 12/16/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1428 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1428 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:07:00 EST ESF's Dr. Richard C. Smardon quoted in story on the mild weather. ("What does the mild weather mean?"; 12/14/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1421 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1421 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:47:00 EST ESF alumnus Robert Stegemann to be new DEC Region 5 director. ("DEC Region 5 gets new chief"; 12/10/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1414 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1414 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:22:00 EST ESF is a partner in the CNY Biotechnology Research Center which will house biotechnology, educational and research programs. ("Two Upstate Medical University projects win state economic development funding"; 12/8/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1419 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1419 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:20:00 EST ESF's partnering work, redevelopment ideas and conversion technology are mentioned in story about Lyons Fall paper mill. ("Lyons Falls mill development efforts aided by state funding"; 12/14/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1417 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1417 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:15:00 EST See the final report of the NSRC-funded project with ESF's Drs. Eddie Bevilacqua, Ralph D. Nyland and Diane Kiernan titled, "Balancing Sustainable Wood Production and Carbon Sequestration in Northern Hardwood Forests." http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1416 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1416 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:13:00 EST International coverage of aquaponics research project. ("Graduate researcher examining how to farm fish, plants in symbiotic system";12/8/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1409 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1409 Fri, 9 Dec 2011 15:23:00 EST ESF celebrated the accomplishments of its final Centennial year graduates Friday, Dec. 9, awarding undergraduate and graduate degrees to scores of students who completed their studies at year's end. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1413 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1413 Fri, 9 Dec 2011 15:13:00 EST ESF's president, Cornelius B. "Neil" Murphy, Jr. mentioned in story. ("How region's economic development council members dealt with conflicts of interest"; 12/7/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1408 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1408 Fri, 9 Dec 2011 11:36:00 EST MSNBC coverage of ESF research in Siberia. ("First images of snow leopards snapped in Siberia"; 12/8/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1411 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1411 Fri, 9 Dec 2011 10:28:00 EST ESF alumnus Dave Odell to give talk on Saturday at Montezuma Audubon Center. ("Nature of Montezuma Lecture Series: 'Crux of Ducks';" 12/8/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1410 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1410 Thu, 8 Dec 2011 16:30:00 EST Kudos to Dr. Jacqueline Frair who won the Student Chapter Advisor of the Year Award at The Wildlife Society annual conference held in November. ('Student Winners from TWS Annual Conference"; 12/6/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1407 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1407 Wed, 7 Dec 2011 14:47:00 EST ESF research and animal population studies are mentioned in story about Onondaga Lake cleanup. ("Onondaga Lake cleanup hits milestone this week with completion of barrier wall"; 12/7/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1406 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1406 Wed, 7 Dec 2011 14:31:00 EST SUNY-ESF's Northern Forest Institute at Huntington Wildlife Forest in Newcomb invites submissions for a symposium of interdisciplinary scholarship in land use and ethics, to be held June 1-3, 2012. ("Adirondack Land Use Ethics Symposium"; 12/2/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1401 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1401 Mon, 5 Dec 2011 11:57:00 EST Blog story on ESF graduate student Michael Amadori's aquaponics project. ("Part 3: Pizza Crusts and Hot Dogs as Fish Food"; 12/2/11 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1400 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1400 Mon, 5 Dec 2011 11:56:00 EST Cameras supplied by ESF researchers have captured the first images of elusive snow leopards in a remote mountain range in Siberia. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1397 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1397 Fri, 2 Dec 2011 15:12:00 EST The American Ecological Engineering Society (AEES) Meeting Technical Committee is currently seeking abstracts for the 2012 event. This year's meeting, focusing on Coupling Natural and Human Systems, will be held at SUNY-ESF on June 7-9, 2012 in Syracuse, NY. Prospective authors are invited to submit an abstract by Jan. 31, 2012 by emailing: aeesabstracts@gmail.com using the pdf form provided at www.esf.edu/outreach/pd/2012/aees. To read a recent opinion about ecological engineering written by an ESF student in the Daily Orange visit: http://www.dailyorange.com/opinion/environment-nature-offers-smart-way-to-treat-water-waste-1.2687416 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1392 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1392 Thu, 1 Dec 2011 11:46:00 EST Opinion piece by Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus George W. Curry and Christine Capella Peters. ("Zoning decisions must support strategic vision"; 11/25/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1389 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1389 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 10:21:00 EST ESF President Cornelius B. "Neil" Murphy, Jr., to be keynote speaker at upcoming sustainability workshop, "Shades of Green in Madison County: A Green Living Experience". ("Green Living Experience Coming"; 11/30/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1386 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1386 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 09:59:00 EST ESF's Dr. Charles Hall will present "Biophysical economics: Economics that matters for the 21st century" at the 4th International EcoSummit-Ecological Sustainability in 2012. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1385 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1385 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 09:49:00 EST ESF expert Dr. Charles Hall has collaborated on book titled, "Energy and the Wealth of Nations: Understanding the Biophysical Economy". ("Wells College Professor of Economics Publishes Book, 'Energy and the Wealth of Nations'"; 11/29/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1384 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1384 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 09:29:00 EST ESF's first residence hall has been awarded Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1383 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1383 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:42:00 EST ESF's Dr. James P. Gibbs is mentioned in story. ("Forest Impacts Debated"; 11/17/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1382 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1382 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:51:00 EST Carolyn Ramsden found value in the Certificate in Advanced Study in Sustainable Enterprise. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1373 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1373 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 12:28:00 EST ESF's Dr. Andrea Feldpausch-Parker to be a guest on WRVO's Innovation Trail on 11/21/11 speaking on various energy questions. ("What's powering your computer screen?") http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1368 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1368 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:34:00 EST An ESF study will provide more conclusive data for DEC. ("Hunters finding fewer deer this year"; 11/13/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1367 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1367 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:31:00 EST An ESF professor chaired a task force that published a recent report in the Journal of Forestry, providing new insight into the benefits provided by forests and confirming that using wood for energy and consumer products has long-term benefits for the environment. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1364 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1364 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 08:33:00 EST The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a team of scientists, including ESF's Dr. Gregory Boyer, $182,982 for the first year of an anticipated four-year $703,777 project for research that could lead to a biofilter that could break down harmful algal toxins in the Great Lakes into harmless byproducts. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1365 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1365 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:55:00 EST ESF will host the American Ecological Engineering Society's annual conference in June with workshops for certification in ecological design. ("Environment/Nature offers smart way to treat water, waste"; 11/7/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1359 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1359 Wed, 9 Nov 2011 16:41:00 EST Several ESF faculty members have participated in projects through the Northern States Research Cooperative related to forest biodiversity, conservation, ecological services to society, and protected areas. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1356 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1356 Wed, 9 Nov 2011 16:08:00 EST ESF is working with a diverse group of partners on the Salmon River Watershed Natural Resources Assessment, meant to highlight significant natural resources of the area for planning and management decisions. ("Salmon River Watershed Natural Resources Assessment") http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1354 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1354 Wed, 9 Nov 2011 15:53:00 EST Another story on ESF's new collaborative endeavors. ("ESF/Making moves: ESF community makes advance in, out of classroom"; 11/7/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1351 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1351 Mon, 7 Nov 2011 12:37:00 EST ESF's Dr. James P. Gibbs presenting for Applied Biodiversity Science at Texas A&M on 11/3/11. ("Interactions between science and management: Lessons learned from the Galapagos tortoise conservation program" and "Snow leopard and argali conservation in Siberia") http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1344 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1344 Thu, 3 Nov 2011 11:16:00 EDT ESF is one of the four partners in the Sustainable Enterprise Partnership. ("GDF SUEZ Energy provides gifts to Sustainable Enterprise Partnership, SyracuseCoE"; 11/1/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1340 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1340 Wed, 2 Nov 2011 10:52:00 EDT ESF alumnus John Malenick had assistance from ESF students with a plan for the Montezuma Heritage Park. ("Montezuma supervisor faces challenge from longtime resident"; 11/2/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1339 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1339 Wed, 2 Nov 2011 10:52:00 EDT ESF's Dr. James P. Gibbs quoted in story. ("Restoration Ecology in Agrarian Landscapes"; 11/1/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1338 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1338 Wed, 2 Nov 2011 10:47:00 EDT ESF's former president, Dr. Ross Whaley, on the importance of protecting ecosystems on public and private lands. ("Adirondack Council's map good, but it could have been better"; 10/28/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1336 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1336 Tue, 1 Nov 2011 15:49:00 EDT The Certificate of Advanced Study in Sustainable Enterprise (CASSE) integrates business, science, engineering, policy and practice, and emphasizes transdisciplinary collaboration. The program was developed through a unique cross-institutional collaboration. Admission to the CASSE program is available to all currently matriculated graduate students at Syracuse University and SUNY-ESF. ("Certificate in sustainable enterprise available to all SU, SUNY-ESF graduate students"; 10/31/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1331 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1331 Tue, 1 Nov 2011 14:55:00 EDT Story on ESF's chapter of EWB that worked to implement a gravity-fed water distribution system in Buena Vista and future projects to be led by Dr. Stewart Diemont. ("Environment/Student engineers bring expertise, water to Honduran village"; 10/31/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1334 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1334 Tue, 1 Nov 2011 14:24:00 EDT A nod to Dr. James P. Gibbs and others for involvement in the October 2011 American Museum of Natural History Student Conference on Conservation Science. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1306 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1306 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:15:00 EDT Another new paper co-authored by ESF's Dr. Charles Hall on Energy Return on Investment (EROI) available through Open Access. ("Energy Return on Energy Invested for Tight Gas Wells in the Appalachian Basin, United States of America") http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1305 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1305 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:15:00 EDT ESF's president, Cornelius B. "Neil" Murphy, Jr., on recent article and in support of Nancy Cantor's leadership at SU. ("SU: A Model for Higher Education - Chronicle article missed key role of university"; 10/30/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1304 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1304 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:13:00 EDT Another new paper co-authored by ESF's Dr. Charles Hall on Energy Return on Investment (EROI) available through Open Access. ("Order from Chaos: A Preliminary Protocol for Determining the EROI of Fuels") http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1300 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1300 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 09:59:00 EDT Story on ESF's Preston Gilbert talking with North Country Regional Economic Development Council leaders on redevelopment models for brownfield sites and green technologies. ("Lyons Falls mill redevelopment touted at regional economic development forum"; 10/27/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1299 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1299 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 09:54:00 EDT ESF coyote expertise is mentioned in story. ("Coyote warning leads to canceled recess in Brighton"; 10/26/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1297 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1297 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:33:00 EDT The New York State Green Building Conference has extended the deadline for the submission of abstracts for oral presentations until Nov. 4. With the addition of a second day for the 10th anniversary conference, more papers are being sought. The conference will be held March 29-30, 2012, in Syracuse, NY. Conference tracks are Green Building for Commercial Construction, Green Building for Residential Construction, Green Building Chemistry and Deconstruction. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1295 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1295 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:44:00 EDT ESF's Dr. James P. Gibbs' work to be presented at the ASLA conference next week ("Restoration Ecology In Agrarian Landscapes") http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1294 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1294 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:34:00 EDT Additional coverage on ESF researchers and resistant genes/trees. ("Researchers replanting resistant chestnut trees"; 10/17/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1292 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1292 Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:22:00 EDT Story on the family and business that is licensed to propagate and sell Ecowillow, developed by ESF researchers. ("Roots and wings"; 10/21/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1290 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1290 Mon, 24 Oct 2011 09:54:00 EDT Read new paper co-authored by ESF's Dr. Charles Hall on EROI available through Open Access. ("A New Long Term Assessment of Energy Return on Investment (EROI) for U.S. Oil and Gas Discovery and Production") http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1284 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1284 Mon, 24 Oct 2011 09:34:00 EDT The associate director of New York Sea Grant visited ESF this fall for a presentation about NYSG's 40 years of "Bringing Science to the Shore." http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1285 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1285 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:16:00 EDT Story on new course designed by ESF's Dr. Jacqueline Frair. ("Class gives SUNY ESF students well-rounded perspective on hunting and fishing"; 10/21/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1282 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1282 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 10:04:00 EDT See story and listen to interview with ESF's Paul Hai. ("Interview With Paul Hai - Children in Nature New York"; 10/20/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1281 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1281 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 10:01:00 EDT Story and video on a non-traditional method ESF and SU student members of NYPIRG used to educate the public on hydraulic fracturing. ("Hydrofracking haunted house"; 10/20/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1279 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1279 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 10:00:00 EDT Drs. Donald Leopold, William Powell and Charles Maynard will speak at the 28th Annual American Chestnut Foundation Meeting this weekend. ("Good Morning, Buffalo: Back before the emerald ash borer"; 10/21/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1280 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1280 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 09:53:00 EDT SUNY-ESF's chestnut biotechnology program and transgenic trees are mentioned in story. ("Mission to restore American chestnut gains momentum";10/19/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1276 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1276 Thu, 20 Oct 2011 09:25:00 EDT David A. Sonnenfeld, a professor of environmental studies at ESF, is co-author with Peter Oosterveer of Wageningen University of a new textbook, Food, Globalization and Sustainability, published this month by Earthscan/ Routledge. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1274 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1274 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 10:10:00 EDT ESF's Vice Provost for Research Neil H. Ringler in video on new partnership. ("Medical and environmental research combined"; 10/18/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1273 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1273 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 08:44:00 EDT Video of Terry Ettinger with expert Dr. Donald Leopold on fall colors in CNY. ("Garden Journeys: CNY's fall colors"; 10/16/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1268 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1268 Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:40:00 EDT ESF expert Dr. Donald J. Leopold again on fall colors in CNY. ("Local tree expert says central New York has the best fall color in the nation"; 10/18/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1267 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1267 Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:40:00 EDT ESF is a member of the newly established Hill Collaboration on Environmental Medicine. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1269 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1269 Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:09:00 EDT Dr. Donald J. Leopold spoke to meteorologist Julia Weiden about why the greens of summer turn to yellow, red and orange in the autumn. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1266 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1266 Tue, 18 Oct 2011 13:32:00 EDT ESF's Dr. Rene Germain and Dr. William Smith will speak at upcoming symposium for loggers, mill owners and forest landowners. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1257 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1257 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:18:00 EDT ESF researchers are involved in new biotechnology initiative involving cross-breeding and genetics as they try to create a sturdy chestnut tree. ("New hope for a vanished giant"; 10/17/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1256 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1256 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:03:00 EDT Story on new transatlantic teaching and research partnerships: ESF and UAS7 share key strengths in teaching and research including a focus on renewable energies. ("SUNY and German colleges sign partnership agreement"; 10/14/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1254 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1254 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:56:00 EDT Story mentions the new UV/EB Tech Center and recent conference. ("uv.eb EAST 2011 Shows Opportunities for Energy Curing in PE") http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1248 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1248 Fri, 14 Oct 2011 13:40:00 EDT ESF expert Dr. Donald J. Leopold in story on the invasive Emerald Ash Borer. ("Emerald Ash Borer spotted in New York, could destroy the state's ash trees"; 10/13/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1247 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1247 Fri, 14 Oct 2011 13:38:00 EDT Paul Anastas, Ph.D., will speak at the 10th Annual New York State Green Building Conference March 29, 2012. