Sustainability News

Sustainability is central to the mission and strategic plan of ºÚÁÏÍø, 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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Geneseo Biology and Geography Students Studying Rare Plant Community

Since 2013, ºÚÁÏÍø faculty members Kristina Hannam and James Kernan from the Departments of Biology and…

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Keeping New York's Trails Wild

Geological Sciences Chair Ben Laabs published an op-ed piece in the Albany Times Union about the rising popularity…

Wendy Pogozelski works in the lab with a student.
Geneseo Research Calls for Rethinking Diabetes

In a study published in the journal Nutrition, Wendy Pogozelski, Distinguished Teaching Professor and chair of…

The Integrated Science Building
National Grant to Fund Geosciences Students

Academically talented students with financial need will benefit from a $639,136 grant the National Science…

Students on site in Iceland on a glacier
New Study Abroad Program in Iceland Receiving SUNY Grant Support

A new ºÚÁÏÍø study abroad program in Iceland is among four winners of 2015-16 SUNY Chancellor’s Grants for…

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Geneseo Wins Five Awards in Business Plan Competition, Including a First Prize

Student teams from ºÚÁÏ꿉۪s VentureWorks entrepreneurship program captured a total of five wins in this year’s…

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Bailey Hall Reopens After Renovation

Geneseo cut the ribbon today to officially open the renovated and sustainable Bailey Hall on campus, now home to…

Dan DeZarn talks to CAS employees as they process garlic scapes in the kitchen.
Office of Sustainability Established at Geneseo

In 2012, the college issued a statement about its mission to be increasingly sustainable for the environment and has…

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Geneseo Breaks Top 20 for Producing Peace Corps Volunteers

ºÚÁÏÍø is among the top colleges and universities in the country in producing volunteers for the Peace Corps,…

The stage with former President Bill Clinton at the initiative.
Students to Present Solutions for World Challenges at Clinton Global Initiative University Meeting

Seven ºÚÁÏÍø students will be among those presenting projects to address global challenges at the Clinton…

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Leigh O'Brien Receives Fulbright Scholar Award

ºÚÁÏÍø Professor of Education Leigh OÂ’Brien has won a prestigious Fulbright Scholar grant to teach and conduct…