SUNY-ESF Headlines

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Aug. 27, 2026 – The Graduate School at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) welcomed its largest incoming graduate class in College history this fall. The record-setting class represents an approximately 53% increase over fall 2025 enrollment and reflects growing interest in ESF's graduate programs, research opportunities, and commitment to developing solutions to pressing environmental challenges.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Aug. 26, 2026 – The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) puts the focus on the future at the New York State Fair. The College is bringing 10 days of interactive STEM-focused activities highlighting environmental science, engineering, natural resources and chemistry. From Aug. 26 to Sept. 4, fairgoers can jump into interactive exhibits, meet the scientists and students working to improve our world, and discover what the future holds.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Aug. 18, 2026 — The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry’s (ESF) New York State Center for Sustainable Materials Management (CSMM) today announced a strengthened staff leadership team that positions the Center for continued statewide growth, innovation, and impact across New York's circular economy.

SYRACUSE, NY — Aug. 18, 2026 — A hallmark of Central New York is the fall foliage. This year, however, the Norway maples seem to have got a jump start on autumn, but not in a good way. Most Norway maples in the Central New York landscape, especially the purple-leaved cultivars such as Crimson King and Queen, have few if any functional leaves as they have withered into a crumbly mass.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — July 30, 2026 — The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) has completed the most successful fundraising campaign in its history, raising $43.5 million and exceeding its ambitious goal by $3.5 million less than one year after the campaign's public launch in May 2025. The milestone represents a remarkable show of support for ESF's mission and future.

File photo: Timbuctoo Climate Science and Careers Summer Institute Innovative program puts New York City’s aspiring environmentalists on a path to careers in climate, natural resource management, and the green economy ALBANY, N.Y. – July 23, 2026 — State University of New York Chancellor John B. King Jr. celebrated SUNY ESF’s Timbuctoo Climate Science and Careers Summer Institute program for New York City high school students.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — July 22, 2026 — Building on a successful partnership, the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) and the Van Cortlandt Park Alliance (VCPA) are continuing to invest in the next generation of environmental leaders through the Garden 2 Market and Urban Ecology Teen Internship programs.

Week-long residential experience will introduce high school students to engineering research, industry careers, and college life SYRACUSE, N.Y. — July 21, 2026 — The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF), in partnership with the Syracuse Pulp & Paper Foundation (SPPF), will welcome 35 rising high school seniors to its Syracuse campus for the first-ever Explore Engineering Summer Program, taking place Aug. 2–7, 2026.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — July 17,2026 — The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) welcomed colleagues from the State University of New York (SUNY) to campus on July 13 to discuss ways to strengthen student success through SUNY's Academic Momentum Campaign, a systemwide initiative designed to help more students persist, progress, and graduate.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — July 16, 2026 — The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) has launched a new Advanced Certificate in Indigenous Peoples and the Environment, a graduate program designed to prepare environmental professionals to work effectively and respectfully with Indigenous Nations in research, conservation, restoration, and natural resource management.