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1228 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1228 Fri, 14 Oct 2011 11:36:00 EDT An understanding of the isomerization of peroxy radicals (ROO) is critical to predicting the ignition behavior of diesel fuel. This new study examines how the quantum mechanical nature of molecules changes the rate of the isomerization of the prototypical peroxy radical. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1226 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1226 Thu, 13 Oct 2011 12:17:00 EDT SUNY-ESF will be a participant in Manufacturing Careers Day programs beginning 10/13/11. ("MACNY and Partners for Education & Business To Hold Second Annual Manufacturing Careers Day"; 10/12/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1244 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1244 Thu, 13 Oct 2011 12:03:00 EDT ESF's Dr. Neal Abrams will present a series of interactive Halloween chemistry demonstrations at the MOST on 10/15/11. ("Creepy Chemistry: Glowing Pumpkins, Magical Genies, Mysterious Fog and Much More!") http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1240 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1240 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:22:00 EDT ESF's Dr. Lawrence P. Abrahamson is quoted in story on fall leaves. ("Weather delays turning of leaves"; 10/12/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1243 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1243 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:19:00 EDT Learn how to calculate your greenhouse gas emissions at 10/21/11 workshop. ("Greenhouse Gas Reporting Initiative and Overview of Green Design Guidelines") http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1236 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1236 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:10:00 EDT Story by ESF student Leanna Patricia Mulvihill. ("Farmhack@ESF"; 10/10/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1235 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1235 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:00:00 EDT ESF researchers were involved in the surveys focusing on a sustainable economic future for the Adirondack North Country region. ("Surveys: Investment priorities differ"; 10/11/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1234 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1234 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:54:00 EDT A joint venture involving ESF, the CNY Biotechnology Research Center should be completed by June 2012. ("Central New York Biotechnology Center on track to open next summer "; 10/8/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1230 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1230 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 08:18:00 EDT ESF's Dr. Sadie J. Ryan is mentioned in story. ("UNH professors lead research grant in African national parks"; 10/6/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1225 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1225 Fri, 7 Oct 2011 08:48:00 EDT ESF expert Dr. Donald J. Leopold in another story on fall color. ("Fall Colors are on the way"; 10/6/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1224 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1224 Fri, 7 Oct 2011 08:46:00 EDT EFB Professor Scott Turner's Animal Physiology lectures are featured on the iTunes U homepage for a short while. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1219 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1219 Thu, 6 Oct 2011 11:16:00 EDT The Central New York Green Infrastructure Symposium, hosted by the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry and the Environmental Finance Center at Syracuse University, is accepting abstracts for presentation at the November event. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1218 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1218 Wed, 5 Oct 2011 15:51:00 EDT EFB's Dr. Jonathan Cohen appeared in the History Channel/H2 documentary called "A History of the World in Two Hours" which will be rebroadcast at 9 p.m. Thursday. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1211 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1211 Mon, 3 Oct 2011 09:29:00 EDT ESF's Michael Kelleher presented at the 11th annual Symposium on Environmental and Energy Systems sponsored by the Syracuse Center of Excellence. ("Alliance Members Participate in Panel on Biomass Heating and CHP Applications"; 9/26/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1208 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1208 Mon, 3 Oct 2011 09:27:00 EDT ESF enrollment is up along with other colleges in the area. ("Syracuse University, SUNY ESF, Upstate Medical all face student enrollment increase"; 10/3/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1207 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1207 Mon, 3 Oct 2011 09:26:00 EDT ESF President Cornelius B. Murphy, Jr., delivered the keynote. ("First SUNY Sustainability Officers' Conference Sept. 19 and 20 at SUNY Empire State College"; 9/22/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1203 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1203 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:44:00 EDT ESF expert Dr. Donald J. Leopold in story of CNY's recent weather and impact on fall foliage. ("Rain dampens fall colors"; 9/29/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1202 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1202 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:39:00 EDT SUNY-ESF and President Cornelius B. Murphy, Jr., mentioned in story. ("CNY can learn from other successful projects"; 9/30/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1199 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1199 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:39:00 EDT A new ESF faculty member, Dr. Sadie J. Ryan, is collaborator on project that explores links between land use, climate and wildlife in protected areas of Uganda. ("GSU scientist examines climate's role in pressures on protected lands in Africa"; 9/19/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1197 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1197 Thu, 29 Sep 2011 10:37:00 EDT See new ERENGINEERING blog at ESF with current story about Farmhack@ESF. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1194 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1194 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 11:36:00 EDT See the CNY Business Exchange Report on ESF's Eship [Green Entrepreneurship]. ("Report of SUNY ESF's Eship Program"; pg. 58-59) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1193 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1193 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 11:33:00 EDT ESF's Adirondack Interpretive Center will host a forum Sept. 30 about a plan to reinvent the Adirondack Park Agency and revitalize local communities. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1192 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1192 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 16:28:00 EDT With all funding now in place, construction completion is projected at June 2012. ("Construction resumes on future Biotechnology Center"; 9/26/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1188 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1188 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 15:53:00 EDT ESF expert and entomologist Dr. Lawrence P. Abrahamson quoted in story about bees and wasps this time of year. ("Your Stories Question: Are bees particularly aggressive this season?"; 9/21/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1184 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1184 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 15:51:00 EDT ESF mentioned in story about Southwest Community Farm. ("Syracuse community gardeners celebrate the season's success"; 9/25/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1182 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1182 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 15:47:00 EDT Daily Orange story on campus action to bring about awareness about global climate change. ("ESF/Global movement: Campus joins together to demand action against carbon dioxide concentrations"; 9/26/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1181 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1181 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 15:47:00 EDT Coverage of rally designed to draw attention to the need to lower the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. ("ESF students, staff and faculty draw attention to dangers of increasing carbon dioxide levels"; 9/24/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1180 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1180 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 15:44:00 EDT ESF President Cornelius B. Murphy, Jr., quoted in story about LEED certification and the Syracuse COE. ("Syracuse Center of Excellence earns highest LEED certification"; 9/23/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1179 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1179 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 15:43:00 EDT ESF president, Cornelius B. "Neil" Murphy, Jr. contributed to op-ed piece on Moving Planet Day organized worldwide with the a unified idea: moving beyond fossil fuels. ("Friday's Readers' Page centerpiece: Events Saturday urge action to cut greenhouse gas emissions"; 9/23/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1178 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1178 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 15:42:00 EDT ESF partners with the U.S. Green Building Council New York Upstate Chapter to host the 10th Annual New York State Green Building conference March 29 and 30, 2012. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1177 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1177 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 10:34:00 EDT Story on the growth and change on the ESF campus over 100 years; one of several in the Daily Orange about ESF's Centennial. ("Building on the past: ESF constructs its identity one new building at a time"; 9/22/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1175 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1175 Thu, 22 Sep 2011 08:58:00 EDT ESF's Dr. Christopher Nomura will be presenting "Designing Metabolic Pathways for Biochemical Production of Biodegradable Plastics" on 10/6/11 at the Chemistry-Physics Lecture Series in Buffalo. ("Chemistry-Physics Lecture Series Begins September 22"; 9/20/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1174 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1174 Wed, 21 Sep 2011 09:27:00 EDT ESF president, Cornelius B. "Neil" Murphy, Jr. quoted in story about cutting schools' carbon footprints. ("Conference gets academics to think green"; 9/20/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1173 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1173 Wed, 21 Sep 2011 09:22:00 EDT ESF student participated in St. Lawrence River trash cleanup. ("Diving for trash"; 9/18/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1171 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1171 Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:28:00 EDT ESF mentioned in story on transfer of calcium, mercury and aluminum through food webs in the Adirondacks. ("Research Shows that Soil Calcium Limits Forest Songbirds"; 9/17/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1167 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1167 Tue, 20 Sep 2011 10:52:00 EDT ESF scientists joined others in signing letter to Governor Cuomo about hydrofracking's threat to municipal drinking water systems. ("Scientists: Drilling threat to water"; 9/16/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1163 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1163 Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:59:00 EDT ESF's new Centennial Hall received a Green Improvement Fund grant used toward installation of green infrastructure. ("Green Improvement Fund - SUNY ESF Residence Hall"; 2011) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1157 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1157 Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:47:00 EDT ESF instructor Dan Maffei to run again. ("Eye on Albany Spotlight: Dan Maffei will run for Congress a fourth time"; 9/15/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1159 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1159 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 12:52:00 EDT ESF alumnus Charles Birnbaum regularly blogs about cultural landscapes and landscape architecture. ("ESF Alumnus Regularly on Huffington Post"; 9/14/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1156 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1156 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 12:51:00 EDT The New York State Green Building Conference Abstract Selection Committee seeks presentation proposals for March 29-30, 2012 the 10th Annual NYS Green Building Conference March 29 and 30. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1154 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1154 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 12:50:00 EDT A local conservationist was mentioned as force behind establishing the College. ("Jewish Federation's Richard Friedman plans move to New Jersey";9/15/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1158 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1158 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 09:51:00 EDT ESF students to speak at upcoming seminars on food justice issues. ("Students to explore ethics of eating"; 9/14/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1153 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1153 Wed, 14 Sep 2011 16:26:00 EDT Additional coverage on ESF's national ranking. ("Syracuse University, SUNY-ESF named top 50 best value colleges and top 100 national universities"; 9/14/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1152 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1152 Wed, 14 Sep 2011 16:25:00 EDT ESF graduate student Chris Nack in video about the Shad Restoration Project. ("Seining with Chris Nack for the Shad Restoration Project"; 9/7/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1151 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1151 Wed, 14 Sep 2011 09:49:00 EDT ESF mentioned in story about climate change impacts on birds, bees and trees. ("Alamosa Trees: Effects of climate change on the birds and bees ... and trees: Part 1"; 9/13/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1150 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1150 Wed, 14 Sep 2011 09:49:00 EDT Additional coverage on ESF's nationally recognized high rankings among universities. ("SUNY ESF earns top spot in national magazine"; 9/13/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1149 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1149 Wed, 14 Sep 2011 09:48:00 EDT ESF's Dr. Gregory Boyer will be guest speaker at 9/24/11 "Save our Sodus" event. ("Annual Meeting Dinner Spetember 24th"; 9/12/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1144 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1144 Tue, 13 Sep 2011 13:41:00 EDT ESF 's Ron Giegerich on cat breed that is a mix of wild and domestic. ("Exotic cat spotted in Cortland County"; 9/12/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1143 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1143 Tue, 13 Sep 2011 13:40:00 EDT ESF graduate students can earn a master's degree in conjunction with Peace Corps service. ("SUNY, Peace Corps forge partnership"; 9/13/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1146 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1146 Tue, 13 Sep 2011 10:23:00 EDT Story on large local development projects that have recently been completed, are under way or soon to start --ESF has three. ("Syracuse's University Hill area, despite shaky economy, is home to more than $780 million in new construction"; 9/11/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1140 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1140 Mon, 12 Sep 2011 09:47:00 EDT Additional coverage of ESF grad student Michael Amadori's project that transforms waste. ("ESF: Lasting leftovers: Graduate student develops system to transform food waste into agriculture"; 9/12/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1141 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1141 Mon, 12 Sep 2011 09:18:00 EDT ESF professor emeritus Dr. Rainer H. Brocke shares a recipe for squirrel hunters. ("Retired ESF prof shares his favorite squirrel recipe"; 9/7/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1136 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1136 Wed, 7 Sep 2011 14:51:00 EDT ESF researchers contributed to the August 2011 report from the Department of Energy; "US Billion-Ton Update: Biomass Supply for a Bioenergy and Bioproducts Industry". http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1135 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1135 Wed, 7 Sep 2011 12:18:00 EDT Story and video of how ESF once again recycles the New York State Fair butter sculpture into biodiesel. ("Butter Sculpture transformed into fuel"; 9/6/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1134 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1134 Wed, 7 Sep 2011 12:16:00 EDT ESF mentioned in story as having aided in bringing the new longhouse to life with research on longhouse construction, drawing floor plans and obtaining construction materials. ("Longhouse dedicated at Indian Village"; 9/2/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1128 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1128 Wed, 7 Sep 2011 07:42:00 EDT There will be a two day symposium held at ESF in November for Loggers, Foresters, Mill Owners and Forest Landowners. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1120 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1120 Wed, 7 Sep 2011 07:41:00 EDT Four students from the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) were among 300 students from across the country who crowded into Brookhaven National Laboratory's (BNL) Berkner Hall Aug. 18, for the closing ceremony of the summer educational program. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1131 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1131 Tue, 6 Sep 2011 09:58:00 EDT The Great Lakes Research Consortium at ESF has been awarded a three-year grant of $399,658 to test the use of hydrogen peroxide to control hazardous blue green algae blooms that have formed on the southern shore on Lake Ontario in Sodus Bay, N.Y. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1125 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1125 Fri, 2 Sep 2011 12:09:00 EDT The N.C. Brown Center for Ultrastructure Studies at ESF has received $350,000 in electron microscopy equipment from Pfizer (formerly Wyeth) Pharmaceuticals. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1124 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1124 Fri, 2 Sep 2011 12:04:00 EDT Story on another successful year of the camp directed by ESF's Dr. Robin L. Kimmerer. ("Northeast Environmental Youth Camp 2011"; 8/29/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1123 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1123 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 09:23:00 EDT ESF's Dr. Richard C. Smardon on the recent legislation for the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact. ("SUNY ESF professor: Great Lakes Compact makes sure NY takes care of its precious water"; 8/28/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1119 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1119 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 11:25:00 EDT ESF will be recycling the butter sculpture once again into biodiesel. ("Feeding the Future Unveiled as 2011 Butter Sculpture at New York State Fair"; 8/24/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1116 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1116 Fri, 26 Aug 2011 09:29:00 EDT Fair administrators, in partnership with ESF, strategized ways to improve methods to reduce Fair trash being dumped in landfills as well as stormwater drainage through the use of porous pavements. ("The Green Team"; 8/24/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1115 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1115 Fri, 26 Aug 2011 09:29:00 EDT Brief news story on Dr. Gregory L. Boyer's new grant to study algae. ("Researchers get $400K to study Sodus Bay algae"; 8/25/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1117 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1117 Fri, 26 Aug 2011 09:28:00 EDT Story on Dan Maffei who will be teaching at ESF this fall. ("Story on Former Rep. Dan Maffei says he's ready for rematch with Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle"; 8/24/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1114 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1114 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:51:00 EDT SUNY-ESF Northern Forest Institute invites submissions for its first annual symposium of interdisciplinary scholarship in land use and ethics, to be held at Huntington Wildlife Forest, Newcomb, NY in June 2012. ("2012 Symposium Open Call for Papers"; 8/23/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1111 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1111 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 11:39:00 EDT Created from 800 pounds of unsalted butter, the sculpture is called "Feeding our Future" and depicts students in a school cafeteria line. When the Fair is over, the sculpture will be broken down, brought to ESF and converted into biodiesel fuel for use in college vehicles. