The Therapeutic Horticulture Rooftop Garden uses the connection between nature and health to benefit veterans. Started by Chemistry Department chair Dr. Lee Newman and graduate student/Interim Associate Director for ESF in the High School Daniel Collins, the program has been impacting the lives of veterans for 10 years and has expanded to other veteran and care facilities in the area.
Lawns are a staple of the American landscape, currently covering more area in the lower 48 states than National Parks. However, they pose a significant threat to biodiversity, causing habitat loss and fragmentation for native species. Lawns also require extensive time and resources to maintain while supporting little to no ecological benefits. The ESF Restoration Science Center (RSC) is working to address these issues through the Lawn to Meadow Program, a component of the Conservation on Private Lands Initiative.
Roman Yavich '13 founded Learn from Travel, a mission-based enterprise that connects students and faculty from the United States with rural communities throughout the world.
Catching up with alumni throughout the years.
The Memorial Scholarships are awarded in memory of those alumni who lost their lives while serving our country during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam Conflict.
The life of a fourth-generation egg farmer doesn’t sound like a national enterprise, but Christina Hudson Kohler’s surely is. She’s one of ESF’s youngest donors and an environmental influencer far beyond her Central New York roots.
This feature returns with an update about Dr.Leah Flynn Gallant.
Join us on campus for a full slate of activities, tours, programs, presentations, and most importantly: a chance to catch up with your fellow classmates.
The first cohort of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Indigenous Graduate Partnership (SIGP).
Whether it is welcoming new students and their families during Orientation in the fall, or celebrating with our soon to-be graduates at the Champagne Toast, the ESF Alumni Association is part of the journey.