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SUNY-ESF professors research urban tree benefits in Syracuse

A group of SUNY-ESF ecologists are researching how trees that line city streets and fill parks can boost urban economies and the well-being of residents. Urban trees provide “megacities” with more than...

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SUNY-ESF’s Music Society reaches membership peak for 10-year anniversary

As the SUNY-ESF Music Society celebrates its 10th anniversary, organization members reflect on how membership has dramatically increased since the group was established in 2007. The group has attracted...

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There’s a market in zero emission fuels, and these students are making the...

Five months ago this week, a team of four students launched EcoCarriage, a company aiming to provide and support zero emission fuels that transport people and products. Founder Ian Blochwitz, a senior...

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SUNY-ESF researchers bring near-extinct snails back to the wild

Fighting extinction is an enormous task, but researchers at SUNY-ESF have made progress to save a small species of snails in the battle against biodiversity loss. Recent graduate Cody Gilbertson led a...

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SUNY-ESF student activity fee increases to ease financial burden

SUNY-ESF’s Undergraduate Student Association passed a motion to increase the student activity fee last Wednesday. With the motion’s passage, the State University of New York College of Environmental...

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Onondaga County will attempt to increase diversity in the local logging industry

The Onondaga County Office of the Environment will sponsor a “Game of Logging” course Friday in the Highland Forest County Park in an attempt to diversify the logging industry. The course, which has 12...

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SUNY-ESF helps plan a sustainable village and learning community in Haiti

Researchers and students at SUNY-ESF are trying to transform the small Haitian community of Arcahaie into an example of sustainability. With an $800,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the...

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SUNY-ESF artist-in-residence aims to inspire others through papermaking art

Any student in SUNY-ESF’s paper engineering program will tell you the process of making paper is a delicate art, but artist and papermaker Emma Percy has said paper itself can be art, also. As the...

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SUNY-ESF to celebrate International Education Week with cultural events, free...

SUNY-ESF will host events for International Education Week starting Monday, with cultural programs such as a Cultural Showcase, a language exchange program and a workshop that will train faculty...

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Extinct tortoise species may return to the Galápagos thanks to SUNY-ESF...

The extinct Floreana Tortoise has a shot at life again, thanks to the efforts of a SUNY-ESF professor and a conservancy organization on the species’ native island. The breed of tortoise inhabited...

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Area residents split over ways to address deer overpopulation, culling methods

Syracuse and DeWitt residents are split over ways to address deer overpopulation in the local area. Culling plans to curb the local deer population come after years of lobbying from an Urban Deer Task...

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SUNY-ESF student killed after shooting in home alongside family Monday

Get the latest Syracuse news delivered right to your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletter here. SUNY-ESF student Troy Eames was killed in a shooting on Monday, SUNY-ESF President Joanie Mahoney confirmed...

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County sheriff’s deputy shoots son, wife in suspected murder-suicide

Get the latest Syracuse news delivered right to your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletter here. Editor’s Note: This story contains mentions of suicide. The mother of SUNY-ESF student Troy Eames, who was...

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$40,000 transfer from Sheriff’s deputy flagged 2 months before murder-suicide

Get the latest Syracuse news delivered right to your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletter here. Editor’s Note: This story contains mentions of suicide. A bank flagged a pending transfer of over $40,000...

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SUNY schools to stop transcript withholding as SU continues practice

Get the latest Syracuse news delivered right to your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletter here. State University of New York’s Board of Trustees ended the practice of withholding transcripts from SUNY...

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SUNY-ESF Brave Space fosters community for underrepresented, marginalized groups

Get the latest Syracuse news delivered right to your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletter here. Danara Dormaeva had just finished a difficult exam and had to prepare for another assessment. Dormaeva, a...

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SUNY ESF is on its way to improving its pollinator-friendly environment on...

To support student journalism and the content you love, become a member of The Daily Orange today. SUNY ESF is working to increase its pollinator population over the next year with the help of Bee...

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SUNY temporarily waives application fees for prospective students

Get the latest Syracuse news delivered right to your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletter here. The State University of New York system is piloting a new program which eliminates application fees for a...

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SUNY ESF is committed to becoming a plastic-free campus by 2025

Get the latest Syracuse news delivered right to your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletter here. Sue Fassler, SUNY ESF’s Director of Sustainable Operations, wants students to “trash talk.” As more...

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Stanford lists 34 ESF researchers among the world’s most cited scientists in...

Get the latest Syracuse news delivered right to your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletter here. Nearly three dozen scientists affiliated with SUNY ESF are on a Stanford University list of the world’s...

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