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Living up to its name: Environmental education expands at the CEER

In a year marked by growth and innovation, Susquehanna University’s Center for Environmental Education and…

An adult and a smiling young boy sit together at a table, reading a book. Another illustrated book stands upright nearby. The adult looks at the boy, while the boy points at the open book’s pages.
Students translate climate research into storybooks

An asthmatic oyster, a sad sasquatch and color-changing coral. All are characters in a collection…

Image for news story: Senior Scholars Day continues 50-year tradition
Senior Scholars Day continues 50-year tradition

Nearly 130 students presented research, music and artwork at Susquehanna’s Senior Scholars Day, an event…

Image for news story: Dam good engineering! Beaver dams the blueprint for conservation
Dam good engineering! Beaver dams the blueprint for conservation

Matt Wilson, director of Susquehanna's Center for Environmental Education and Research and Freshwater Research Institute,…

Image for news story: Research uncovers legacy, prompts renaming a subset of Susquehanna River islands
Research uncovers legacy, prompts renaming a subset of Susquehanna River islands

No matter the passage of time, man’s imprint on the environment is difficult to erase,…

Image for news story: Professor Tracks History Through Earth’s ‘Rock Record’
Professor Tracks History Through Earth’s ‘Rock Record’

This is the fifth story in our series on Women in STEM. "The study of geology…

Image for news story: Salt: Good for Roads, Bad for Ecosystems?
Salt: Good for Roads, Bad for Ecosystems?

Though central Pennsylvania has yet to feel the full force of a northeastern winter this…

Image for news story: A New Way to Restore Ancient Roman Mosaics
A New Way to Restore Ancient Roman Mosaics

Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences Uses the Tools of His Trade at Moroccan Ruins As…

Image for news story: Biology professors pave way for Women in STEM
Biology professors pave way for Women in STEM

This is the first story in our series on Women in STEM. Peggy Peeler leads Women…

Image for news story: New Research Seeks To Predict Impact of Fracking on Streams
New Research Seeks To Predict Impact of Fracking on Streams

New research published in the American Society for Microbiology’s journal Microbiology Spectrum identifies the importance…

Susquehanna Included Among Nation’s Top Green Colleges

Susquehanna University is one of the nation’s most environmentally responsible colleges, according to The Princeton…

Pawpaw Trees To Restore Streambank, Honor Native Land

Susquehanna planted a grove of pawpaw trees at the Center for Environmental Education and Research…

Native Plants Aid Campus Wetland Restoration

Susquehanna students and faculty, along with members of the Chesapeake Conservancy and Chesapeake Conservation Corps,…

FRI Collaborations Lead to Internships for Students

Leveraging the relationships of Susquehanna’s Freshwater Research Institute and its collaborators, students majoring in the…

Brood X Cicadas Are Here!

They’re baaack … Brood X, also known as periodical, cicadas have begun emerging from…

Sustainability Management Minor Coming Fall 2021

Beginning in the fall 2021 semester, Susquehanna University will offer a minor in sustainability management. …

Princeton Review Names SU to its Guide to Green Colleges

Susquehanna University is one of the nation’s most environmentally responsible colleges, according to The Princeton…

Grad Stays Busy at Tesla Despite Economic Slowdown

When Thomas Kitt ’17 approached his senior year at Susquehanna University, he knew he wanted…

Freshwater Research Institute Awarded $32,000 DEP Grant

Susquehanna University’s Freshwater Research Institute and the Snyder County Conservation District have been awarded a…

Image for news story: Susquehanna Recognized as Top University for Renewable Energy
Susquehanna Recognized as Top University for Renewable Energy

Susquehanna University has been recognized as one of Pennsylvania’s leading universities when it comes to…

Alumnus Helps New Grad Land First Job

When Melissa Barnes ’19 first won a $2,000 scholarship from T&M Associates, a New Jersey-based…

Tap Into Sweetness

It’s not just maple trees that can be tapped for syrup. Susquehanna University has tapped several…

