By Xue Dong, Ph.D. student of EFB The World Heritage Site of the Dujiangyan irrigation system (Fig.1) located in southwestern China is also the hometown of giant panda and an ecotourism site. The Dujiangyan irrigation system was constructed 2000 years ago, and it still works well today. It not only controls the waters of … Continue reading
By graduate student Vanessa Gravenstine, MS in Environmental Communication When I was an undergraduate and envisioned my life as an environmental scientist, I imagined I would be riding in some adventure movie-style Jeep chasing elephants in Africa. Over a decade later, as a graduate student at ESF, I found myself working on an important project … Continue reading
Andrew Liang upholds a simple philosophy to his daily life—don’t let your dream stay as a dream. At the age of 14, he decided to move to United States to continue his education. As much as Andrew loves to challenge himself, the new culture and the new environment have presented unique obstacles for him. “ … Continue reading
Hello ESF. My name is David Loewen and I just transferred here. I was born in Wisconsin, and lived in Russia for three years as a young child. I’ve actually been to a ton of countries, a few being Egypt, Austria, and Jamaica. I moved to Binghamton in 2001 when my dad got a job … Continue reading
Hi everyone! My name is Jessica Kuntz. I am from Ithaca, New York which is about an hour away from Syracuse. I am planning on majoring in Biotechnology and also receiving a concentration in Spanish at Syracuse University. I’ve always been very passionate about learning languages and experiencing different cultures. I have been to Spain … Continue reading
I’m Isabella Veeramani, I live in Malden, Massachusetts, and I will be majoring in Environmental Science as well as planning to minor in Environmental Health. I went to Essex Agricultural and Technical High School, which was later changed to Essex Technical High School. There I majored in Environmental Technology. I’ve always been the shy and … Continue reading
Hey ESF, I’m Andrew, a freshman majoring in ERE. I was born in a remote village in Alaska named Bethel, but since then, I’ve moved to Eagle River, a town outside of Anchorage. To make things even more crazy, I am a lifelong dog musher, and my family runs a kennel of 22 dogs back … Continue reading
I’m Katya and I’m from Buffalo, NY majoring in Forest Resources Management. During high school I played an array of instruments from alto saxophone to xylophone. I was in groups such as Wind Ensemble, Jazz Band, and Indoor Percussion. I also played Volleyball and ran cross country. I chose ESF not only because of my … Continue reading
Happy first day of school! We hope you are all having a great day! Last week we welcomed the Class of 2019 to our campus. Below are just some scenes from one of our favorite weeks on campus. If you have images from last week you would like to share, post them to Twitter or … Continue reading
Suthod Young Major: Construction Management Graduation date: December 2015 Hometown: Moosup, CT. I have always been interested in construction. I grew up watching my father work as a Superintendent for a General Contractor in addition to work that he has done on the side. I have worked with him on his side jobs for as … Continue reading
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