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1110 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1110 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 09:40:00 EDT ESF's expert, Dr. Lawrence P. Abrahamson, is featured in video about EEE and insect control. ("SUNY-ESF Researcher Talks About EEE Spraying"; 8/2211) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1106 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1106 Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09:51:00 EDT ESF is noted as participating in "system-ness" by creating local partnerships and collaborations with neighboring institutions. ("Sharing SUNY presidents: Plan could cut administrative costs, boost academics, build alliances"; 8/21/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1104 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1104 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 09:31:00 EDT ESF's president, Cornelius B. "Neil" Murphy, Jr., joined educators to congratulate them on their completion of the program and the positive impact they will have on CNY. ("Fourteen Top Middle School Science Teachers Learn New Teaching Techniques to Inspire Student Learning in the Classroom"; 8/17/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1103 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1103 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 09:25:00 EDT ESF expert Dr. Lawrence P. Abrahamson quoted in another story of the EEE threat in CNY. ("Why Central New York is a hot bed for Eastern equine encephalitis"; 8/20/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1102 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1102 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 09:24:00 EDT ESF's president, Cornelius B. "Neil" Murphy, Jr., once a Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) summer student, gave the keynote address at the closing ceremony. ("Summer Students' Sayanora", 8/19/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1101 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1101 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 09:23:00 EDT ESF expert Robert W. Malmsheimer quoted in story on hydrofracturing. ("Central New York municipalities take steps to control hydrofracking"; 8/21/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1100 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1100 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 09:17:00 EDT Another story on the iTree app. ("USFS Invests in iTree Application to Help Homeowners with Tree Planting"; 8/19/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1099 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1099 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 09:15:00 EDT ESF is mentioned in story on the emerald ash borer (EAB) as having participated in surveys regarding the EAB since 2003. ("Second Emerald Ash Borer Infestation Found in Erie County"; 8/19/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1098 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1098 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 09:13:00 EDT ESF's president, Cornelius B. "Neil" Murphy, Jr., in story and video on the activities of the newly developed council. ("Economic councils outline vision for future"; 8/17/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1097 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1097 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:28:00 EDT ESF expert Dr. Lawrence P. Abrahamson in story and video on mosquito spraying. ("What happens during mosquito spraying"? 8/18/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1096 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1096 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:27:00 EDT Story about ESF alum Frank Cetera, who lives green and will be a urban homesteader. ("Permaculture Club;" 8/17/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1094 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1094 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 13:08:00 EDT As SUNY Upstate celebrates its anniversary, note that President Franklin Delano Roosevelt mentioned ESF in his dedication speech as the cornerstone was laid for Upstate 75 years ago. ("Remarks at the Dedication of the Medical College, Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y.") http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1095 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1095 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 13:07:00 EDT Story on ESF project to enhance computer application called iTree. ("ESF wins grant to enhance iTree app, show links of urban forest, climate change and public health"); 8/17/11 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1092 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1092 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 08:29:00 EDT ESF alum Dr. George Collins is named in more than 40 technical publications and 30 U.S. patents. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1093 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1093 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 09:40:00 EDT Landscape architecture master's student Marin Braco will speak at meeting on Aug. 16 about the 35-acre coke oven park site in the Leetonia comprehensive design plan. ("Leetonia Beehive Coke Oven Meeting", Aug. 12) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1088 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1088 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 09:35:00 EDT See pages 38 & 39 for SUNY-ESF wildlife research featured in the NYS-DEC Hunting & Trapping Guide for 2011-2012. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1091 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1091 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 13:04:00 EDT ESF's Dr. Lawrence Abrahamson, senior research associate, is quoted in story on EEE. ("4-year-old girl's death from EEE isn't enough to prompt Oswego County officials to spray for mosquitoes"; 8/16/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1090 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1090 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 08:13:00 EDT Graduate students, faculty and staff from across the state will meet at ESF for workshop on "Research Ethics and Cultural Competence" in environmental research, Aug. 17-19. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1083 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1083 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 14:24:00 EDT Undergraduates participating on research projects in ESF's Department of Chemistry presented the results of the summer work at a joint summer research poster session at Syracuse University on Aug. 11. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1087 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1087 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 09:48:00 EDT Story about ESF alumni couple winning a sustainability award for rebuilding home after fire. ("Lombard couple's home rebuild wins sustainability award"; 8/8/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1081 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1081 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 12:02:00 EDT ESF's Roosevelt Wildlife Collection curator Ron Giegerich is quoted in story. ("Manlius man wonders why squirrels are chewing on his deck"; 8/7/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1080 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1080 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:31:00 EDT ESF's President Murphy is mentioned in Chancellor's conversation with regard to commitment to energy and life sciences. ("Sunday Opinion: A conversation with SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher"; 8/7/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1079 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1079 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:24:00 EDT ESF works with others to develop and test a drain filter that will remove oil and other toxins before they reach sewer systems and area watersheds. ("Antek Inc. Awarded SyracuseCoE Technology Demonstration Funding") http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1076 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1076 Fri, 5 Aug 2011 11:36:00 EDT Another ESF alumni joining DEC. ("Gerstman Joins DEC as Executive Deputy Commissioner; McTiernan to Serve as Deputy Counsel"; 8/4/11)" http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1075 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1075 Fri, 5 Aug 2011 11:35:00 EDT Story on the increasing enrollment at the SUNY-ESF Ranger School in Wanakena. ("Ranger School enrollment surges"; 8/4/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1074 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1074 Thu, 4 Aug 2011 11:57:00 EDT Video showing students in Dr. Neal Abrams lab making dye-sensitized solar cells. ("Building Solar Panels at Home"; 7/30/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1073 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1073 Mon, 1 Aug 2011 09:32:00 EDT ESF's Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus George W. Curry will receive the 2011 ASLA Jot D. Carpenter Teaching Medal which recognizes significant and sustained excellence in landscape architecture education. ("ASLA Announces Society's 2011 Honors"; 7/29/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1072 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1072 Mon, 1 Aug 2011 08:33:00 EDT Additional story and video on the SUNY-ESF centennial. ("SUNY ESF celebrates birthday, looks forward to future"; 7/28/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1069 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1069 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 12:38:00 EDT ESF's Dr. H. Brian Underwood quoted in story on wild cougar killed in Connecticut. ("Wild cougar killed in Connecticut will likely spark Upstate sightings of big cats"; 7/28/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1068 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1068 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 10:33:00 EDT ESF's president, Cornelius B. "Neil" Murphy, Jr., to be appointed as member of newly established Central New York Regional Economic Development Council. ("SU Chancellor Nancy Cantor, business group leader Robert Simpson will recommend CNY business projects for state aid"; 7/26/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1063 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1063 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 10:50:00 EDT Another ESF alumus, Dr. Joel J. Pawlak, in news story/video with eco-friendly discovery. ("Super-foam makes contaminated water fit to drink") http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1062 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1062 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 10:49:00 EDT The late ESF alumnus Tony Kotz, a respected landscape architect statewide, has memorial dedicated by Dune Coalition. ("Dune Coalition Dedicates Kotz Memorial"; 6/20/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1028 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1028 Mon, 25 Jul 2011 16:41:00 EDT ESF's Robin E. Hoffman is part of consulting team facilitating public workshop for creating a development plan to revitalize a key section of downtown Cape Vincent, a gateway into the United States side of the Thousand Islands. ("Cape Vincent LDC Back on Track with Club Street Revitalization Plan"; 7/18/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1044 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1044 Mon, 25 Jul 2011 16:35:00 EDT ESF's Dr. Neil H. Ringler, a fisheries scientist and vice provost for research, is quoted in story about bass in Onondaga Lake. ("So, what's really going on with the Onondaga Lake bass fishing lately?"; 7/24/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1056 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1056 Mon, 25 Jul 2011 16:34:00 EDT ESF partners with other organizations and volunteers on the Southwest Community Farm project at the corner of Midland and Bellevue Avenues. ("Southwest Community Farm"; 7/23/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1058 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1058 Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:52:00 EDT The work of James Gibbs and two students, who are working to help reintroduce the Kihansi spray toad to Tanzania, is featured on a National Geographic video website. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1059 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1059 Mon, 25 Jul 2011 10:45:00 EDT Story and photos about the history of SUNY-ESF and the upcoming Centennial Celebration. ("Green is the color the College of Environmental Science and Forestry chooses to exemplify its 100 years"; 7/21/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1054 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1054 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 10:23:00 EDT ESF environmental resources engineering senior currently interning at farm has organized a one-day event for farmers and designers of all varieties with the goal of creating relatively low-cost, easy to implement solutions for small scale farmers. ("Farm Hack Comes to SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry"; 7/18/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1046 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1046 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 12:50:00 EDT A species of tiny toads, which quickly became extinct in the wild after it was discovered in Tanzania, is thriving in a laboratory at ESF. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1051 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1051 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 10:01:00 EDT Dr. David A. Sonnenfeld is contributing co-editor for a featured symposium to be published in the journal Global Environmental Change: Human and Policy Dimensions. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1036 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1036 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 11:47:00 EDT ESF specialists Dr. William Shields and Dr. H. Brian Underwood are quoted in story. ("African lion dung from zoo used by some CNY gardeners to keep rabbits away"; 7/15/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1042 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1042 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:59:00 EDT Additional coverage of ESF participation in Honeywell Summer Science Week, which included a field trip to the Tully mudboils. ("Students get hands-on education during Honeywell Summer Science Week at the MOST"; 7/15/11). http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1041 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1041 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:58:00 EDT Photos and story showing ESF participation in Honeywell Summer Science Week at the MOST. ("81 Middle School Students to Experience Hands-On Science Exploration at Sixth and Largest Honeywell Summer Science Week at the MOST"; 7/12/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1040 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1040 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:57:00 EDT Dr. Melissa Fierke's research is mentioned in story about the emerald ash borer. ("Green Monster"; 7/13/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1039 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1039 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:56:00 EDT ESF expert Dr. Donald Leopold quoted in story about the possibility of the tiger lily becoming the official flower of Syracuse. ("The Tiger Lily: A problem-solver as our official flower?"; 7/13/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1038 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1038 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:56:00 EDT Dr. Robert Malmsheimer mentioned in New York Times story about controversial study of politically charged issue, the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) and proposed amendment. ("Study: Forest Service Paid $6.1M in Groups' Legal Fees Over 6 Years"; 7/11/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1034 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1034 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:44:00 EDT ESF students help local 8th-graders do analysis of the quality and chemistry of the water in Onondaga Lake. ("Science summer camp studies Onondaga Lake watershed"; 7/11/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1035 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1035 Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:27:00 EDT ESF graduate student Justine Schmidt quoted in story and video about algae in Oneida Lake. ("Beaches remain closed; water tests positive for toxic algae'; 7/7/11 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1031 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1031 Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:20:00 EDT An ESF graduate student is conducting a first-of-its kind experiment in urban food production, using dried food waste to raise fish and using the fish waste to nourish a crop of Boston Bibb lettuce. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1030 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1030 Tue, 5 Jul 2011 14:17:00 EDT ESF American chestnut genetic research mentioned in story. ("Maine Gardener: Efforts to bring back the great American chestnut raise hopes"; 7/3/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1027 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1027 Tue, 5 Jul 2011 10:47:00 EDT The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) will host a delegation of scientific and policy leaders from China July 6. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1026 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1026 Tue, 5 Jul 2011 10:45:00 EDT A trio of ESF researchers were honored for their exemplary contributions to the botany of northeastern North America. Dr. Robin W. Kimmerer, Professor Emeritus Dudley J. Raynal and the late Dr. Edwin H. Ketchledge received the 2010 Fernald Award. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1025 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1025 Tue, 5 Jul 2011 10:40:00 EDT ESF expert Dr. Charles Maynard in photo and story: students to study trees containing gene thought resistant to fungus that causes American chestnut blight.. ("Chestnut Project Grows": 6/30/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1024 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1024 Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:59:00 EDT ESF's Dr. Lawrence Abrahamson in story on wood-eating insects. ("Quit bugging me!"; 6/26/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1021 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1021 Wed, 29 Jun 2011 12:50:00 EDT ESF expert Dr. Gregory L. Boyer is quoted in story about the potentially dangerous cyanobacteria in New York lakes. ("Unsafe algae could make a return"; 6/29/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1020 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1020 Wed, 29 Jun 2011 12:47:00 EDT ESF's Dr. Melissa Fierke studies invasive species, including the emerald ash borer. ("Fighting the Emerald Ash Borer"; 6/27/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1018 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1018 Wed, 29 Jun 2011 08:23:00 EDT ESF Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus George W. Curry and alumnus Paul Mercurio are mentioned in story. ("Syracuse considers changes to West Street to slow traffic, make it more people friendly"; 6/28/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1017 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1017 Wed, 29 Jun 2011 08:22:00 EDT ESF worked with Village of Minoa on biodigester which ESM classes studied. ("Could compost piles someday heat a home? East Syracuse Minoa students try to figure out"; 6/28/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1015 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1015 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:09:00 EDT Major improvements will be made to the wet labs at ESF facilities on Governor's Island and the main campus. ("SUNY-ESF planning science lab upgrades"; 6/26/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1014 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1014 Mon, 27 Jun 2011 10:06:00 EDT ESF's bioblitz was covered by WWNY television. (Students Get Crash Course Through "Bio-Blitz"; 6/22/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1012 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1012 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 09:11:00 EDT ESF faculty members and students fanned out this week across 2,000 acres of forests, ponds and unique alvar communities in Northern New York, conducting a 24-hour "bioblitz" to inventory the plant, animal and fungus species on the property. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1013 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1013 Thu, 23 Jun 2011 11:53:00 EDT ESF's Dr. Gregory Boyer, director of the Great Lakes Research Consortium, continues his work on blue-green algae research and efforts to increase funding for freshwater research in New York. ("Studying New York's Great Lakes"; 6/21/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1010 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1010 Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:40:00 EDT Dr. James Hassett, SUNY-ESF professor emeritus, mentioned in coverage of proposal under consideration. ("Cool" Local Project; 6/9/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1008 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1008 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 09:42:00 EDT SUNY-ESF's entomologist and extension specialist Kim Adams is quoted in story. ("The buzz on mosquitoes: a guide to what works -- and what doesn't -- to keep the pests away"; 6/18/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1007 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1007 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 09:38:00 EDT Video coverage of SUNY-ESF partnering in Onondaga Lake Cleanup with tree and shrub plantings on three-acre site. ("Work continues on cleanup of Onondaga Lake"; 6/17/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1006 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1006 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 09:37:00 EDT Sea Grant notes the nearly two decades of Great Lakes fisheries-related work carried out by ESF's Dr. Neil Ringler and others; specifically, the breakthrough salmon and trout research that provides information about stocking Lake Ontario. