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At the National Institutes of Health, Greg Roloff ’12 analyzes blood samples of patients with leukemia that persists after cancer treatment — at levels below detection.

He is part of a team of researchers who are developing clinical tests to find lingering cells sooner, and ultimately save lives.

The Jewish Foundation for the Education of Women (JFEW) announced it is extending the SUNY International Relations and Global Affairs Program, which offers a 2-year support package for SUNY women preparing for careers in international relations.

On Wednesday, March 1, from 2:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. in Newton 202, there is an information session for faculty, students and staff who may be interested in teaching, learning, conducting research or contributing their time to a project in the park.

Nicholas Warner, assistant professor of geology, is among planetary geologists in California this week presenting evidence to NASA scientists on the best Mars landing sites for the next rover mission, scheduled to launch in 2020.

Setting the Table for Sustainable Food Systems in the Genesee Valley and Beyond... SUNY Geneseo’s Office of Sustainability is hosting a two-day symposium to discuss sustainable food systems, with a particular focus on the Genesee Valley.

Adventure-seekers who travel with these Geneseo friends also support education and conservation in Zambia.

Geneseo's eGarden is part of the college's sustainability mission, and hosts a series of experimental efforts that do everything from harnessing solar and wind power to using the larvae of black soldier flies to compose waste food as part of a process that could give Geneseo its own farm-to-table dining.

Associate Professor of Geological Sciences Dori Farthing shares her passion for geology in a way that dispels students’ misguided notions that they “can’t do science.”

From a chilly clime 9,000 miles away, SUNY Geneseo faculty member Glenn McClure still found a way to connect with our students.

In 2002, the college introduced a campus shuttle service. Fourteen years later, the number of cars on campus has been drastically reduced.

A SUNY Geneseo faculty member is heading to Antarctica with a team of climate scientists this month where he will gather information to compose music based upon seismic data gathered at the site.

After graduating in 2014 with a degree in childhood/special education as well as a minor in Asian studies and a concentration in women and gender studies, Hannah Hunter moved to Pattaya, Thailand to teach.

October is Sustainability Month at the college and campus community members are hosting more than a dozen lectures, workshops and hands-on events that raise awareness, spark discussion and promote personal involvement.

President Denise A. Battles and volunteer leadership staff were in Washington, D.C., last week and returned with an important honor: The college is again named in the President’s 2015 Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll.

Items that would be bound for the trash heap but instead were donated by departing students last summer raised more than $8,000 for the campus InterFaith Center and food and other resources for local organizations.

A recently announced $2.5 million School Improvement Grant will fund services provided by SUNY Geneseo to Rochester City School District’s School 19, to help implement wide-ranging changes in the school.

Cornell University Professor Tony Ingraffea, featured speaker for the President’s Annual Sustainability Lecture, will give a talk at Geneseo about the need for renewable energy. 

The Gilman Scholarship Program offers grants for U.S. citizen undergraduate students of limited financial means to pursue studies abroad, better preparing U.S. students to assume significant roles in an increasingly global economy and interdependent world.

SUNY Geneseo President Denise A. Battles was among those cutting the ribbon this week to officially open the Humphrey Nature Center at Letchworth State Park. Letchworth is a short distance southwest of Geneseo and includes an educational partnership with the college for students and faculty to continue year-round teaching and research with the park.

Several students and recent Geneseo graduates are overseas helping with country development, learning about innovation and entrepreneurship, and getting a taste of international politics and relations.

Sparks of Change: Alumna Creates First School for the Deaf

The first home Raymond Lord III ’11 sold as a newbie real-estate agent was $3 million. He's paying his success forward by funding student innovation and assisting inclusivity efforts.

A SUNY Geneseo graduating senior and a recent alumna have been awarded highly competitive U.S. Student Fulbright Scholarships for 2016-17 to participate in the English Teaching Assistant (ETA) Program.

Four SUNY Geneseo students were selected to travel to the University of California, Berkeley for the 2016 Clinton Global Initiative University conference.

SUNY Geneseo students raised an unprecedented $173,282.51 in Saturday’s 11th annual Relay for Life, a fundraiser that supports the American Cancer Society (ACS). In aiding the ACS, the student-run event helped not only to raise money for cancer research, but also to sustain services for cancer patients.