The Graduate School at ESF

ESF Faculty, Students Participate in Ecological Economics Summit

A team of ESF researchers and graduate students will be leading discussions on biophysical economics during a national ecological economics conference in Vermont.

ESF Receives Prestigious Climate Leadership Award

ESF has been received a 2013 Climate Leadership Award by Second Nature, a national nonprofit that works to create a healthy, just and sustainable society by transforming higher education. The awards are presented annually to signatory institutions of the American College & University Presidents' Climate Commitment (ACUPCC) that demonstrate innovative and advanced leadership in education for sustainability and climate mitigation and adaptation.

ESF College Foundation Honors Miller for Teaching Achievement

Anthony J. Miller, an instructor in the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry's (ESF) Department of Landscape Architecture, has received the 2013 ESF College Foundation Award for Exceptional Achievement in Teaching.

Fabius-Pompey HEROS Science Club Partners with ESF

When ESF general chemistry students meet a group of elementary students, the reaction is a positive one. This spring students ESF teamed up with Fabius-Pompey Elementary School's HEROS (Homework, Exercise, Recreation On-site) program. For six weeks the group investigated various types of chemistry including polymer chemistry, acid-base chemistry, photochemistry, thermochemistry and electrochemistry.

High-tech, Remote-controlled Vessels Gather Data in Lake Ontario

Dr. Gregory Boyer is participating this week in a project that launches two autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) in Lake Ontario to produce intensive data for analysis of nearshore-offshore interactions, fish productivity, changes to the lower food web and algal abundance.

And They're Off: Graduates Move on to New Lives

Careers, interships and new ways to learn await the newest ESF graduates who celebrated their accomplishments May 11 and 12.

Honoree Sets Path for Grads to Improve Their World

Sandra Steingraber was a natural choice to receive an honorary degree from ESF. Steingraber, an ecologist, author and cancer survivor has been heralded as "the new Rachel Carson'' by the Sierra Club. The scholar in residence at Ithaca College is at the forefront of the clean energy and anti-fracking movement in New York state. She is recognized around the world as a leading authority on the environment and the role it plays in cancer and human health.