Study looks at Impact of Native American Land Use on Forests

In a new article published in the Journal of Biogeography, SUNY Geneseo geographer Associate Professor Stephen Tulowiecki and four undergraduate researchers examined the influence of Native American land use on the composition of historic forests...
26-Apr-2022 8:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Grant to Support Internships on NYS's Revolutionary War History

The Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation (RDLGF) has awarded SUNY distinguished professor of history Michael Leroy Oberg, the SUNY Geneseo Center for Local and Municipal History, and a consortium of six other colleges and universities a three-year...
22-Dec-2021 2:40 PM EST Add to Favorites

You Might Not Know What You’re Saying

SUNY Geneseo's Jason Ozubko is the first author on a recent paper that looks at a type of memory glitch called a “recognition failure.” It’s when you can come up with a word—like the name of a restaurant you’re struggling to...
29-Oct-2021 1:35 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Limiting COVID-19 on College Campuses

Recently published research by SUNY Geneseo biologist Professor Gregg Hartvigsen reveals the most effective non-pharmaceutical measures that can help reduce the spread of COVID-19 on residential college campuses.
15-Oct-2021 10:40 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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