FoMO Nudges Students Toward Future Happiness

A new study found that college students are challenging traditional ideas of where and how they invest their time. They are preparing for the future by investing in relationships and leveraging the “fear of missing out,” or FoMO, as a reminder...
12-Mar-2021 8:05 AM EST Add to Favorites

Research Can Help Pawpaws Gain New Ground

Despite its tropical-sounding name and exotic-tasting In a recent article in Plant Ecology, Associate Professor The pawpaw is extremely rare in New York State, with only 20 known locations. Stephen Tulowiecki, a geographer at SUNY Geneseo, studied...
11-Dec-2020 3:55 PM EST Add to Favorites

Study shows impact of licensing restrictions on immigrant farmworkers

A three-year study by SUNY Geneseo anthropologists shows that driver licensing restrictions led to increased social isolation and health risks for immigrant agricultural workers. The researchers identified factors that prevent immigrants from...
2-Jun-2020 3:15 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Study Maps 1790s Distribution of American Chestnut in WNY

The American chestnut tree was made functionally extinct by an invasive blight fungus in the early 1900s. Work is currently underway to develop a blight-resistant variety through breeding and genetic engineering. With the potential reintroduction of...
27-Feb-2020 11:55 AM EST Add to Favorites

Native American Burning Key to Rare Oak Savannas

In a recent article in Annals of the American Association of Geographers, geographers from the State University of New York (SUNY) found that Native American land use—in particular, the use of fire—was critical in shaping the distribution of oak...
26-Sep-2019 8:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

SUNY Geneseo Awarded $884K NSF Grant

The NSF has awarded an $883,754 grant to SUNY Geneseo to support women faculty in STEM. The ADVANCE PLAN project will be led by Wendy Pogozelski, SUNY distinguished teaching professor of chemistry, and Karleen West, associate professor of political...
13-Aug-2019 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Reconstructing Fashion

Katherine Andersen, from Bronxville, NY, who majored in international relations, has a passion for costume construction. While studying abroad in the Netherlands during Fall 2018, she saw an exhibit at Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum on the Dutch trade...
19-Jul-2019 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Ganie DeHart’s 25 Years of Sibling and Friend Research

SUNY Geneseo Distinguished Teaching Professor of Psychology Ganie DeHart recently surpassed the silver anniversary of her longitudinal study of sibling and friend relationships. The ongoing observation of the same people over time provides rich data...
27-Feb-2019 2:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

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