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SUNY ESF Launches Advanced Program in Environmental Communication, Public Relations
The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) launched a new certificate of advanced study in Science and Environmental Communication and Public Relations Management to help environmental professionals, decision-makers and engaged citizens learn how to communicate effectively about some of the most pressing issues of our time. (9/22)
A new partnership between the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry's (ESF) Center for Native Peoples and the Environment (CNPE) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) will serve as a bridge between traditional ecological knowledge and Western scientific approaches, embracing a "two-eyed" way of seeing and informing conservation. (9/22)
Trailhead Café Steps Up Sustainability Effort
Some of the new offerings at ESF's Trailhead Cafe this year are not edible.
The popular eatery in the Gateway Center has a new supply of 1,600 reusable to-go containers - 800 clamshells and 800 soup bowls - that are part of the College's Path to Zero Waste program. (9/14)
ESF in Top 5 of Sierra Magazine Cool Schools List
The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) broke into the top 5 of Sierra Magazine's Cool Schools list. For the fifth year in a row, the College is among the nation's top "Cool Schools" as ranked by the national magazine of the Sierra Club. Sierra puts the college at No. 5 among 328 schools surveyed. (9/9)
ESF Chestnut Project Seeks Public Comment
The ESF chestnut project is making steady progress navigating through the federal regulatory system. The United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) has announced the next step in their regulatory review of the blight-tolerant Darling 58 American chestnut. (8/17)
Dr. John Stella Named Vice President of Research
Dr. John Stella has been appointed ESF's vice president of research. (8/2)
Experts from ESF, SUNY Upstate Join Rep. Katko to Highlight Efforts to Combat Tick-borne Illness
Standing with experts from SUNY Upstate Medical University and the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF), U.S. Rep. John Katko (NY-24) July 19 announced renewed efforts on the federal level to combat Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses. (7/20)
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
