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Alumni Profile: ESF Tramily (‘Trail-Family') Complete 2,200 Mile Trek through the Appalachian Trail

Congratulations to a "tramily" (trail-family) of ESF alums that recently completed a 2,200-mile hike through the Appalachian Trail. You're living proof that Mighty Oak Alums keeps growing stronger over the years (9/22)

Staff Spotlight: Melissa Vaughn

Melissa Vaughn is the Guest Service Coordinator at the Adirondack Ecological Center. Learn more about the front-facing face of our Newcomb Campus! (9/20)

Mighty Oak Monday: Emme Christie

Emme Christie has always wanted to improve the world. A Fulbright scholarship brought them to ESF, where Emme is pursuing a Ph.D. in Environmental Science and serving as president of the Graduate Student Association. Learn more about this week's Mighty Oak! (9/19)

ESF Honors Newest Members of ESF Athletic Hall of Fame

The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) will induct the newest class of honorees into its Athletic Hall of Fame at 6:45 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16 in the College's Gateway Center. This year, the 2012 men's soccer team, a timbersports athlete, a member of the ski/cross country team at Syracuse University (SU), and the driving force behind the creation of ESF's mascot-Oakie the Acorn-are among the 2022 honorees of the ESF Athletic Hall of Fame. (9/16)

ESF’s Dr. Lemir Teron Named Richard P. Nathan Public Policy Fellow

The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF), the most distinguished institution in the nation that focuses on the study of the environment, is excited to announce that Dr. Lemir Teron has been named a 2022-23 Richard P. Nathan Public Policy Fellow by the Rockefeller Institute of Government. (9/16)

ESF's Dr. Benette Whitmore launches Funky Foodies, Inc. Podcast in Partnership with WCNY/PBS

Calling all tween (and young-at-heart) foodies and planet protectors! A new podcast, Funky Foodies, launches Saturday morning-and you don't want to miss it! Hop over to our website to get the dish on ESF professor Benette Whitmore's latest project that features the adventures of Frankie and Fern, who pledge to save the planet one veggie burger at a time! (9/16)

ESF, VA Celebrate 10 Years of Connecting Veterans to Nature

A rooftop space transformed into an outdoor garden at the Syracuse VA Medical Center by the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) has been impacting the lives of veterans for 10 years. (9/14)

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ESF in the Media

• NYTimes: Tick Hunting and Climate Change: Dr.Brian Leydet:

  Dr. Brian Leydet talked with The New York Times about the new species of ticks showing up in New York, tick hunting and climate change.

• Alliance for Science: USDA to decide fate of American chestnut restoration:

  ESF researchers are seeking approval to restore the iconic chestnut to American forests by using a genetically engineered (GE) variety that can tolerate the blight that has killed billions of wild trees. 8/20

• Spectrum News: SUNY ESF Pledges To Be Plastic-Free by 2025:

  ESF is working toward zero waste, and is the fourth college in the US to pledge to go plastic-free. 3/3/20

• SciTechDaily: How Ear Bones of a Fish Unraveled the Mystery of Spinal Deformities:

  Dr. Karin Limburg's techniques for examining otoliths were instrumental in identifying selenium contamination as the cause of spinal defects in fish in the San Joaquin River. 2/24/20

• Princeton Review: ESF on the List of Best Value Colleges:

  ESF is on the 2020 list of the 200 US colleges that are the best value for education. 2/20