Headlines
ESF Announces Plans for Fall 2021 Semester
The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) is planning for a return to full in-person instruction for the fall 2021 semester. (4/1)
Dr. Rundell Named Editor-in-Chief of International Scientific Journal for Molluscs
Octopuses, squid, snails, and clams are all molluscs and are the second most diverse group of animals on Earth. Now ESF can say that they are contributing to molluscs' prominence in the scientific literature, too. Professor Rebecca Rundell was recently selected as the new editor-in-chief for the international journal Malacologia, the top peer-reviewed scientific journal for all things Mollusca.
(3/26)
ESF Receives SUNY Grant for Food Pantry Refrigeration
ESF was one of 17 SUNY schools to be awarded grants to purchase food pantry refrigeration. (3/23)
Vote for Oakie in SUNY’s 2021 Mascot Madness
It's not March without a little SUNY Mascot Madness and ESF's Oakie Acorn is once again ready to show New York state what mascot ranks supreme. (3/16)
ESF Hosts Mini Maple Weekend at Heiberg Forest
The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) will host the mini maple fest at its Heiberg Forest in Tully, New York from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 20 and 21.
(3/14)
State University of New York Chancellor Jim Malatras announced the grand opening of the SUNY Upstate Medical Vector Biocontainment Lab established to research infectious diseases that pose major public health risks on March 12. The new $7.6 million 2,500-square-foot laboratory was funded by New York state investment and will house clinical experts from SUNY institutions who will collaborate on cutting-edge research of Coronavirus, Lyme, West Nile, Zika, Dengue, and other infectious diseases, as well as the potential carriers including ticks and other insects. (3/12)
Tap Into Maple Syrup at Heiberg Forest
That tap, tap, tapping you hear in ESF's Heiberg Forest isn't woodpeckers looking for insects in trees, it's the forest properties crew tapping trees as maple syrup season kicks off. (3/3)
ESF in the Media
- 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
- Blue Fish Radio: Goby Virus Causing Decline in St Lawrence River Muskie:
ESF's Dr. John Farrell and Anna Conklyn were interviewed about their work with muskies in the St. Lawrence River, which are being affected by a virus transmitted from invasive round gobies. 2/11
