Sustainability News

Sustainability is central to the mission and strategic plan of ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ, 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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Majora Carter to Deliver Sustainability Lecture

Social entrepreneur and urban revitalization strategist Majora Carter will deliver this year's President's…

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College Celebrates Earth Day with a Week of Activities

The Office of Sustainability and members from more than five student organizations are spearheading activities for a…

Lauren Goulet, class of 2022, stands in the eGarden.
Sustainability Fellow Advances Student and College Efforts

ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ has hired a recent alum as its first sustainability fellow to help the college’s sustainability efforts…

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American Rock Salt Lecture Examines a Crucial Force of Nature

Geology and microbiology professor Bruce W. Fouke will deliver the 19th annual American Rock Salt Lecture in Geology…

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ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ Is a 2023 "Green College"

ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ is one of the nation’s most environmentally responsible colleges, according to The Princeton Review…

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Sustainability Lecture on Connection Between Environment and Health

American activist, biologist, author, senior scientist, and cancer survivor Dr. Sandra Steingraber will deliver the…

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ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ Adds Cooperative Admission Program with FLCC

A new cooperative admission program between ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ and Finger Lakes Community College allows FLCC students to…

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ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ Tempestry Group Embraces Activism Through Crafting

The ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ 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…

Geography students
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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ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ Is a Tree Campus USA College

ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ 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…