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

Curricular Changes Show Success By Fourth Year

Science faculty finds that student buy-in to a new curriculum, and therefore satisfaction, increases with each successive undergraduate cohort — and learning gains did not suffer.
4-Jan-2019 3:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

Planetary Geologist and Undergrads Embedded at JPL for NASA’s InSight Mars Landing

Two undergraduate researchers will join Geneseo planetary geologist Nick Warner at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Nov. 26 in Pasadena, Calif., for the scheduled 3 p.m. ET landing of InSight, NASA’s latest mission to Mars. The team will work...
20-Nov-2018 7:05 AM EST Add to Favorites

New Initiatives and Long-Term Traditions Reinforce Town-Gown Ties

“Community” is an oft-cited value at rural colleges whose students and events make up a large portion of their towns' activity. SUNY Geneseo and Village of Geneseo have worked together to reinforce the role of the Village in sustaining a highly...
1-Oct-2018 3:35 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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