SU and SUNY-ESF students participate in largest climate march in history
More than 100 Syracuse University and SUNY-ESF students were among the 400,000 people who took to the streets of New York City to chant, pound… Read more »
Writer archives: Shannon Hazlitt
Rare breed: ESF president brings knack for entomology, personable nature
In April 2005, Quentin Wheeler received a phone call while visiting London. Then-President George W. Bush was on the line, calling to personally thank him… Read more »
Mello Velo cafe delivers menu items in SU area on bikes
Neil Hueber isn’t like most deliverymen. Hueber works at Mello Velo, a combined bike shop and café on Westcott Street, and he always makes deliveries… Read more »
SU graduates develop location-sharing social media app
Three SU graduates have helped to create an app they hope can allow people to tour the world and know about exactly where they are… Read more »
Bicycle Safety Committee works to strengthen cycling culture at ESF
At SUNY-ESF, almost 1-in-4 students ride their bikes to class. About 5 percent of faculty and staff regularly bike on campus. For the college community,… Read more »
Lasting influence: Longtime environmental and force biology professor Charlie Hall to retire at end of semester
CORRECTION: In a previous version of this article, the name of the minor Charlie Hall created was misstated. The minor is biophysical and ecological economics.… Read more »
Sweet savings: SUNY-ESF manages sale of homemade syrup to fund scholarships
CORRECTION: In a previous version of this article, the alumni association's plans to copyright the "From the Forest" brand was misstated. The alumni association is looking… Read more »
That is the question: Graduate students put together exhibit exploring power of learning through questioning
As visitors walk around a giant wooden spiral in the center of a new art exhibit at The Warehouse, they are challenged to consider the… Read more »
Warehouse to feature question-based art gallery
The “FAQ: Fearlessly Asked Questions” exhibit, created by the museum studies graduate program of the College of Visual and Performing Arts, will explore the human… Read more »
ESF affiliates with study abroad program, allowing students to learn about marine science on a ship
Darcy Balcarce sailed through squalls, navigated by the stars and received credit toward her degree for it. The State University of New York College of… Read more »
Blazing Trails: Following grand opening of cafe, Food Advisory Board discusses ways to provide more local, organic menu options
To celebrate the grand opening of the Trailhead Café, 380 eager customers filled the open seating area in the Gateway Center. It was quite apparent… Read more »
Breaking out: SUNY-ESF students spend a week in Costa Rica to learn about sustainable living
Thomas Decker’s Spring Break involved more than laying on a beach. Decker, an environmental resources engineering major, was one of 12 students who explored the… Read more »
Spirit of service: SUNY-ESF receives honor for student, faculty commitment to service
SUNY-ESF received an award for student and faculty activism, ranging from volunteering at a local fish hatchery to giving science lessons to Ecuadorian students. The… Read more »
Summing up: ESF alters financial aid award letters to better help students manage college debt
Officials in SUNY-ESF’s Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships are working to make their financial aid award letter more informative and clear through a standardized… Read more »
Watching the wetlands: SUNY-ESF receives $500,000 grant toward development of field manual
SUNY-ESF has received a $500,000 Wetland Program Development Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to create the first official wetland monitoring field manual in New… Read more »
It's not easy being green: ESF officials, student organization work to achieve carbon neutrality by 2015
From solar panels appearing on rooftops to the clanking of construction workers making buildings more sustainable, SUNY-ESF’s progress toward becoming carbon neutral by 2015 is… Read more »
Taking notes: ESF's paper, bioprocess engineering department creates partnership to improve reputation and industry
Although SUNY-ESF has the oldest program in paper engineering in the country, a new connection will help students and faculty in the program dismiss myths… Read more »
Going for gold: SUNY-ESF recognized for sustainability effort, made finalist for Climate Leadership Award
For the first time, SUNY-ESF is being recognized as a finalist for the Climate Leadership Awards by Second Nature. Second Nature is a nonprofit that… Read more »
Cloudy with a chance of digital: SUNY-ESF professor integrates social media into job as Syracuse Media group weatherman
Dave Eichorn will not just provide weather information to people as the new digital weatherman for Syracuse.com — he will make predicting weather interactive. “There… Read more »
Game pulse: National game creating event brings SU gamers together, creating games revolving around heartbeat theme in 48 hours
Senior Michael Thal did not sleep much this past weekend. Instead, he spent hours creating music for a video game produced in less than 48… Read more »
National gaming event comes to Syracuse University's iSchool
The computer programmer for Syracuse University Library, Jeremy Morgan, is keeping this weekend open to participate in the world’s largest game creation event. “I think… Read more »
Inaugural Gala at OnCenter celebrates achievements of local politicians, president
While most inaugural festivities took place on Monday in Washington, D.C., Syracuse community members filled the Oncenter Complex to celebrate their hard work and success… Read more »
Waste not, want not: ESF students lead proposal to salvage houses
For SUNY-ESF students like Dylan Sorensen, the cheapest way to take down old buildings is not necessarily the best way. Sorensen, a senior environmental science… Read more »
Space to grow: Renovations to make Illick Hall greenhouse more accessible for visitors
Even though the plants are miles away and construction hasn’t started, Lindsay Rutte is already thinking of ways to make the layout of the new… Read more »
