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ESF-SU Team Scores Win in DOE Solar Decathlon
A team of 22 students - 18 from ESF and four from Syracuse University - have won their competition in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon Design Challenge. (4/17)
Clarkson, ESF to Partner in New Center of Excellence
Clarkson University and ESF have been recently designated to launch New York state's new Center of Excellence CoE in Healthy Water Solutions. (4/11)
Johnston Appointed Interim Open Academy Director
Dr. Douglas Johnston has been appointed interim director of the ESF Open Academy. (4/9)
Kieber Named SUNY Distinguished Professor
Dr. David Kieber, a professor in ESF's Department of Chemistry, has been named a SUNY Distinguished Professor, the highest faculty rank in the SUNY system. (3/29)
Oakie Enters Round 2 of Mascot Madness
Having extinguished OCC's Blaze in the first round of Mascot Madness, Oakie is facing SUNY Poly's Walter T. Wildcat in Round 2 of the annual SUNY contest. (3/26)
ESF Students Earn Spot in ‘Storyfest’ Finals
Five projects submitted by ESF students are among the finalists in Planet Forward's annual Storyfest competition. The students who submitted those projects will join scores of other honorees from around the country next month for the annual Planet Forward Summit in Washington, D.C., where the winners will be announced. (3/19)
EFB Faculty, Students Spend Spring Break in Ecuador
Four faculty members from the ESF Department of Environmental and Forest Biology (EFB) spent spring break in Ecuador, teaching and working on research projects. (3/19)
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ESF in the Media
- New England Cottontail Blog: Imported Eastern Cottontails Outcompete Native New England Cottontails:
ESF researcher Amanda Cheeseman is researching details about rabbits and their interactions with plants and landscape elements for more details on what New England cottontails need in order to thrive. 2/11/19
- Chronicle of Higher Education: Which Colleges Are Best and Worst at Enrolling and Graduating Women in Computer Science and Engineering?:
ESF is ranked #1 in the nation for graduating women engineers! 2/24/19
- BYU Radio: Lonely George, Robotic Arms, Social Media, Explaining Reality:
Rebeccal Rundell is interviewed on the extinction of a Hawaiian snail species. 2/12/19
- Independent: Plan to plant genetically engineered trees throughout US to save dying forests:
The American Chestnut Project is included in an article on the use of genetic engineering in forest conservation. 2/16/19
- The Week: The sixth mass extinction, explained:
Rebecca Rundell is quoted in a story on the role of the Anthropocene in species extinction. 2/17/19
