Sustainability News

Sustainability is central to the mission and strategic plan of Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÍŶÓ, and we're proud of the many ways our campus community has effected positive change in the world we all share.

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Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÍÅ¶Ó Adds Cooperative Admission Program with FLCC

A new cooperative admission program between Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÍÅ¶Ó and Finger Lakes Community College allows FLCC students to…

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Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÍÅ¶Ó Tempestry Group Embraces Activism Through Crafting

The Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÍÅ¶Ó Tempestry group uses crafting to create colorful, tactile visualizations of climate change over time.…

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2022 Student Ambassadors Named

Planting a food forest on campus, exploring issues of hunger and vaccination, and designing a literature-based…

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Study Looks at Impact of Native American Land Use on Forests

In a new article published in the Journal of Biogeography, geographer Associate Professor Stephen Tulowiecki and…

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Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÍÅ¶Ó Is a Tree Campus USA College

Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÍÅ¶Ó is named as a Tree Campus USA College by the Tree Campus Higher Education, an Arbor Day Foundation…

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American Rock Salt Lecture on People, Erosion, and Chemistry

Amanda Schmidt, Ph.D., will deliver this year’s American Rock Salt Lecture in Geology on Thursday, March 24 at 7:30…

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Professor to Publish Letchworth State Park Atlas

Stephen Tulowiecki, associate professor of Geography and Sustainability Studies at Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÍŶÓ, has spent two years…

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Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÍÅ¶Ó Recognized as a 2022 "Green College"

Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÍÅ¶Ó is one of the nation's most environmentally responsible colleges, according to The Princeton Review…

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Harding Lecture Features Storyteller and Cultural Geographer

Author, storyteller, and cultural geographer Carolyn Finney will deliver Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÍŶÓ’s annual Walter Harding…

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Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÍÅ¶Ó Celebrates Sustainability Month

Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÍÅ¶Ó is hosting a series of events in observance of Campus Sustainability Month.

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President's Lecture on Sustainability Focuses on the Climate Crisis

Farhana Sultana, an associate professor in the Department of Geography and the Environment at the Maxwell School of…

Jess Rivera, Class of 2022, harvests tomatoes from the eGarden.
Summer Farmers Market Effort Increases Diversity in Sustainability Activities

Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÍÅ¶Ó students are learning the full cycle of farming, from planting in the campus eGarden to selling at an urban…