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Statement from Chancellor King and the SUNY Board of Trustees on Governor Hochul’s Executive Budget Proposal

Statement from Chancellor King and the SUNY Board of Trustees on Governor Hochul’s Executive Budget Proposal

SUNY Chancellor King Opens Nominations for Inaugural Chancellor’s Horizon Award for Faculty Research and Scholarship

State University of New York Chancellor John B. King Jr. called for nominations of the inaugural Chancellor’s Horizon Award for Faculty Research and Scholarship. The award will recognize 10 early career faculty recipients whose scholarly or creative activities have achieved significant recognition and hold strong promise for field-defining impact in the future. The deadline for nominations is Feb. 28.

SUNY ESF Awarded $8 Million to Advance Low-Carbon Energy Crop Innovation

The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) has been awarded $8 million by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) to spearhead advancements in willow biomass crops, a low-carbon intensity, purpose-grown energy crop. This initiative is pivotal in accelerating the nation’s transition to a clean energy bioeconomy.

Dr. Cynthia Downs Leads $1.4 Million Study on Immune System Differences in Mammals

How do the smallest mammals, like mice, and the largest, like elephants, defend themselves from infections? That’s the question driving a $1.4 million National Science Foundation study led by Dr. Cynthia Downs, a professor at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF).