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2012 News Archive
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Spring Break Means Community Service for ESF Students
03/09
It is a longstanding tradition for college students on spring break to head for the Sunbelt to relax on a beach in Florida or South Padre Island or even enjoy the music and food in a place like New Orleans.
Two ESF Students Represent Youth at United Nations
03/09
Two students from the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF) joined students from Harvard and Princeton as part of a contingent representing young people at the 50th session of the United Nations Commission on Social Development Feb. 1 through 10 at the U.N. headquarters in New York City.
$1.3 Million Federal Grant to ESF Supports Job Training
03/08
The U.S. Department of Labor has announced $1,387,104 in funding for the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) to educate students and workers in the defense, automotive, electronics and medical/technical manufacturing sector.
Last Year a Job Seeker, This Year a Company Recruiter
02/29
When Meredith Cummings attended the ESF Environmental Career Fair in 2011, she was a master's student looking for a job. This year, she represented e2e materials, the Ithaca-based company that hired her after the 2011 event.
Symposium Focuses on Interdisciplinary Approach
02/29
Three ESF student groups will sponsor an Intersociety Symposium Friday, March 2, to highlight the research being done in their fields and stress the benefits of an interdisciplinary approach to environmental problems.
Regional SUNY Showcase Set for Syracuse
02/28
ESF and other a area colleges within the State University of New York (SUNY) system will highlight "The Power of SUNY" during a regional campus showcase March 5 in Syracuse.
Lectures Examines Agriculture, Sustainability in Developing Nations
02/28
Advances in agriculture in developing nations and technology's role in achieving water sustainability are among the topics that will be featured in the Women in Scientific and Environmental Professions (WiSE Professions) Series.
Syracuse Bucks Trend in Urban Tree Decline, Study Says
02/28
Urban tree cover has declined throughout the United States in the last few years, with the nation's urban areas losing about 4 million trees per year, according to a recent study by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS).
ESF Bioprocessing Major Competes in World Curling Championship
02/24
ESF senior bioprocess engineering major Derek Corbett helped represent the United States as a member of the national junior curling team that competed in March at the World Junior Curling Championships in Oestersund, Sweden.
ESF Offers Adirondack Residential Semester
02/23
Students with an interest in the Adirondacks have a new opportunity to spend a full semester living and studying in the heart of the 6 million-acre forest preserve.