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Community Stewards to Receive ESF’s Feinstone Award
The College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) will honor community stewards by presenting the 2019 Sol Feinstone Environmental Award to Neil and Joanne Murphy, and Joe Martens ('81). (6/24)
Cuomo Announces Initiative to Reimagine Erie Canal as Catalyst for Economic Development, Resiliency
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has announced a sweeping initiative to examine how the 195-year-old Erie Canal can be reimagined for the 21stcentury in an effort to boost local economies, inspire new opportunities for tourism and recreation, and strengthen environmental resiliency along the historic waterway. ESF COO Joanie Mahoney and alumnus Joe Martens will help lead the effort. (5/17)
ESF Employees Honored with SUNY Chancellor's Awards
Four ESF employees were honored with SUNY Chancellor's Awards. Honorees were Dr. Robert Malmsheimer, Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching; Dr. Melissa Fierke, Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Faculty Service; Dr. William A. Powell, SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities; and Laura Crandall, SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service. (5/14)
Dr. Jacqueline Frair Presented with Exemplary Research Award
Dr. Jacqueline Frair, associate professor in ESF's Department of Environmental and Forest Biology (EFB), was named the College's Exemplary Researcher for 2019-20. (5/14)
ESF Student Designed Bridge Judged Most Innovative
Four teams of students from the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) in Syracuse recently competed in the 2019 National Timber Bridge Design Competition. Team Two's Wanakena Ranger School Bridge was chosen the Most Innovative Design winner out of 13 teams representing eight different institutes and universities. (5/14)
ESF College Foundation Honors Daley with Teaching Award
Douglas J. Daley, associate professor in the Department of Environmental Resources Engineering (ERE) and director of the SUNY Center for Brownfield Studies, is the recipient of the 2019 ESF College Foundation Award for Exceptional Achievement in Teaching. (5/14)
2019 Commencement: 'You Are My Family,' Student Speaker Says
"The main reason I chose to attend ESF was because of Earth Week," said Nafisa Tabassum, the student speaker for ESF's 118 Commencement exercises. "I desired to be surrounded by a cohort of others who cared about the environment with the same fiery passion as myself and one whole week dedicated to the enrichment of minds and betterment of improving our world sparked a torch in me that I support to this day." (5/14)
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ESF in the Media
- New York Times: Who Liked Hurricane Sandy? These Tiny, Endangered Birds:
ESF's Dr. Jonathan Cohen is quoted in an NYTimes article on the benefits of Hurricane Sandy to the recovery of piping plover populations.6/23/2019
- Wall Street Journal: Science Saves an Old Chestnut:
The Wall Street Journal reports on the American Chestnut Project. 6/19/19
- Buffalo News: Atop old railway, a Buffalo firefighter sees beauty and new life for 'The Del':
ESF alum Matt Renkas is the winner of a public design challenge held by the Western New York Land Conservancy, to convert an elevated railway in Buffalo into a community park. 6/19/2019
- Monga Bay: Long-term ecological research threatened by short-term thinking:
ESF's Stacy McNulty is featured in an article on the importance of ecological field stations for envrionmental research. 6/3/19
- New York Upstate: It’s already a “really, really bad” year for ticks in Upstate NY:
Dr. Brian Leydet says he's already found a surprising number of ticks this year, and in places they normally aren't. 6/7/19
