LA Students Design Their Global Experience
200 locations around the globe through ESF’s pioneering Off-Campus Program
Summer 2020 Issue
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LA Students Design Their Global Experience
In the past 50 years, more than 1,500 ESF landscape architecture students have studied in more than 200 locations around the globe through ESF’s pioneering Off-Campus Program (OCP).
Paper Science Celebrates Centennial
2020 is the 100th anniversary of "paper science and engineering" at State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Jordan Jessamy Honored for Student Excellence
The Chancellor’s Award is the highest student honor in the SUNY system. Chancellor’s Award honorees excel both in academic achievement and at least one of the following areas: leadership, athletics, community service, creative and performing arts or career achievement.
Lafayette Road Experiment Station Gets New Look
The Lafayette Road Experiment Station (LRES) is getting a makeover. The once heavily wooded 44-acre plot is at the root of a mighty crusade: restore the American chestnut.
Pack Scholars Make a Difference
Graduate students Susan S. Ekoh and Lucia Pérez Volkow can delve into areas that can influence future policy thanks to scholarships through ESF’s Randolph G. Pack Environmental Institute.
Dr. Limburg Honored
Limburg is perhaps best known for her work on “otolithology,” the study of bones in the inner ears of fish that hold a chemical record of that fish’s journey like the rings of a tree, She likens the otoliths to a logbook.
Dr. Liu Named Exemplary Researcher
Dr. Shijie Liu received dual recognition for his work as a researcher this spring when he was honored with both the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities and was named ESF’s Exemplary Researcher for 2020-21.
Mighty Oaks Coaches Key in COVID-19 Fight
Two Mighty Oaks coaches traded in their sports equipment for personal protection equipment (PPE) to serve on the frontlines of the coronavirus.
2020 Feinstone Award
ESF will honor two outstanding local leaders by presenting the 2020 Feinstone Environmental Award to Paul Tremont ’78 and Rick Fedrizzi.