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1001 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1001 Fri, 17 Jun 2011 10:39:00 EDT Story on design project by ESF graduate student in Landscape Architecture. ("Imagining the Future of Hastings' Waterfront"; 6/16/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1004 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1004 Fri, 17 Jun 2011 10:34:00 EDT Jeremy Sullivan, a Ph.D. chemistry student at ESF, has received the Best Student Poster Award for his poster presented at the 2010 International Association of Great Lakes Research meeting. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1003 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1003 Fri, 17 Jun 2011 10:32:00 EDT ESF rising sophomore Beverly Jose Agtuca is spending the summer learning research techniques at Brookhaven National Laboratory. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=985 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=985 Fri, 17 Jun 2011 09:43:00 EDT An ESF graduate student based at the Adirondack Ecological Center researched the significance of wilderness to different stakeholder groups in the Adirondacks. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1002 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=1002 Thu, 16 Jun 2011 15:45:00 EDT ESF students presented their work at the Building Materials Reuse Association DECON '11 conference. ("A systems approach to vacant properties using deconstruction and biological processes") and ("Right Sizing Community Deconstruction Development"). http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=999 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=999 Wed, 15 Jun 2011 11:22:00 EDT See pamphlet on the Buena Vista, Honduras Community Water Supply Project that the SUNY-ESF Student Chapter of Engineers without Borders have been working on. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=998 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=998 Wed, 15 Jun 2011 09:00:00 EDT Sustainable Futures is an interdisciplinary program in architecture, landscape architecture and planning involving five university partners and the Monteverde Institute. SUNY-ESF is a collaborator. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=997 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=997 Wed, 15 Jun 2011 08:58:00 EDT The Central New York Biotechnology Symposium hosted June 3 by ESF Outreach brought together 22 of the region's most promising and innovative biotechnology organizations and 140 enthusiastic attendees. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=994 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=994 Tue, 14 Jun 2011 12:34:00 EDT ESF's Margaret Bryant is mentioned in story about the changing demographics of upstate New York. ("Changing upstate populations creates challenges"; 6/10/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=990 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=990 Mon, 13 Jun 2011 15:18:00 EDT Read about a project of ESF's Giorgos Mountrakis at the NASA Earth Exchange (NEX). http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=989 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=989 Mon, 13 Jun 2011 15:17:00 EDT ESF's Karin Limburg is on the editorial board of Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, the members' journal of the Ecological Society of America. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=991 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=991 Mon, 13 Jun 2011 09:35:00 EDT Additional coverage on the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree made into special paper at ESF's pilot plant. ("Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Used for House, Picture Book"; 6/14/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=992 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=992 Mon, 13 Jun 2011 09:34:00 EDT ESF's Donald J. Leopold is quoted in story about enhancements to the lakeshore and the 47 diverse native plant species that will be used. ("Community Helps Shape Onondaga Lake Shoreline in Geddes"; 6/1/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=987 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=987 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 09:58:00 EDT ESF research expertise with shrub willow demonstration plots and project with the Vernon-Verona-Sherrill Central School District is noted on updated site. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=986 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=986 Wed, 8 Jun 2011 13:54:00 EDT "Island Salt Marshes of Montezuma" presentation given at symposium in April 2011 at the Montezuma Audubon Center. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=972 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=972 Mon, 6 Jun 2011 15:33:00 EDT SUNY-ESF assists with plans to highlight various parts of the trail, including different trees and wildlife. ("Urban Environmental Trail opens at Sunnycrest Park"; 6/3/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=971 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=971 Mon, 6 Jun 2011 15:32:00 EDT SUNY-ESF's entomologist and extension specialist Kim Adams is mentioned in story. ("WOOD STORY") http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=969 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=969 Fri, 3 Jun 2011 08:36:00 EDT Story by ESF's new public environmental philosopher. ("Philosophy at SUNY ESF's Northern Forest Institute"; 6/1/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=968 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=968 Wed, 1 Jun 2011 14:23:00 EDT The CNY Biotechnology Research Center, in which ESF partners with Upstate Medical University, is mentioned in a story about SUNY's economic impact. ("State University of New York Stepping Forward to Build New York's Economy"; 6/1/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=967 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=967 Wed, 1 Jun 2011 14:21:00 EDT ESF research study mentioned in story. ("Coyote? Coydog? Wolf?"; 5/31/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=962 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=962 Tue, 31 May 2011 11:39:00 EDT Dineshkumar Moghariya, graduate student with Richard Smardon, presented his work at Local to Regional Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies conference. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=961 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=961 Tue, 31 May 2011 11:31:00 EDT Edward Reinfurt, director of the Division of Science, Technology and Innovation within Empire State Development, will be a key speaker June 3 at the Central New York Biotechnology Symposium in Syracuse. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=957 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=957 Thu, 26 May 2011 15:54:00 EDT SUNY-ESF led the proposal resulting in Affiliate status and is the point of contact for NewYorkView, which facilitates access to diverse remote sensing data/products and supports collaborative research, teaching, and outreach among the members of the consortium. Abstracts for two ESF research projects utilizing remote sensing technologies can be found here: http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=953 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=953 Thu, 26 May 2011 11:07:00 EDT Photo showing fish ladder at Delaney Bay Marsh on Grindstone Island where ESF students conduct research. SUNY-ESF partners with the Thousand Islands Land Trust to accomplish conservation and restoration projects. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=952 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=952 Thu, 26 May 2011 11:05:00 EDT SUNY-ESF's Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus George W. Curry will receive the 2011 Everson Medal at celebration June 16 at Everson Museum Community Plaza. The honor recognizes those whose leadership illustrates their belief that arts and creative expression enhance quality of life. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=951 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=951 Wed, 25 May 2011 13:36:00 EDT SUNY-ESF (academic sponsor) aids with scholarship as Syracuse Soap Box Derby serves as gateway to higher education. ("Syracuse Soap Box Derby facing financial trouble"; 5/21/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=947 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=947 Mon, 23 May 2011 14:23:00 EDT ESF Extension specialist Kim Adams is quoted in story. ("CNYers beware: With the advent of warm weather comes the bugs"; 5/22/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=946 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=946 Mon, 23 May 2011 14:22:00 EDT As gas prices hover over $4 per gallon and summer vacation season approaches, scientists at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) are researching ways to turn wood into sustainable biobutanol. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=948 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=948 Mon, 23 May 2011 12:21:00 EDT ESF expert Donald Leopold is quoted in story about lush spring after long winter. ("Syracuse tree expert: 'The greenest spring we've ever had'"; 5/20/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=943 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=943 Fri, 20 May 2011 14:37:00 EDT ESF mentioned in story about biotechnology and the American Chestnut Tree. ("Innovative Greening of America"; 5/19/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=941 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=941 Fri, 20 May 2011 14:36:00 EDT SUNY-ESF's Charles Hall is coordinator of working group on Biophysical Economics composed of academic and industry leaders from different parts of the world that seeks to advance a new paradigm in understanding the properties, structures and processes of economic systems. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=942 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=942 Fri, 20 May 2011 10:34:00 EDT Downloadable file on the Jubliee Homes Urban Farm Project that ESF's Emanuel Carter has been involved in. ESF's Dave Johnson also plans to get involved in a new phase of the project that increases the sustainability of food production. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=937 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=937 Tue, 17 May 2011 14:56:00 EDT ESF's Dr. Ruth Yanai is a collaborator in QUEST--Quantifying Uncertainty in Ecosystem Studies and some of her recent work can be viewed here: http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=936 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=936 Tue, 17 May 2011 14:56:00 EDT ESF's Robin Kimmerer and the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment teams with others "to teach students traditional relations to our earth while integrating tradition and scientific knowledge". ("Native Earth Environmental Your Camp-Northeast Region Summer 2011"; 5/11/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=935 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=935 Tue, 17 May 2011 14:55:00 EDT ESF is mentioned in story as working with Antek, Inc. on storm sewer systems, of major focus in Syracuse. ("Four CNY companies getting federal grants totalling nearly $200,000"; 5/17/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=934 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=934 Tue, 17 May 2011 14:55:00 EDT Downloadable report on Onondaga Lake Restoration has a couple of stories on SUNY-ESF projects related to lake/habitat improvement. ("Onondaga Lake Restoration"; 2010) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=927 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=927 Mon, 16 May 2011 12:38:00 EDT The SUNY Center from Brownfield Studies and ESF's Preston Gilbert and graduate students are focus of story. ("From 'sea of asphalt' to vibrant town center: new vision for Peconic riverfront"; 5/12/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=918 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=918 Fri, 13 May 2011 09:38:00 EDT Emanuel Carter and his students are focus of another story on projects in downtown Riverhead. ("College Students See Peconic River and Rural Roots in Downtown Visions"; 5/11/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=919 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=919 Thu, 12 May 2011 16:15:00 EDT A NYSERDA grant for nearly $1 million will fund the Ultraviolet Light (UV) and Electron Beam (EB) Process Curing Systems Technology Center at ESF. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=924 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=924 Thu, 12 May 2011 15:01:00 EDT SUNY-ESF alumnus and naturalist, Emily Alexander, and her work with edible plants is focus of story. ("Where the Wild Foods Are: Stalking edible plants in the woods around Syracuse"; 5/11/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=917 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=917 Wed, 11 May 2011 12:59:00 EDT SUNY-ESF's Melissa Fierke in story/photo: "the invasive insect is likely to kill all ash trees within the next 50 to 200 years". ("Ash borer infestation found in New York's Hudson Valley"; 5/6/11). http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=911 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=911 Wed, 11 May 2011 12:58:00 EDT A SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) graduate student who spent last summer repopulating the Galapagos Archipelago with giant tortoises will return to the island next week to find out just what those tortoises have been doing since then. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=916 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=916 Tue, 10 May 2011 16:07:00 EDT Dr. Christopher Nomura has been honored with the ESF Exemplary Researcher Award. The award recognizes a current researcher who has exemplary research activity, an impressive publication record and active graduate/undergraduate student research programs. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=910 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=910 Mon, 9 May 2011 10:52:00 EDT SUNY-ESF Professor Emeritus Norm Richards is quoted in story about rare tree planted by the late Bill Harlow also from ESF. ("Lighting takes out rare "sequia" tree from Syracuse neighborhood"; 5/5/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=907 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=907 Thu, 5 May 2011 09:48:00 EDT Ron J. Giegerich, instructional support specialist and curator of the Roosevelt Wildlife Collection housed in Illick Hall, identifies animal from photo. ("SUNY ESF prof: 'It looks like a black chipmunk from the photo'"; 4/27/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=891 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=891 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 07:29:00 EDT The discovery that fish can pick up - and physically record - evidence of "dead zones" in oceans and coastal waters could help scientists understand how fish deal with the growing problem of low-oxygen areas that threaten fisheries and tourism worldwide, according to a study led by an ESF researcher. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=890 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=890 Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:58:00 EDT Syracuse's designation as one of the top 10 green communities in the nation will be a featured topic at a biotechnology symposium hosted by ESF. Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney will be the keynote speaker at the event. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=882 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=882 Wed, 27 Apr 2011 14:48:00 EDT The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry has received a $963,000 grant from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority to help fund an innovative $3 million combined-heat-and-power system that will provide energy and heat for the College's new Gateway Building. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=886 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=886 Tue, 26 Apr 2011 14:31:00 EDT SUNY-ESF's Dr. Donald J. Leopold will again give a presentation and provide practical tips about incorporating native plants into your landscape design. It will be May 4 at the DeWitt Community Library. ("Gardening with Native Plants") http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=880 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=880 Mon, 25 Apr 2011 11:04:00 EDT SUNY-ESF President Cornelius B. Murphy, Jr., is quoted in story on results of study that shows feasibility of Syracuse being first U.S. city to stop using electricity to cool its downtown buildings, hospitals and universities. ("Chilling downtown Syracuse with cold lake water: Cool idea or pipe dream?"; 4/24/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=881 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=881 Mon, 25 Apr 2011 11:03:00 EDT SUNY-ESF's Jack Manno is quoted in story about an environmental day of rest. ("Taking a day off, doing a world of good"; 4/22/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=876 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=876 Fri, 22 Apr 2011 11:40:00 EDT SUNY-ESF's Mike Kelleher is quoted in story about solar panels as a viable option for Central New York. ("Gray skies or not, solar power gaining popularity"; 4/21/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=871 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=871 Fri, 22 Apr 2011 11:04:00 EDT SUNY-ESF mentioned in story for projects using gas and biomass. ("Potsdam and Newton Falls paper mills getting $2 million grants for cogeneration projects"; 4/21/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=870 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=870 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:00:00 EDT SUNY-ESF's Jacqueline Frair mentioned in story about the effects of hydraulic fracturing on animals. ("Wayne's World: Animals on front lines of fracking issue"; 4/17/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=863 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=863 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 11:25:00 EDT Salemnews.net has a story on Landscape Architecture graduate student Marin Braco, who will work through the Americorps Summer Program on a ten week project and be hosted by the village of Leetonia. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=862 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=862 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 11:18:00 EDT Nice story by SUNY-ESF Professor Emeritus James E. Coufal about how this country was built on wood. ("I Speak for the Trees"; 4/16/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=861 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=861 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 11:13:00 EDT Another story on the special paper made at ESF's pilot plant with photo of operator Ray Appleby. ("ESF college turns Rockefeller Center Christmas tree into paper for commemorative book"; 4/15/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=860 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=860 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 11:13:00 EDT SUNY-ESF mentioned in story as providing soil tests for group that has helped build 13 community gardens in Syracuse. ("Syracuse Grows sows seeds for community gardens"; 4/16/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=859 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=859 Mon, 18 Apr 2011 07:42:00 EDT SUNY-ESF's Mark Lomolino will present "Of Mice and Mammoths: Body Size Evolution of Insular Mammals" at the University of Miami on 4/20. ("Biology Departmental Seminar: Of Mice and Mammoths: Body Size Evolution of Insular Mammals"; 4/13/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=857 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=857 Thu, 14 Apr 2011 16:49:00 EDT SUNY-ESF's President Murphy is quoted in story on SUNY's Strategic Plan and Energy-Smart New York. ("SUNY's Strategic Plan in Action; Establishing New York's Clean Energy Economy"; 4/11/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=856 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=856 Thu, 14 Apr 2011 16:48:00 EDT The Dept. of Environmental Studies will host a three-day graduate workshop on "Research Ethics and Cultural Competence", August 17-19, 2011. 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 Fri, 8 Apr 2011 15:01:00 EDT SUNY-ESF's Tim Volk gave a talk in Watkins Glens on 3/31/11. ("Supplies of Sustainably Produced Biomass in New York"; 3/31/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=846 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=846 Fri, 8 Apr 2011 14:59:00 EDT Cultivating economic growth will be the focus of the Central New York Biotechnology Symposium to be hosted by the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry June 3. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=839 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=839 Tue, 5 Apr 2011 16:05:00 EDT SUNY-ESF and a video by Dave Eichorn are mentioned in a Washington Post blog. ("Another record low for Arctic sea ice"; 4/4/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=837 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=837 Mon, 4 Apr 2011 14:09:00 EDT Dr. Donald Leopold will present "New York State-Protected Plant Species: Why they are listed and how to use them in the landscape" at Chittenango Garden Club on 4/12. ("Garden Club to Host Leopold "; 4/1/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=835 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=835 Mon, 4 Apr 2011 13:48:00 EDT SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor Dr. Robin Kimmerer will present "Restoration and Reciprocity: Finding Common Ground between Indigenous and Scientific Knowledge" April 6 in Oneonta. ("Noted Biologist and Science Writer to Deliver Lecture at SUNY Oneonta"; 3/28/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=834 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=834 Mon, 4 Apr 2011 13:20:00 EDT A vice president with the New York Academy of Sciences joins ESF as an adjunct faculty member. ("Karin Ezbiansky Pavese Appointed Adjunct Professor at SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry"; 4/4/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=833 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=833 Mon, 4 Apr 2011 13:19:00 EDT SUNY-ESF expert Charles Hall will be speaking at upcoming Biophysical Economics Conference, 4/15-4/16 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=825 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=825 Wed, 30 Mar 2011 09:31:00 EDT SUNY-ESF expert Greg Boyer to give talk at public program on April 9. ("Algae symposium set for Honeoye school"; 3/28/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=822 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=822 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 13:59:00 EDT SUNY-ESF students to create inventory of the physical, natural and cultural features of the 405-acre farm preserve to develop a management plan for the property. ("Grants to be used for bird forest management"; 3/26/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=818 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=818 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 11:23:00 EDT SUNY-ESF's Stewart Diemont will be a plenary speaker at upcoming 11th annual meeting of the American Ecological Engineering Society in May. