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2017 News Archive

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ESF Discovery Could Advance Cancer Research
12/06

Two members of the ESF community—undergraduate Mike Jorgensen and Dr. Jose Giner, an associate professor of chemistry — recently published a paper in the prestigious Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS) that reports a discovery with the potential to help advance the field of medicine, particularly the study of cancer.

Senior Accomplishes Goal: ‘Publish in a Journal’
12/06

ESF undergraduate Mike Jorgensen had a goal in mind throughout his studies as a senior environmental health major and chemistry minor.

Mighty Oaks Weekend Recap - Dec. 3
12/04

The Mighty Oaks men's and women's track teams traveled to Cornell University for the Greg Page Relays.

ESF Students Participate in SEA Semester Program
11/29

Alexandra Cormack and Joseph Benz, students at the College of Environmental Science and Forestry, are sailing on an ocean research voyage to study human impact on Caribbean coral reef ecosystems.

ESF President Joins NY Botanical Garden as ‘Distinguished Counsellor’
11/29

Dr. Quentin Wheeler, president of the College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF), has been named a Distinguished Counsellor to the Board of the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG).

Blackstone LaunchPad Hosts Syracuse Qualifier for Hult Prize
11/28

The Blackstone LaunchPad at Bird Library will host a Dec. 11 campus qualifier for the Hult Prize, the world's largest student competition for the creation of new social businesses. Known as "The Nobel Prize for student startups," the Hult Prize awards $1 million in start-up funding to the team of students that develops the most innovative idea to solve one of the world's toughest challenges.

Dr. James Gibbs Named SUNY Distinguished Professor
11/22

Dr. James Gibbs, a professor in the ESF Department of Environmental and Forest Biology and director of ESF's Roosevelt Wild Life Station, has been named a SUNY Distinguished Professor, the highest faculty rank in the SUNY system.

ESF Students Place Second in SU ‘Impact Prize’ Competition
11/21

Two ESF students were among the top winners of the first Impact Prize competition, held this fall at Syracuse University.

ESF Researcher, Ph.D. Candidate Attend First Bioeconomy Conference
11/20

Dr. Timothy Volk, a senior research associate in the ESF Department of Forest and Natural Resources Management, and Ph.D. candidate Obste Therasme represented ESF at the Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Conference on Next Generation Technologies (ABLC Next), a conference dedicated to the most important issues in the bioeconomy.

ESF Professor Receives National Forestry Award
11/17

Dr. Ralph D. Nyland was the recipient of the 2017 Barrington Moore Memorial Award from the Society of American Foresters (SAF).