Former President of Ireland to Deliver Lecture on Faith, Climate Change

Mary Robinson, one of the world’s most respected advocates for climate justice and Ireland’s first…

Image for news story: Students, Volunteers Plant 2,000 Trees
Students, Volunteers Plant 2,000 Trees

Students from Susquehanna were joined by volunteers from local conservation organizations to plant a “live-stake”…

Senior Promotes Sustainability on Campus

For Shian Knouse ’20, sustainability is a passion. As news of the planet’s problems increased…

Earth and Environmental Sciences Graduate Reflects on Susquehanna Experience

Jeremy Motsko ’17 praises the professors in the earth and environmental sciences department for going…

Image for news story: Institute Gives Earth & Environmental Sciences Major Hands-on Research Experience
Institute Gives Earth & Environmental Sciences Major Hands-on Research Experience

  Earth and environmental sciences major Nicholas Visser ’20 spent the summer sampling streams…

Image for news story: Stream Research Project Experience Gives Ecology Major Valuable Skills
Stream Research Project Experience Gives Ecology Major Valuable Skills

  Helping save wild trout isn’t a bad way to spend a summer. …

Image for news story: FRI Wins Grant to Expand K-12 Education, Community Engagement
FRI Wins Grant to Expand K-12 Education, Community Engagement

Susquehanna University’s Freshwater Research Institute (FRI) was awarded a $5,000 grant from the American Geophysical…

Image for news story: Internships Abroad Turn SU Students into Civic Change Leaders
Internships Abroad Turn SU Students into Civic Change Leaders

Picture this: a rising senior spends the summer in Argentina interning for a local nonprofit…

Image for news story: Alumnus Helps New Grad Land First Job
Alumnus Helps New Grad Land First Job

When Melissa Barnes ’19 first won a $2,000 scholarship from T&M Associates, a New Jersey-based…

Image for news story: Grads Bound for the Peace Corps in Africa
Grads Bound for the Peace Corps in Africa

Two graduates from Susquehanna’s Class of 2019 will head to Africa soon for positions with…

Image for news story: Triple Major Works with Freshwater Research Institute
Triple Major Works with Freshwater Research Institute

Kaitlyn Gardineer ’21, a triple major in earth and environmental sciences, studio art and German,…

Image for news story: Independent Study Allowed Grad to Help with Sustainability Initiative
Independent Study Allowed Grad to Help with Sustainability Initiative

When Heather Pearson’s senior capstone course was canceled for the semester, one of her professors…

Image for news story: Earth & Environmental Science Grad Expands Horizons at Tesla
Earth & Environmental Science Grad Expands Horizons at Tesla

Working at Tesla, Thomas Kitt ’17 has relied on the comprehensive education he received at…

SU Named in Princeton Review’s Guide to Green Colleges

A student waters one of the 50 raised beds at Susquehanna's Campus Garden, which harvests…

Image for news story: Show Us the Honey!
Show Us the Honey!

We harvested our first batch of honey this week—about 4 gallons. Plans are to give…

Image for news story: We’re One of Sierra Club’s 2018 Cool Schools
We’re One of Sierra Club’s 2018 Cool Schools

Susquehanna operates a 12,000-panel solar array that supplies 30 percent of the university's electricity needs.Susquehanna…

Image for news story: Students Present at Landmark Research Symposium
Students Present at Landmark Research Symposium

Junior Andrew Ressler presents his chemistry research at the Landmark Conference Summer Research Symposium.Twenty-three students…

Image for news story: Class of 2018 is Going Places!
Class of 2018 is Going Places!

From New York City to Los Angeles, Susquehanna University’s 2018 graduates are going places. …

Students Present at Undergraduate Research Conference

Forty-five Susquehanna University students recently returned from Oklahoma from the National Conference on Undergraduate Research…

Image for news story: We’ve Hit Bronze for Sustainability Achievements
We’ve Hit Bronze for Sustainability Achievements

Susquehanna University has earned a STARS Bronze rating in recognition of its sustainability achievements from…

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