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=817 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=817 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 11:12:00 EDT The 2011 Commencement speaker for the joint SU/ESF ceremony May 15 will be the founder of The Institute for Genomic Research. ("Science pioneer J. Craig Venter to deliver 2011 Commencement address, six honorary degrees to be conferred"; 3/25/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=816 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=816 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 10:47:00 EDT North Country Arts Council to benefit from ESF student design projects. ("Enchanted Gardens Gala due in July"; 3/25/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=814 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=814 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 10:31:00 EDT SUNY-ESF's Melody Kight, a graduate student in environmental resources engineering, presents research that looks at site-specific groundwater testing. ("Residents urged to keep an eye on tap water quality"; 3/21/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=807 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=807 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 09:06:00 EDT SUNY-ESF's Charles Hall will edit the upcoming "Springer Briefs in Energy Analysis" series for anyone interested in energy use and impacts on the economy and society. ("SpringerBriefs in Energy Analysis") http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=805 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=805 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:26:00 EDT SUNY-ESF mentioned in story about recommended trees. ("Nature's Champion Carbon Eaters"; 3/15/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=804 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=804 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:23:00 EDT SUNY-ESF's Thomas Horton's work suggests a "friend-helper hypothesis". ("Fungi as Ecological Partners in Tree Growth"; 3/15/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=801 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=801 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:20:00 EDT SUNY-ESF named in story as partner with Thousand Islands Land Trust to complete a management plan.("Land groups to share $100,750"; 3/17/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=802 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=802 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 09:32:00 EDT SUNY-ESF's Donald Leopold mentioned in story about upcoming talk at Cazenovia Public Library. ("Distinguished Teaching Professor to Speak"; 3/11/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=797 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=797 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 16:08:00 EDT SUNY-ESF students mentioned in story about fish hatchery and stocking of local streams and ponds. ("Onondaga County streams will be good bet when it comes to trout fishing on April 1"; 3/14/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=798 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=798 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 11:25:00 EDT SUNY-ESF's Dr. William Winter in story about how plastic can be made stronger, lighter and biodegradable with the addition of tiny pieces of cellulose. ("SUNY study shows benefits of cellulose in plastic - Biomass Power") http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=794 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=794 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 11:08:00 EDT SUNY-ESF researchers are part of collaborative for award-winning agricultural program at high school. ("Helping New Yorkers Make Informed Energy Choices/Agriculture and Energy: A Vital Relationship") http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=793 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=793 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 10:54:00 EDT ESF and two partners, CenterState CEO and the Syracuse Center of Excellence, received a USDA, National Institute for Food and Agriculture Higher Education Challenge grant that will provide education materials and internships to support biofuels education and professional development. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=789 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=789 Tue, 8 Mar 2011 11:13:00 EST SUNY-ESF's President Murphy on adverse impacts to NY with short-sighted budget cuts. ("Commentary: Investing in SUNY means investing in our state's future, says SUNY ESF president"; 3/7/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=790 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=790 Tue, 8 Mar 2011 08:58:00 EST SUNY-ESF graduate covered in story on DEC rules and bear hunting. ("Bear hunters say DEC's new rules on feeding bears will hurt their sport"; 3/4/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=785 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=785 Fri, 4 Mar 2011 13:15:00 EST SUNY-ESF graduate student hopes to better understand long-lasting effects on agriculture. ("Skaneateles land is grad student's lab"; 3/2/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=783 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=783 Thu, 3 Mar 2011 16:15:00 EST SUNY-ESF is mentioned in story for its Going Green webinar series and sustainability course offerings and expert speakers. ("Put your sustainable notions into daily practice with ideas gleaned from these local resources"; 2/16/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=757 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=757 Wed, 2 Mar 2011 09:30:00 EST SUNY-ESF's Karin Limburg covered in story about declining fish populations and fish management and recovery models. ("Shocking Declines in Migratory Fish Species" 3/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=780 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=780 Tue, 1 Mar 2011 11:37:00 EST SUNY-ESF's Emanuel Carter weighs in on local "urban pioneers." ("Salt City Sorcerers: Alchemical Nursery"; 2/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=779 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=779 Tue, 1 Mar 2011 09:55:00 EST SUNY-ESF's President Murphy on the Tug Hill Commission. ("Commission takes a 'bottom-up' approach"; 2/28/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=774 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=774 Tue, 1 Mar 2011 09:23:00 EST SUNY-ESF's work with the Lake George Association. ("Nonpoint Source Pollution Model") http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=773 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=773 Tue, 1 Mar 2011 09:22:00 EST SUNY-ESF graduate starting own business with help of new microloan program. ("Microloans will be offered to help businesses on Syracuse's Near West Side"; 2/26/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=772 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=772 Tue, 1 Mar 2011 09:16:00 EST SUNY-ESF covered in blog story about partnership that aims to identify and mentor students with entrepreneurial ideas. ("Syracuse Student Accelerator gains momentum"; 2/21/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=771 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=771 Tue, 1 Mar 2011 09:12:00 EST SUNY-ESF's Dr. Jacqueline Friar's recent public presentation is subject of story. ("Coyote predation may affect deer population"; 2/24/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=770 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=770 Tue, 1 Mar 2011 09:05:00 EST The Research Foundation of SUNY has released the Find a SUNY Scholar database of faculty profiles for all SUNY state-operated campuses. SUNY-ESF faculty are well represented. ("Research Foundation of State University of New York Launches Find a SUNY Scholar; Application leverages capacity of SUNY research community to support SUNY and the Entrepreneurial Century"; 2/22/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=769 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=769 Tue, 1 Mar 2011 09:05:00 EST SUNY-ESF Emeritus Professor Allan P. Drew remembered. ("Former ESF professor remembered for athleticism, environmental focus"; 2/24/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=768 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=768 Tue, 1 Mar 2011 08:42:00 EST Video on the basics of mosses and way to use buttermilk or stale beer to grow them in your backyard featuring ESF grad and interpretive naturalist Rob Carr. ("SUNY-ESF Nature in Your Backyard: Moss") http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=767 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=767 Tue, 1 Mar 2011 08:41:00 EST Three recent Ph.D. graduates from the ESF Department of Chemistry accepted faculty positions in the past few months. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=702 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=702 Tue, 1 Mar 2011 08:40:00 EST SUNY-ESF's Donald Leopold and his latest book "Native Plants of the Northeast: A Guide for Gardening and Conservation" mentioned in blog story. ("Going Native"; 2/23/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=764 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=764 Wed, 23 Feb 2011 09:46:00 EST Continuing coverage of the name and mission change at former APA center. ("SUNY-ESF keeps Newcomb VIC open"; 2/23/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=765 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=765 Wed, 23 Feb 2011 09:45:00 EST SUNY-ESF's Tim Volk in story on growing willow as a natural snow fence. ("Willow shrubs create natural snow fence", 2/21/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=763 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=763 Wed, 23 Feb 2011 09:43:00 EST SUNY-ESF's Dr. Guy Baldassarre interviewed for story on the bald eagles at Cross Lake. ("Bald eagles make a comeback in CNY"; 2/21/11 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=762 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=762 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 12:13:00 EST SUNY-ESF's Dr. Thomas Horton's ecology class has inspired students to seek funding for their volunteer experience in Honduras. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=759 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=759 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 10:07:00 EST SUNY-ESF's work with willow biomass is shown in downloadable brochure. ("Biomass Feedstock Partnership") http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=761 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=761 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 09:52:00 EST SUNY-ESF's Gregory Boyer mentioned in blog story as working with UT's Henry on harmful algae. ("UT researchers link algae to harmful estrogen-like compound in water"; 2/16/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=758 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=758 Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:55:00 EST SUNY-ESF in blog story about the first on-campus housing being built using eco-friendly modular construction. ("Sustainability Spotlight: SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry"; 2/16/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=755 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=755 Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:55:00 EST SUNY-ESF and Dr. Thomas Amidon in Research Foundation of SUNY story explaining the longest standing source of support in SUNY history. ("First Contract Still Going Strong"; 2/16/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=756 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=756 Fri, 18 Feb 2011 08:58:00 EST SUNY-ESF's Tom Volk spoke at the Onondaga Lake Citizen Participation combined meeting at Geddes Town Hall on shrub willow as wastebed cover. ("ESF professor presents on willow shrub as cap for wastebeds 9-15"; 2/15/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=753 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=753 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 14:56:00 EST SUNY-ESF's Department of Landscape Architecture and the Center for Community Design Research partnering with Zenda Farm to create master plan. ("SUNY ESF to help Zenda Farm with master plan"; 2/16/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=752 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=752 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 14:45:00 EST The Research Foundation was established in 1951 to help provide more opportunities for SUNY students, faculty, staff and alumni, and the people of the state of New York. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=751 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=751 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 15:50:00 EST SUNY-ESF is mentioned in story for partnering work and community design projects. ("Sometimes Things Just Work Out"; 2/13/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=750 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=750 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 14:23:00 EST SUNY-ESF's Ron Giegerich interviewed for story on the Roosevelt Wildlife Collection. ("Specimen City: Roosevelt Wildlife Collection offers view into well-preserved past"; 2/13/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=747 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=747 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 14:23:00 EST SUNY-ESF's Richard C. Smardon quoted in story about how funding cuts will setback cleanup efforts in the Great Lakes Basin. ("Central New Yorkers will see effects of President Obama's budget cuts"; 2/14/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=746 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=746 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 14:22:00 EST SUNY-ESF's Dr. Guy Baldassarree is quoted in a story about bald eagles returning to Onondaga Lake. ("ESF professor: We should feed the eagles of Onondaga"; 2/10/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=744 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=744 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 13:45:00 EST SUNY-ESF's Dr. Donald Leopold is mentioned in story about the Western New York Nursery and Landscape Association conference. ("Landscapers, garden pros go back to school"; 2/11/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=745 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=745 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 13:45:00 EST SUNY-ESF's Dr. Jacqueline Friar will speak at Wild Coyote and WNY Deer Seminar held at Armor Fire Hall, Hamburg, NY on 2/16/11. ("Sportsmen seminar on coyotes"; 2/12/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=743 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=743 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 13:45:00 EST SUNY-ESF's Dr. Jacqueline L. Frair (EFB) featured in video about coyotes. ("Coyotes are a very adaptive species"; 2/09/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=741 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=741 Mon, 14 Feb 2011 09:02:00 EST A series of eight seminars about the history of ESF will begin next week. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=742 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=742 Thu, 10 Feb 2011 11:54:00 EST SUNY-ESF's J. Scott Turner and his two books and research are the subject of blog story. ("Evolution and Embodied Physiology"; 2/8/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=740 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=740 Tue, 8 Feb 2011 12:38:00 EST ESF alumnus Peter Wallace has received the 2011 Herman L. Joachim Distinguished Service Award bestowed by the Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=739 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=739 Tue, 8 Feb 2011 11:28:00 EST SUNY-ESF's Dr. Chad Dawson is the Managing Editor of the WILD Foundation's International Journal of Wilderness which has just released 12 years free online. ("The WILD Foundation Releases 12 Years of the International Journal of Wilderness Online For Free"; 2/5/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=734 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=734 Tue, 8 Feb 2011 10:18:00 EST SUNY-ESF is mentioned in story as the highest-ranking New York school in the 2011 U.S. News and World Report and what that could mean under Cuomo. ("How public is public higher ed?"; 2/7/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=735 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=735 Tue, 8 Feb 2011 10:18:00 EST SUNY-ESF's Diane Kuehn and her Tourism Planning Class created a tourism plan for the City of Syracuse Park System. ("A Tourism Plan for Syracuse's Parks and Greenspaces") http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=736 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=736 Mon, 7 Feb 2011 16:24:00 EST SUNY-ESF's Cheryl Doble and Maren King to present student design plans for Montezuma Heritage Park on 2/8/11. ("Meeting Accouncement -SUNY ESF Park Design Project"; 1/31/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=729 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=729 Wed, 2 Feb 2011 15:33:00 EST SUNY-ESF was mentioned in Chancellor's State of SUNY address as we look to turn academic research into real products. ("SUNY's New Mission: Chancellor refocuses university on jobs, jobs, jobs"; 2/1/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=730 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=730 Wed, 2 Feb 2011 11:18:00 EST SUNY-ESF's CCDR in video on project to design neighborhood community garden space at the request of Franciscan Collaborative Ministries. ("Freedom Garden - SUNY-ESF Center for Community Design Research {CCDR}"; 2/1/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=731 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=731 Wed, 2 Feb 2011 11:18:00 EST SUNY-ESF's Adirondack Interpretative Center will have expanded programs this summer. ("SUNY-ESF reopens visitors' center"; 1/31/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=726 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=726 Mon, 31 Jan 2011 10:14:00 EST Eleven houses adjacent to campus may be deconstructed. ("ESF Considers Deconstructing 11 Houses"; 1/29/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=725 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=725 Mon, 31 Jan 2011 10:13:00 EST SUNY-ESF's Preston Gilbert and his class working on redevelopment project. ("SUNY planning students tackle downtown Riverhead"; 1/29/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=723 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=723 Mon, 31 Jan 2011 10:13:00 EST SUNY-ESF to provide information at NY Farm Show 2/24-26 at the Fairgrounds. ("Free Forestry Programs at New York Farm Show"; 1/29/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=724 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=724 Mon, 31 Jan 2011 10:13:00 EST SUNY-ESF and forestry information. ("It's all about trees at the New York Farm Show Feb. 24-26"; 1/29/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=727 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=727 Mon, 31 Jan 2011 10:13:00 EST SUNY-ESF students focus on the sustainability mission of the college and a way to bring about reusable and recyclable building parts in Central New York. ("ESF students in Syracuse want neighboring buildings "deconstructed"; 1/27/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=722 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=722 Fri, 28 Jan 2011 13:58:00 EST SUNY-ESF's Mike Kelleher on the college's installation of a 40-kilowatt photovoltaic array on roof. ("Going Green: Solar Panels"; 1/25/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=720 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=720 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 10:25:00 EST SUNY-ESF's Dr. Richard Smardon in story on the phasing out of incandescent light bulbs. ("Federal government to start phasing out incandescent bulbs in 2011"; 1/25/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=721 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=721 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 10:24:00 EST SUNY-ESF's Dr. Jennifer Smith and a few graduate students are on the agenda for upcoming conference. ("Farms, Folks, and Funding: Cultivating Leadership through Research and Practice 2/1/11"; 1/24/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=716 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=716 Tue, 25 Jan 2011 11:17:00 EST SUNY-ESF's Dr. Thomas E. Amidon will be discussing hemicelluloses and wood based biorefineries in Barcelona, Spain at the co-located Biorefining for Pulp and Paper Industry and Fibre Engineering conferences.("Agenda, examining novel technologies and markets, announced for Pira's dual paper event"; 1/24/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=714 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=714 Mon, 24 Jan 2011 09:46:00 EST Four faculty and four graduate students from ESF's Chemistry Department presented talks or posters at Pacifichem in Hawaii this past December. The conference called Pacifichem is held every five years in Hawaii, and promotes scientific exchange in the Pacific Basin. Dr. Chris Nomura organized one of the symposia. