ESF Researchers Receive Enitiative Grant
Two researchers from SUNY ESF were awarded a grant to develop a green energy cooperative. Enitiative (the Syracuse Campus-Community Entrepreneurship Initiative) awarded funding for 53 new projects centered on neighborhoods, arts and culture, and technology that connect campus and community through entrepreneurship. (9/5)

SUNY-ESF Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream Featured on WCNY’S "Food for Thought"
Visitors to the 12-day New York State Fair (Aug. 21 through Sept. 1) had the opportunity to make paper, sample liquid nitrogen ice cream, discover the power of water, make a birdfeeder, and learn about the latest in the environmental sciences. (9/3)

Making Biodiesel from Butter
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. (9/3)

Want to learn about invasive beetles?
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. (8/28)

Overfishing Pushes Baltic Cod to Brink of Economic Extinction
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. (8/27)

Record Freshman Class at ESF
ESFwelcomed a record freshman class of 312 and 173 new transfer students for the 2008-09 academic year. The freshman class includes students from 19 states and sets a record for ESF enrollment from out of state, with 21 percent of the class coming from outside New York. (8/25)

A New Walkway with a Green Twist
The bridge entrance to Moon Library is now surfaced with 'Flexi-Pave', a 50-percent ratio of stone and recycled tires mixed with a urethane binder. Flexi-Pave is porous so rain and melting snow flow through to the ground instead of producing puddles or runoff. (8/25)