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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Rochester City School District Students Exploring the Road to Mars at ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ Camp

Could students from the Rochester City School District (RCSD) be instrumental in NASA’s goal to send humans to Mars…

ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ students in chemistry lab
Sleeping Sickness Grant Will Benefit Student Research

Kevin Militello, professor of biology, has been awarded a grant of nearly $460,000 from the National Institute of…

Dan DeZarn talks to CAS employees as they process garlic scapes in the kitchen.
Garlic Harvest Used for Luncheons and Training

Last week, ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ chefs prepared potato salad for an employee year-end luncheon with garlic scapes harvested from…

Students and professors studying a white oak
Geography Researchers Awarded NSF Grant to Study Oak Forests

Geography faculty members David Robertson and Stephen Tulowiecki ’09, have received an NSF grant to study 200 years…

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Student Recycling Benefits Goodwill

As part of its environmental sustainability efforts, the Center for Community expanded its student recycling program…

Fruiting mistletoe plant
Mistletoe Research May Keep You Healthy

New research by Suann Yang, assistant professor of biology, examines the interactions of mistletoe, a parasitic…

ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ teacher Randy French '83 in Antarctica on a boat.
Educator Randy French '83 Goes on National Geographic Journey to Antarctica

Randy French '83, a science teacher at ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ Central School, journeyed to Antarctica last year, made possible by a…

Danielle Arieno
Education Student Involves Holy Childhood Students in Recycling Project

A childhood/special education major's class project on Earth Day resulted in a group of children learning about how…

Amber Charlebois and Anne Pellerin
CHAS Grant to Support STEM Mentoring Program at ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ

Anne Pellerin, assistant professor of physics and astronomy, and Amber Charlebois, chemistry department lecturer,…

Stephen Tulowiecki and David Robertson
Geography Faculty Members Earn NSF Grant to Study Oak Forests

Two faculty members in the Department of Geography have received a National Science Foundation (NSF) Research in…

Daniel Ruiz 2017
Class of 2017: Meet Daniel Ruiz, Political and Community Bridge-Builder

As a senior political science major and a public administration minor, Daniel Ruiz has taken advantage of ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ’s…

Cuban street scene, used in the symposium flyer
ºÚÁÏ´«ËÍÃÅ Hosts Cuba Symposium April 20 and 21

Cuban speakers and experts on the ever-changing country are on campus today and tomorrow for an interdisciplinary…