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=710 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=710 Thu, 20 Jan 2011 14:01:00 EST SUNY- ESF's Dr. Jack Manno was interviewed for story and video on the USDA's "Biopreferred" label for products that meet government standards for being eco-friendly. ("New 'green' product label from the USDA"; 1/19/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=709 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=709 Thu, 20 Jan 2011 13:51:00 EST SUNY-ESF's 100-year history is shown in online exhibition as we celebrate our centennial year. ("SUNY ESF and SU: 100 Years of Collaboration"; 1/2011) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=703 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=703 Tue, 18 Jan 2011 16:25:00 EST SUNY-ESF's Terry Ettinger on innovative ways to grow more food locally and year round. ("Going Green: Growing Food Locally"; 1/2011) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=704 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=704 Tue, 18 Jan 2011 11:17:00 EST SUNY-ESF is mentioned in story about former paper mill and redevelopment as business park. ("Corporation buys old Lyons Falls mill; BUSINESS PARK PLANNED: Environmental study slated; development to proceed as funding is obtained"; 1/12/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=698 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=698 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 14:19:00 EST SUNY-ESF's Dr. Jacqueline Frair is mentioned in blog story. ("Coyotes Thrive in the U.S."; 1/11/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=699 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=699 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 14:18:00 EST SUNY-ESF is mentioned in story with regard to park development. ("Chittenango: From The Mayor's Desk", 1/13/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=701 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=701 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 14:18:00 EST SUNY-ESF's Dr. Charles Hall is mentioned in blog story regarding overpopulation. ("Endangered Species Condoms"; 1/12/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=700 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=700 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 14:00:00 EST SUNY-ESF's Terry Ettinger on recycling companies change in the collection process to a Single-stream recycling operation. ("Going Green: Recycling companies changing recycling process"; 1/9/11 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=697 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=697 Wed, 12 Jan 2011 08:35:00 EST SUNY-ESF Environmental Studies professor Patrick Lawler is featured in blog story. ("How a Poem Happens: Contemporary Poets Discuss the Making of Poems - Patrick Lawler"; 1/10/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=696 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=696 Tue, 11 Jan 2011 11:53:00 EST SUNY-ESF is mentioned for partnering with Northside UP and creating a pilot training program for Landscaping and Urban Ecology on the Northside of Syracuse. ("SUNY ESF & Northside UP Partner to Create Landscaping Job Training"; 1/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=693 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=693 Tue, 11 Jan 2011 11:53:00 EST Forbes.com ranks ESF No. 3 on its 2010 list of the 20 best colleges for women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=691 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=691 Wed, 5 Jan 2011 15:47:00 EST SUNY-ESF alumni Steve Buechner and former dean/professor Robert Reimann mentioned in story about Onondaga Creekwalk. ("From the Syracuse Creekwalk flows a saga of ''what-ifs'"; 1/5/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=688 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=688 Wed, 5 Jan 2011 10:09:00 EST SUNY-ESF alumni Joseph Martens is mentioned in story. ("Gov. Andrew Cuomo nominates ESF alum to be DEC commissioner"; 1/4/11 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=687 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=687 Wed, 5 Jan 2011 08:29:00 EST SUNY-ESF takes over programming and opens as the Adirondack Interpretative Center. ("Former Newcomb VIC Reopens Under SUNY-ESF"; 1/3/11 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=686 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=686 Wed, 5 Jan 2011 08:29:00 EST SUNY-ESF is one of the top five STEM schools for women and minorities. ("Westminster College best school for women studying STEM, says Forbes"; 1/4/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=683 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=683 Tue, 4 Jan 2011 10:08:00 EST SUNY-ESF's Terry Ettinger and Dr. Richard Smardon on what to look for when shopping for environmentally friendly products. ("Going Green: Are your green products really "green"?; 1/2/11 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=682 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=682 Mon, 3 Jan 2011 14:41:00 EST SUNY-ESF's Dr. John Hassett again in story on Syracuse drinking water. ("Experts say public doesn't need to be alarmed about tests showing chromium-6 in local water"; 1/2/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=680 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=680 Mon, 3 Jan 2011 09:58:00 EST SUNY-ESF's Willow Biomass Project uses shrub willows as a renewable raw material for heat, biofuels and biodegradable polymers. ("Growing willow as biofuel"; 1/1/11) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=679 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=679 Mon, 3 Jan 2011 09:58:00 EST SUNY-ESF student volunteers pictured preparing a rain garden near campus. ("Civic renewal: Let 2011 be a year of engagement, starting with you"; 12/31/10) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=677 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=677 Fri, 31 Dec 2010 00:00:00 EST SUNY-ESF's Dr. J. Scott Turner's work with termites is mentioned in story. ("Termite-Inspired Architecture"; 12/31/10) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=678 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=678 Fri, 31 Dec 2010 00:00:00 EST SUNY-ESF's Paul Hai is mentioned in story about the Adirondack Park Visitor Interpretive Centers. ("Dave Gibson: Naturalists Help Keep the Lights on"; 12/27/10) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=676 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=676 Mon, 27 Dec 2010 09:57:00 EST SUNY-ESF is "a globally acknowledged expert when it comes to forest-grown and purpose grown woody biomass". ("American Council on Renewable Energy Leading Biomass Definition Effort"; 12/23/10) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=674 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=674 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 21:57:00 EST Research by ESF graduate student Carrie Osborne was highlighted in The Wildlife Professional, a publication of The Wildlife Society. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=673 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=673 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 12:49:00 EST SUNY-ESF is mentioned in a story about lowering the energy use and carbon footprint of buildings. ("A diet, exercise and nutrition program for buildings"; 12/20/10) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=670 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=670 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 11:44:00 EST SUNY-ESF's Dr. John Hassett was interviewed for story on hexavalent chromium (chromium VI) in water. ("County: No danger from chromium-6 found in Syracuse water"; 12/20/10) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=671 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=671 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 11:43:00 EST The Environmental Working Group released findings from a survey of municipal water supplies and listed Syracuse as one of 31 cities where the study found hexavalent chromium or chromium 6 in the water. Chromium 6 can be linked to stomach cancer in humans. Dr. John Hassett, professor of chemistry at SUNY-ESF, told WSYR TV reporter Jan Carabeo, "We certainly shouldn't overreact because we have very high quality drinking water in Central New York." http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=672 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=672 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 11:43:00 EST SUNY-ESF's Terry Ettinger and Dr. Jack Manno on waste during the holiday season. ("Going Green: Holiday times are bad for the environment"; 12/19/10) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=669 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=669 Tue, 21 Dec 2010 10:49:00 EST SUNY-ESF's collaborations with the international Escoid Working Group to restore muskellunge in the St. Lawrence River is mentioned in blog. ("Dwyer's Fly Fishing & Flytying: Field Notes-Noteworthy News from NY Division of Fish, Wildlife and Marine Resources"; 12/17/10 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=668 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=668 Tue, 21 Dec 2010 10:48:00 EST SUNY-ESF's professor emeritus Ranier H. Brocke is mentioned in story and gives brief overview history of deer in NY and the Adirondacks. ("The changeable deer"; 12/18/10) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=666 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=666 Tue, 21 Dec 2010 10:48:00 EST SUNY-ESF's Terry Ettinger and Dr. Russell Briggs talk about real Christmas trees. ("Going Green: Real Christmas trees"; 12/12/10) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=663 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=663 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 16:38:00 EST SUNY-ESF's Myrna Hall (director, ESF Center for Urban Environment) and a study of air temperature patterns and impact on energy use. ("Going Green: Weather Stations and Air Temperature Patterns"; 12/9/10) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=664 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=664 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 16:37:00 EST SUNY-ESF's Terry Ettinger and Michael Kelleher on a wood gasification boiler. ("Going Green: Wood Burning Technology"; 12/9/10) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=665 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=665 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 16:37:00 EST SUNY-ESF's Michael Kelleher and a power generating wind turbine demonstration project. ("Going Green: Urban Wind Turbines for Power"; 12/9/10) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=660 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=660 Wed, 15 Dec 2010 14:01:00 EST SUNY-ESF's Paul Crovella on the new technology for water conservation in new home construction. ("Going Green: New Homes Built With Concern for Water Conservation"; 12/9/10) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=661 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=661 Wed, 15 Dec 2010 14:00:00 EST SUNY-ESF's Dr. Thomas Amidon on renewable and sustainable resources and the wood to ethanol process. ("Going Green: Using Wood Chips for Energy"; 12/9/10 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=662 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=662 Wed, 15 Dec 2010 14:00:00 EST SUNY-ESF's Terry Ettinger talks about a new and innovative computer data center that is supposed to cut energy use by half. ("Going Green: Computer Data Center" ; 12/9/10) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=657 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=657 Tue, 14 Dec 2010 15:39:00 EST SUNY-ESF's Terry Ettinger and Scott Shannon talk about brownfields being redesigned into golf courses. ("Going Green: Brownfield Golf Courses"; 12/9/10) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=659 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=659 Tue, 14 Dec 2010 15:39:00 EST SUNY-ESF is mentioned in story about development projects in the University Hill area. ("University Hill: The part of Syracuse that the recession forgot to visit"; 12/13/10) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=658 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=658 Tue, 14 Dec 2010 15:38:00 EST SUNY-ESF is mentioned in article about a Canada lynx named Scruffy. ("NYS Zoo at Thompson Park Mourns the loss of Scruffy"; 12/9/10) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=655 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=655 Mon, 13 Dec 2010 16:28:00 EST SUNY-ESF is mentioned in story about Dr. David L. Johnson's anaerobic digester and turning food waste into energy. ("Going Green: Turning Food Waste into Energy"; 12/9/10) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=650 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=650 Mon, 13 Dec 2010 14:47:00 EST SUNY-ESF's biotechnology work with the American Elm and American Chestnut is mentioned in story. ("Oxford to get biotech trees'; 12/10/10) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=651 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=651 Mon, 13 Dec 2010 14:47:00 EST SUNY-ESF and Dr. Kelley Donaghy are mentioned in story about recycling and the electronic gadget waste stream. ("Going Green: E-Waste Recycling"; 12/09/10) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=652 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=652 Mon, 13 Dec 2010 14:46:00 EST Three distinguished alumni were recognized for their achievements. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=654 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=654 Mon, 13 Dec 2010 14:27:00 EST The last of 184 modular units has been set in place for ESF's first residence hall. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=648 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=648 Wed, 8 Dec 2010 12:13:00 EST SUNY-ESF is mentioned in article for its partnership work, sensor technology and water pollution monitoring. ("High-tech greenhouse at Morrisville college aims to grow lettuce, fish economically year-round"; 12/2/10) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=557 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=557 Fri, 3 Dec 2010 11:16:00 EST SUNY-ESF is mentioned in story with regard to white-tailed deer infectious disease studies. ("Proud process: Kirkville deer processor strives to be cut above"; 12/3/10) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=617 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=617 Fri, 3 Dec 2010 11:15:00 EST SUNY-ESF is mentioned in article about the completed interdisciplinary Syracuse Biomaterials Institute and LEED certification. ("University completes construction of Syracuse Biomaterials Institute in Bowne Hall"; 12/2/10) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=559 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=559 Thu, 2 Dec 2010 13:35:00 EST SUNY-ESF's Dr. Klaus Doelle and graduate student Rick Bates featured in story about wood gas used to power a pick-up truck. ("Movie Inspiration Fuels Wood-Powered Truck: Using the original renewable fuel to power vehicles of the future"; 12/02/10) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=675 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=675 Thu, 2 Dec 2010 09:57:00 EST Meteorologist Dave Eichorn explains climate change in this introductory segment of A Meteorologist on Climate Change video series. ("Meteorologist on Climate Change"; 11/22/10) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=526 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=526 Mon, 29 Nov 2010 10:09:00 EST ESF is involved in a project to transform about a dozen vacant lots at Bellevue and Midland avenues in Syracuse into an urban farm. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=525 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=525 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:00:00 EST The Eastman Chemical Company, along with the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF), recognized the research of ESF graduate students recently. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=523 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=523 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 14:59:00 EST SUNY-ESF to be partnering with Ducks Unlimited with plans to restore and enhance marsh ecosystem and fish spawning habitat along the St. Lawrence River. ("Grant of $1m will help restore wetlands"; 11/23/10) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=522 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=522 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 12:41:00 EST SUNY-ESF Director of Renewable Energy Systems Michael Kelleher says "the Freewatt system is a system we're using to help conserve energy at the residence of the college president." ("Going Green: Combined heat and power"; 11/21/10) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=524 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=524 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 12:40:00 EST SUNY-ESF is a partner in project to make better use of vacant land. ("Syracuse's South Side will be home to an urban farm tended buy teen"; 11/19/10) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=519 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=519 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 10:33:00 EST SUNY-ESF's involvement with the fast-growing willow as "biomass," an alternative fuel. ("Welcome willows: Novel solution for Allied waste beds looks like a winner"; 11/19/10) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=518 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=518 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 10:32:00 EST Faculty member Jacqueline L. Frair, is mentioned in article about studies of coyote population and behavior. ("'Robust' population of coyotes in North Country may be part wolf"; 11/21/10) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=520 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=520 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 10:17:00 EST SUNY-ESF has been a green school for almost 100 years, focused on teaching students about nature. ("Green School, Green Dorms"; 7-8/2010) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=521 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=521 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 10:17:00 EST Biofuel may reduce consumption of gasoline and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. ("SUNY-ESF Going Green: New Biofuel Study"; 11/12/10) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=516 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=516 Thu, 18 Nov 2010 09:12:00 EST SUNY-ESF is mentioned in story as ESF scientists planted shrub willows that can be turned into energy. ("Honeywell agrees to spend millions to cap waste beds, try to control mudboils, build boat launch, add fishing areas"; 11/17/10) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=513 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=513 Wed, 17 Nov 2010 10:57:00 EST SUNY-ESF is a partner in the Syracuse Center of Excellence, which fosters collaboration between academic institutions and industry. ("Urban Intervention, The Syracuse Center of Excellence helps lay the foundation for the revitalization of a struggling Rust Belt city"; 11/17/10) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=512 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=512 Wed, 17 Nov 2010 10:57:00 EST The SUNY-ESF College Residence is serving as a demonstration project for a new freewatt home energy system. ("ECR International, National Grid and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Announce Sustainable Energy Partnership"; 11/9/10) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=499 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=499 Wed, 17 Nov 2010 10:55:00 EST SUNY-ESF is part of the interdisciplinary group of the Syracuse Biomaterials Institute (SBI) that conducts research on natural and man-made materials. ("Bowne Hall is new 'green' home of Syracuse Biomaterials Institute"; 11/15/10) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=511 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=511 Tue, 16 Nov 2010 08:40:00 EST According Timothy Toland, (LA), ESF's new parking lot is designed to prevent erosion and regulate runoff from heavy rain and melting snow. ("Going Green:New parking lot designed to prevent erosion"; 11/7/10) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=507 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=507 Tue, 16 Nov 2010 08:40:00 EST A "vision plan" for housing to be created by SUNY-ESF's Center for Community Design and Research. ("Housing study will help shape the future of neighborhood near Syracuse University"; 11/11/10) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=505 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=505 Fri, 12 Nov 2010 08:52:00 EST Faculty member Cheryl Doble, Maren King and 3rd year design students present plans for Montezuma Heritage Park. ("Montezuma Heritage Park, Montezuma, NY"; 11/1/10) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=503 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=503 Thu, 11 Nov 2010 13:57:00 EST Entomologist Kim Adams is interviewed for story on Oswego's infestation. ("Bedbug infestation found in SUNY Oswego dorm rooms"; 11/10/10) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=502 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=502 Thu, 11 Nov 2010 13:57:00 EST Faculty member Charles Hall (EFB) was interviewed for a program on WCNY TV which will be rebroadcast. Also, the Climate Change section features essays from Dr. Mark Meisner (ES) and Dave Eichorn. ("Arctic Air: Greenlandic Journey with the 109th"; 11/9/10). http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=498 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=498 Wed, 10 Nov 2010 10:27:00 EST Graduate student's work will see if non-native tortoises can aid in restoration of island's ecosystem. ("SUNY ESF student brings tortoises back to Pinta Island"; 11/8/10) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=495 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=495 Mon, 8 Nov 2010 09:19:00 EST Construction management instructor Paul Crovella is mentioned in story on deconstruction. ("Domicile Dissection: In an effort to think green, local builders look to deconstruct homes one board at a time"; 11/2010) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=494 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=494 Tue, 2 Nov 2010 15:16:00 EDT ESF partnering with SU and the Syracuse Center of Excellence on project. ("Partnership aims to advance biodiesel fuel in military"; 10/26/10) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=492 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=492 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 10:42:00 EDT Faculty member Richard Smardon interviewed for story on green product labeling. ("Many products marketed as green are frauds"; 10/26/10) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=493 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=493 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 10:41:00 EDT "Central New York environmental experts, Dan Maffei criticize Ann Marie Buerkle's stance on global warming"; 10/14/10) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=482 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=482 Fri, 15 Oct 2010 12:16:00 EDT Faculty member Donald Leopold was again interviewed for a story about about fall foliage. ("Central New York fall color should be early, memorable this year"; 10/10/10) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=477 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=477 Mon, 11 Oct 2010 11:37:00 EDT Faculty member David Johnson in YNN story on joint ESF-Minoa waste-into-energy project. ("Facility turning waste into energy"; 10/4/10) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=474 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=474 Thu, 7 Oct 2010 13:20:00 EDT Faculty member George Curry is mentioned in story about the former Dey Brothers Department Store being transformed into apartments and retail space and renamed Dey's Centennial Plaza. ("Man with a bit of vision and faith converts former downtown retail landmark to luxury apartments" 10/3/10) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=469 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=469 Tue, 5 Oct 2010 14:27:00 EDT These students might design systems for waste management and recycling after they graduate. This project gives them a global understanding of waste: who generates it and what they generate. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=467 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=467 Wed, 29 Sep 2010 15:46:00 EDT The funding will provide a digital infrastructure that will establish new connections between the main ESF campus in Syracuse and the biological station on Governor's Island in the St. Lawrence River. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=466 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=466 Wed, 29 Sep 2010 13:52:00 EDT President Murphy was interviewed by YNN Channel 10 about the CNY Biotechnology Research Center. ("Biotech Center construction to resume soon?" 9/27/10 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=461 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=461 Mon, 27 Sep 2010 16:02:00 EDT Faculty member Douglas Daley's class on waste management is featured in news story. ("SUNY ESF students get firsthand lesson in waste"; 9/24/10) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=460 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=460 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 16:54:00 EDT The Onondaga Land Rights and Our Common Future II series, which begins Sept. 24. Six presentations are scheduled. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=459 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=459 Wed, 22 Sep 2010 16:41:00 EDT SUNY-ESF and SU in story regarding possible bottleneck in supply of sustainably managed wood products. ("Syracuse University/SUNY ESF study forecasts 'green' wood shortage"; 9/21/10) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=707 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=707 Wed, 22 Sep 2010 16:16:00 EDT ESF is part of a partnership that focuses on providing graduate students and faculty members opportunities for training in research ethics, combined with cultural diversity competence training. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=453 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=453 Tue, 21 Sep 2010 15:03:00 EDT Faculty member Dr. Theodore Endreny will be speaking on the study of streams on The Academic Minute on WAMC Northeast Public Radio on 9/21/10. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=451 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=451 Tue, 21 Sep 2010 08:05:00 EDT New York builders who want to use the greenest construction techniques might have difficulty finding locally grown wood that is certified as having been produced in the most sustainable manner, according to a study published in the Forest Products Journal. The study by ESF Professor Rene Germain and Pat Penfield, who teaches supply chain management at Syracuse University, revealed a combination of factors could prevent builders from obtaining Forest Stewardship Council-certified wood from New York state. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=448 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=448 Wed, 15 Sep 2010 11:47:00 EDT Faculty member Dr. Donald Leopold was mentioned in an article about the advantages of using native plants. ("Central New York wildlife, environment benefit from native plants"-9/11/10) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=446 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=446 Tue, 14 Sep 2010 07:13:00 EDT Going Green features Dr. Neal Abrams and teaching teachers how to teach alternative energy resources. Going Green can be seen on YNN (Your News Now) in Syracuse, Albany, Lower Hudson Valley, Rochester and Buffalo. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=445 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=445 Tue, 14 Sep 2010 07:09:00 EDT Dr. Lawrence Abrahamson is quoted in today's front-page story in the Post-Standard about EEE and mosquito spraying. ("Mosquito spraying is no guarantee you won't get EEE virus"-9/8/10) http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=444 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=444 Thu, 9 Sep 2010 11:23:00 EDT SUNY-ESF is mentioned in article as a site where "algae" samples can be sent for lab analysis. ("Toxic algae blooms choking Lake Erie"--8/29/10). http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=441 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=441 Fri, 3 Sep 2010 09:12:00 EDT SUNY-ESF faculty and students from the Thousand Islands Biological Station are mentioned in article on invasive cattails ("Volunteers take on cattails"--8/26/10). http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=438 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=438 Thu, 2 Sep 2010 14:24:00 EDT The Discovery Channel aired a four-part series, Powering the Future, to examine where our energy comes from and how we are striving to create a clean, limitless, secure supply to replace fossil fuels. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=439 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=439 Thu, 2 Sep 2010 12:38:00 EDT Wyeth Vaccines donated $300K in electron microscope equipment to NC Brown Institute for Ultrastructure Studies. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=432 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=432 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:24:00 EDT For the third year in a row, SUNY-ESF helped with the unveiling of the butter sculpture for the New York State Fair. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=421 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=421 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:23:00 EDT The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry will display a truck that runs on wood at the New York State Fair Sept. 3. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=419 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=419 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 08:59:00 EDT ESF offers a program that leads to certification for divers who wish to conduct research at many marine and freshwater research stations. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=412 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=412 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:39:00 EDT Imagine running a vehicle on wood chips instead of gasoline. That's the thesis behind Rick Bates' Ph.D project. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=411 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=411 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 10:40:00 EDT Professor Mao's research interests include regional tropospheric chemistry and climate change, intercontinental transport of trace gases and aerosols, climate-air quality connections, biosphere-atmosphere exchange of trace gases. She will arrive at ESF in October. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=409 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=409 Tue, 6 Jul 2010 10:24:00 EDT Dr. Robin Kimmerer, a professor at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF), was honored by SUNY Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher for her extraordinary achievement as a teacher, scholar and mentor http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=407 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=407 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:12:00 EDT Melanie Driscoll is becoming all too familiar with the nuts and bolts of dealing with a natural disaster. The 2001 SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) graduate arrived in Baton Rouge to start her new job as director of Bird Conservation for the Louisiana Audubon Society just in time for Hurricane Katrina. Now she is working feverishly to save birds and bird habitat from the Gulf oil spill. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=406 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=406 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 08:05:00 EDT Research focused on investigating snails (as well as vegetation and salamanders) at 12 sites across the Adirondacks, with varying calcium levels in the uppermost soil layers. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=404 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=404 Fri, 4 Jun 2010 10:44:00 EDT Anna Stewart of the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarship to Ecuador. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=402 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=402 Thu, 3 Jun 2010 14:25:00 EDT A SUNY-ESF graduate student was interviewed on NBC's Today Show June 2 about her role in an effort to use giant tortoises to restore the damaged ecosystem of a remote island in the Galapagos. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=401 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=401 Wed, 2 Jun 2010 12:02:00 EDT Cutting edge technology that will provide a solution to a dangerous problem developing in America's ground and drinking water is being tested in a tiny Central New York village with the help of the State University of New York's College of Environmental Science and Forestry. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=396 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=396 Tue, 25 May 2010 10:36:00 EDT An ESF graduate student and three field assistants will monitor the behavior, movement and ecological impact of 39 tortoises in a remote area of the Galapagos Archipelago. The project will help determine if the island provides habitat that can sustain a tortoise population and define the impact that the animals have on the ecosystem. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=387 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=387 Fri, 7 May 2010 09:35:00 EDT Dr. Thomas Amidon of ESF's Department of Bioprocess and Paper Engineering was one of 37 scientists from around the world who participated this spring in an Oxford Round Table meeting that examined the findings of the 2009 Copenhagen Climate Conference. The meeting, titled, "The Copenhagen Protocol: Problems and Possibilities," drew experts from an array of fields. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=377 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=377 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 08:53:00 EDT Dr. Karin Limburg received the award April 14 as part of ESF Spotlight Symposium that focuses on student research. The award is given annually and recognizes faculty member with exemplary research activity. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=367 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=367 Fri, 16 Apr 2010 11:23:00 EDT ESF's annual Spotlight Symposium showcases the research and community service projects of both undergraduate and graduate students, which range from energy use on campus to issues involving coral reefs. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=365 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=365 Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:33:00 EDT A project designed by an ESF alumnus is one of 10 finalists in a national competition that awards financial grants to programs that protect or preserve the environment. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=357 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=357 Tue, 6 Apr 2010 08:45:00 EDT EFB Professor Guy Baldassarre was interviewed buy radio host Jim Metzner on Pulse of the Planet, which airs on over 230 public and commercial radio stations nation wide. Across three episodes, the two discussed the eagles that make their home on Onondaga Lake. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=349 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=349 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 13:47:00 EDT At a press conference on the campus of SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF), Eric Spomer, president of Catalyst Renewables, announced plans to plant 200 additional acres of purpose-grown willow crops on leased farmland in Cayuga, St. Lawrence, and Erie Counties. The company had previously planted 600 acres of willow on land leased from farmers in Oneida, Lewis, Cayuga, and Livingston counties. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=347 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=347 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:49:00 EDT Weather stations that were lined up across the ESF Quad in mid-March are being prepared for use in a study that will send College and U.S. Forest Service scientists out to research the effect of tree cover on microclimates, especially temperature. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=348 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=348 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:38:00 EDT The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) Green Campus Initiative student group has instituted a new composting project to collect and compost food and organic waste on the Syracuse http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=343 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=343 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:37:00 EST Nearly 200 State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF) students were honored Thursday for their participation in F.O.R.C.E.S. (Friends of Recreation, Conservation and Environmental Stewardship) in conjunction with the Council of Park Friends by the Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Places. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=338 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=338 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:21:00 EST ESF's Randolph G. Pack Institute and Department of Environmental Studies are pleased to report the recipients of this year's Pack Graduate Student Research Travel Awards. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=331 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=331 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:33:00 EST N.Y. Gov. David Paterson came to the ESF campus to announce a major energy initiative that would lead to the installation of up to 100 megawatts of solar photovoltaic systems throughout the state by 2014. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=322 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=322 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:52:00 EST Environmental Studies Chair David A. Sonnenfeld co-edited a translated edition of Challenging the Chip: Labor Rights and Environmental Justice in the Global Electronics Industry, published this month in Seoul, Korea, by May Day Publishers. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=307 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=307 Thu, 3 Dec 2009 11:18:00 EST The research team suggests that plunging numbers of migratory species in the North Atlantic are changing the way humans perceive the well-being of Earth's ecosystems. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=306 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=306 Tue, 1 Dec 2009 08:36:00 EST Dr. Gregory L. Boyer, a professor at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) was appointed to the Council of Great Lakes Research Managers by the International Joint Commission. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=305 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=305 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:01:00 EST A study funded by the state Department of Environmental Conservation aims to collect baseline data on the health and status of martens in the Adirondacks. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=304 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=304 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:03:00 EST Dr. Gregory L. Boyer, a professor in ESF's Department of Chemistry, was described as a "super scientist" by the Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=297 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=297 Mon, 9 Nov 2009 10:18:00 EST Beavers were nearly extirpated statewide in the early 1900s but they have rebounded to become a driving force in New York's ecosystems. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=290 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=290 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:52:00 EDT The award dinner focused on the need to recognize the role of innovative transportation in sustainable communities. Honoree Scott Kasprowicz, who recently served as deputy secretary of transportation for the Commonwealth of Virginia. called for individuals to take responsibility for helping to solve the problem of getting people where they need to be. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=287 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=287 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:13:00 EDT The maturation of the state's forests has been cited widely as the cause of grouse decline because it is eliminating the best habitat for the bird, which thrives in an early successional forest. Researchers are studying what drives this phenomenon and the mechanisms that contribute to grouse loss from specific areas. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=284 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=284 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:35:00 EDT Visiting with the energy secretary, Congressman Daniel B. Maffei (NY-25) Maffei announced that the city of Syracuse will receive $1,444,500 in Recovery Act EECBG funds to improve energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, lowering the city's energy costs, while creating local green jobs. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=280 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=280 Fri, 9 Oct 2009 09:33:00 EDT The State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF), the International Union of Biorefineries, and the Biorefinery Institute organized the 2nd International Biorefinery Conference under way today and continuing tomorrow at the Doubletree Hotel in East Syracuse, N.Y. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=278 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=278 Tue, 6 Oct 2009 12:06:00 EDT Two new 3,000 gallon above-ground fuel storage tanks, each with its own dispensing system, have been installed on the campus of the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF) to supply the college's growing fleet of alternative fuel vehicles. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=269 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=269 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:09:00 EDT ESF researchers used DNA analysis to begin an investigation into why dozens of young amphibians were found dead in several locations at the Adirondack Ecological Center. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=264 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=264 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:47:00 EDT The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) has developed a Climate Action Plan that will use a combination of renewable energy projects, sustainable construction, energy conservation and managed forestland to make the college carbon neutral by 2015. ESF took the unusual step of involving students in the formulation of the plan, which was to be submitted Sept. 15 to the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education as part of the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment (ACUPCC). http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=263 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=263 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:47:00 EDT The 2009 New York State Fair is history and again this year, the butter sculpture that attracted thousands of people to the Dairy Building will become fuel for the biodiesel-powered vehicles in the ESF fleet. ESF scientists and students dismantled the butter sculpture and are in the process of melting it down and turning it into biodiesel. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=262 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=262 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:14:00 EDT The New York State Nursery and Landscape Association (NYSNLA) honored Donald J. Leopold, Ph.D., Distinguished Teaching Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental and Forest Biology, Director, Undergraduate Honors Program, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY‐ESF) at its annual Award Ceremony presentation at the New York State Fair. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=260 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=260 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:12:00 EDT The colleges on the list "earn an A-plus for the education, experience, and research opportunities they provide." http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=255 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=255 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 09:38:00 EDT Xiaoliang Yang, an entering student in ESF's environmental and natural resource policy doctoral program, received the Outstanding Graduate Student Award at Pace University's College of Arts and Sciences and an Academic Achievement Award in its graduate program in environmental science. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=249 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=249 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:54:00 EDT SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF) Professor Peter E. Black will receive the prestigious Ray K. Linsley Award for outstanding contributions in surface water hydrology during the annual water symposium of the American Institute of Hydrology. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=247 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=247 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:50:00 EDT A new book co-edited by David Sonnenfeld, professor and chair of the ESF Department of Environmental Studies, marks three decades of scholarship on environmental reform around the world. "The Ecological Modernisation Reader: Environmental Reform in Theory and Practice," was published in July by Routledge. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=245 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=245 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:47:00 EDT Dr. Richard C. Smardon, ESF professor of environmental studies, has been appointed chair of the New York State Great Lakes Basin Advisory Council by Gov. David Paterson. The council advises the governor and legislature on Great Lakes Policy issues. Smardon has been a member of the council since 1989 as a governor's appointment for research. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=243 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=243 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:43:00 EDT The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry hosted an Engineering Camp, part of the national 'Learning for Life' organization administered by the Hiawatha Seaway Council of the Boy Scouts of America on Friday, July 24, 2009 with 38 campers taking part in workshops and lectures on water flow and geographic information systems. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=239 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=239 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:36:00 EDT The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF) today began testing a new "homeowner-sized" wind turbine to power its remote classrooms at Heiberg Forest in Tully, N.Y. As part of ESF's commitment to service learning, a group of students analyzed various locations for a wind turbine and their work helped locate the turbine at Heiberg. Another student worked to assemble and erect the wind turbine. Once testing is complete, the new ESF wind turbine will be tied in to National Grid and begin producing electrical power. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=238 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=238 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:33:00 EDT The New York State Nursery and Landscape Association (NYSNLA) will honor Donald J. Leopold, Ph.D., Distinguished Teaching Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental and Forest Biology, Director, Undergraduate Honors Program, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY‐ESF) this summer at its annual Award Ceremony presentation at the New York State Fair. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=236 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=236 Sun, 19 Jul 2009 20:01:00 EDT "I have had a wonderful day today. I have had so much substance that I need course credit now," said SUNY Chancellor, Nancy Zimpher, after her daylong meetings Thursday, July 16, 2009, with ESF administrators, faculty, staff and students as part of her tour of all 64 SUNY campuses. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=237 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=237 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:35:00 EDT The New Central New York Biotechnology Research Center is being built on the former site of the Kennedy Square public housing project. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=233 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=233 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:21:00 EDT Richard Smardon's new book, Sustaining the World's Wetlands (New York: Springer, 2009) examines international wetlands policy; discusses differences between wetlands management issues in developed and developing countries; and suggests strategies for wetlands management. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=231 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=231 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:39:00 EDT Emerald ash borer was recently confirmed in ash trees near Randolph, NY according to the New York Department of Agriculture and Markets. This introduced wood-boring beetle has the potential to cause severe economic and ecological damage in New York forests as it has been associated with 100% ash mortality near Detroit, MI where it was first found in 2002, said Dr. Melissa Fierke, Assistant Professor of Forest Entomology at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=225 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=225 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:22:00 EDT (Syracuse, N.Y.) Thousands of travelers along the Onondaga Lake Parkway will be able to watch the rebirth of an inland salt marsh with the last of the plantings completed today by Onondaga County Parks Commissioner Bob Geraci and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry President Cornelius B. Murphy, Jr. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=220 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=220 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:37:00 EDT Three employees of the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry were honored by Chancellor Dr. Nancy L. Zimpher for their service to the State University of New York. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=216 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=216 Fri, 5 Jun 2009 11:37:00 EDT Dr. Dudley Raynal, professor emeritus at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF), received the 2009 Adirondack Achievement Award during the 16th Annual Conference on the Adirondacks in Lake Placid. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=214 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=214 Fri, 5 Jun 2009 11:33:00 EDT ESF partners with Cazenovia High School students to rejuvenate willow patch and create an art space. Read the complete article in The Post Standard. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=212 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=212 Fri, 5 Jun 2009 11:26:00 EDT ESF's entry in the Community Wide Dialogue's Duck Race to End Racism was honored with Duck Best Representing the Company's Mission. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=211 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=211 Wed, 3 Jun 2009 14:11:00 EDT Bandit the wallaroo escaped from his home over a month ago and he's still out there! ESF biologist Bill Shields says that until we see a return to winter weather, the wallaroo should be fine, but coyotes could present a serious threat. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=205 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=205 Wed, 20 May 2009 09:31:00 EDT The Vernon-Verona-Sherrill School District agriculture program has run a very successful maple syrup operation for many years. VVS ag teacher Keith Schiebel wanted an alternatuve to the non-renewable fossil fuels currently used to power the production. SUNY-ESF is helping the district to plant 2.5 acres of shrub willow that can be harvested in four years and turned into wood chips that will provide the energy needed to produce the maple syrup. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=204 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=204 Mon, 18 May 2009 15:55:00 EDT Scientists at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry ranked a crowded planet as the biggest problem we face, followed by climate change and a need for renewable energy resources http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=196 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=196 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:47:00 EDT Expansion of the Oswego Harbor is in the early planning stages and ESF faculty and students were on hand Saturday, April 18, to assist with the first public discussion. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=194 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=194 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 10:21:00 EDT Ten ESF students, under the direction of Dr. Wendong Tao and Dr. Stewart Diemont, will be in Washington, D.C., April 18-20 to compete in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys (EPA) National Sustainable Design Expo. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=192 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=192 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 13:20:00 EDT SYRACUSE - Anna Maria Stewart, a graduate student at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry has been selected to receive the 2009 American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award (EPPLA). http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=189 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=189 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:26:00 EDT SYRACUSE - Dr. Maureen O'Neill Fellows of the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry was honored for her leadership in protecting the environment by the Syracuse Commission for Women (SCW). http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=188 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=188 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:36:00 EDT ESF researchers have found "compelling evidence" that climate change is causing birds to shift their breeding ranges to the north, according to a study published in the journal Global Change Biology. The unique mobility of birds makes them an excellent subject to study in this regard. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=170 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=170 Wed, 4 Mar 2009 15:44:00 EST ESF professor Dr. Melissa Fierke, along with graduate student, Warren Hellman, will travel to the Galapagos Islands Feb. 22 where they will work with other scientists at the Charles Darwin Research Institute on a program to eliminate the parasites. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=166 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=166 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:22:00 EST ESF's Dr. Gary M. Scott was named to the Board of Directors of the Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry (TAPPI). http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=160 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=160 Thu, 29 Jan 2009 10:17:00 EST The SUNY ESF Wood Products Engineering Laboratory (WPEL) was awarded accreditation as a testing laboratory from the International Accreditation Service (IAS) under ISO 17025:2005. This important accreditation allows the research and testing data on wood and wood-based materials, and building products developed during laboratory projects to be accepted by international building codes. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=156 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=156 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 13:42:00 EST President Barack Obama announced his appointment of Dr. John Holdren as Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and Co-Chair of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=153 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=153 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 11:11:00 EST In April, ESF researchers collared a coyote near Oneonta as part of an extensive study of New York's coyote population. Eight months later, the animal was trapped in Pennsylvania. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=152 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=152 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:29:00 EST The greenhouses at SUNY-ESF were built in the late sixties and are used for research, to teach SUNY-ESF students and more. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=147 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=147 Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:07:00 EST ESF is involved in what could be the nation's largest phytoremediation effort, using several species of fast-growing willow to clean up a decades-old fuel spill at the sprawling military base near Watertown, N.Y. Read the full story in the current issue of Inside ESF. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=135 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=135 Sun, 23 Nov 2008 13:11:00 EST Cold, clean water from Lake Ontario has the potential to act as a natural coolant for buildings in Syracuse while reducing emissions of greenhouse gasses, substantially cutting energy costs, and aiding in the restoration of Onondaga Lake, a team of scientists said today. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=128 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=128 Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:25:00 EDT ESF researchers have found thriving populations of a plant previously thought to have vanished from the region. The once abundant seaside goldenrod was discovered in unlikely locations: in the median of Interstate 81 south of Syracuse and along the northbound lane of I-81, and one lone plant in the concrete median at the end of the Adams Street exit off I-81. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=129 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=129 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:35:00 EDT SUNY ESF students, under the direction of Dr. Christopher Nomura, dismantled the huge State Fair butter sculpture of a cow jumping over the moon. Usually the butter is thrown away, but this year it's going green. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=111 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=111 Wed, 3 Sep 2008 15:52:00 EDT WSTM TV pulled graduate student Jake Wickham from the ESF booth for an interview on the six-o'clock news about the Asian long-horned beetle (ALB). It was a timely request, as Wickham was just two days back from China ,where he spent ten weeks researching the ALB in its native habitat. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=110 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=110 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:51:00 EDT A study of Stone Age fish unearthed on an island in the Baltic Sea suggests overfishing by humans is causing fish populations to evolve and driving commercially valuable species like cod to the brink of economic extinction. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=109 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=109 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:50:00 EDT ESF has, for the eighth year in a row, earned a place among the top universities in America, as ranked by U.S. News & World Report. In the 'Great Schools, Great Prices' category of the 2009 edition of America's Best Colleges, ESF is ranked 15th. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=106 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=106 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:43:00 EDT Nine hundred pounds of butter, sculpted into a tribute to New York state's dairy farmers and positioned as a centerpiece attraction at the New York State Fair, will end up fueling the vehicle fleet at SUNY-ESF. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=105 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=105 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:42:00 EDT Focusing on 83 species of birds that have traditionally bred in New York state, the researchers compared data collected in the early 1980s with information gathered between 2000 and 2005. They discovered that many species had extended their range boundaries, some by as much as 40 miles. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=103 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=103 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:39:00 EDT The historic Masten House in Newcomb, Essex County, will be the site of a new leadership and training institute that focuses on the research and management of northern forests, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis announced today. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=101 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=101 Wed, 6 Aug 2008 15:36:00 EDT Make paper, sample liquid nitrogen ice cream, discover the power of water, make a birdfeeder, and learn about the latest in the environmental sciences. These are just a few of the things you can do and learn at the ESF's exhibit at the New York State Fair Aug. 21 through Sept. 1. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=100 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=100 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:34:00 EDT Arsen Simonyan was awarded the 2008 Kenneth G. Hancock Memorial Student Award in Green Chemistry for his thesis work on linear-dendritic nano-scale reaction vessels. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=99 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=99 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:33:00 EDT SUNY-ESF and Honeywell were joined today by Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney, Onondaga County Legislature Chairman Bill Meyer, and Camillus Town Supervisor Mary Ann Coogan as SUNY-ESF finished planting 60,000 shrub willows on the Solvay basins. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=93 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=93 Tue, 1 Jul 2008 15:18:00 EDT Three employees of the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) were honored by Interim Chancellor Dr. John B. Clark for their service to the State University of New York. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=80 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=80 Tue, 13 May 2008 14:52:00 EDT The U.S. is continuing to lose honey bee hives at an alarming rate, at a time when the bees should be pollinating hundreds of crops. And beekeepers don't believe a turnaround will be coming anytime soon. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=78 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=78 Fri, 9 May 2008 14:47:00 EDT Environmental leaders and policy makers who help shape the future of the Great Lakes can learn how to use computer models to make sound decisions. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=76 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=76 Tue, 6 May 2008 14:44:00 EDT Environmentalists from Virginia, Ohio and even India are looking to improve the air quality in their cities simply by planting the right mix of trees for their climate, using a study by researchers at SUNY-ESF. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=71 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=71 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:27:00 EDT Improvements include a new gateway, academic research buildings; rehabilitation of historic carriage house at the Adirondack Ecological Center. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=69 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=69 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:22:00 EDT Whitman School, SUNY-ESF, and Syracuse Center of Excellence join forces; Inaugural seminar April 25 in New York City to feature presentations on sustainable innovation delivered by leaders in business and business education. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=68 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=68 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:20:00 EDT ESF professor Dr. Guy Baldassarre was presented with the prestigious Ducks Unlimited Wetlands Conservation Achievement Award in Research/Technology for 2008. The award was presented during the annual North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference in Phoenix, Arizona. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=66 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=66 Mon, 7 Apr 2008 14:15:00 EDT Researchers from the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry are tracking coyotes using GPS and sorting through coyote scat to determine what the animals eat and how they affect deer populations. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=58 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=58 Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:58:00 EDT WSYR 9's Carrie Lazarus discusses, "a green way to keep the white off the roads," with ESF's Tim Volk. Professor Volk is part of the ESF research team developing shrub willow and other biomass as feedstock for the production of ethanol. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=52 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=52 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:47:00 EST ESF will participate in STARS (Sustainability Tracking, Assessment, and Rating System)a rating system for sustainability in higher education called . Data from participating campuses will test the system this year, then provide feedback to the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=47 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=47 Tue, 5 Feb 2008 13:27:00 EST Michael Kelleher of Cortland has joined ESF as the director of renewable energy systems. Kelleher will focus on finding and adopting technologies to help the college save energy and produce energy from sustainable and renewable sources. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=45 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=45 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 13:22:00 EST Kevin Shoemaker says the Cicero Swamp in Central New York is home to 100 to 200 Eastern Massasauga rattlesnakes and that number could be increased. The rattler is an endangered species in New York. http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=42 http://www.esf.edu/communications/view.asp?newsID=42 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 12:50:00 EST