Through innovative research, education and extension programs, the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station (NYSAES) seeks to advance a sustainable agriculture and food system that will improve human health, protect the environment and support the economic development that is needed to address state and global needs.
The Station, which is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year, has four academic departments: Entomology (the study of insects), Food Science & Technology, Horticultural Sciences and Plant Pathology.
"Open-ended research is so different from classroom labs," said Thomas Glover, liaison between the Colleges and NYSAES and adjunct professor at Cornell. "Students do very sophisticated work, much of which gets published in scientific journals. It's a really great experience."
According to the MOU, the Colleges' goal is to place 10 to 20 students in research positions at the Station each year. Qualified and accepted HWS students can participate in summer or academic-year research such as an independent study, honors work or a research semester. Students who take part in a research semester are permitted to conduct research at the Station in lieu of two courses in one particular semester. Students may receive course credit or monetary compensation for their research work at the Station.
This summer, Katie Mancuso '09, Travis Blum '10, Samantha Tandle '10, Leslie Hopke '10, Ryan Kincaid '11, Michael Ellis '10 and Chi Poon '09 will all be conducting research at the Station, either with Station researchers or HWS faculty who also work at the Station.
This summer, Laura Martin '10 is fulfilling her passion through an internship experience with Africa Action in Washington, D.C. Through the national organization that works for political, economic, and social justice in Africa, she has been given the opportunity to help people of a place for which she has great fervor.
Working on a double major in International Relations and Africana Studies, Mart... More >>
Associate Professor of Political Science Kevin Dunn was recently invited to be a keynote speaker at the 2009 Conference of the Association of Development Researchers in Denmark. The conference, titled "Bringing the State Back In: New Roles and Responsibilities of the 21st Century State," was held in Copenhagen on May 12 and 13. The Association of Development Researchers in Denmark is an associatio... More >>
Since 2007, the Charles H. Salisbury Summer International Internship Stipend Award has given some of Hobart and William Smith's finest students the opportunity to pursue their academic passions abroad. This year, the 2009 winners of the award are Seher Syed '10, who will travel to Bangladesh; Regina Triplett '10, who will visit Geneva, Switzerland; and Adam Croglia '10, who will travel to Vietnam.... More >>
Alum Martha Pigott '06 is currently serving in the Peace Corps in Malawi, an assignment she began in June of 2007. Recently, the Buffalo News wrote about Pigott and her experience in Dzoole, Malawi and the Web site her brother created to help her raise money for youths in the village.
"I didn't know a thing about Malawi when I learned that's where I was going! To tell you the truth, I didn't even ... More >>
At HWS, students' scholarly passions don't end when they leave the classroom. In fact, they aren't even limited to Geneva or the United States. Juniors Emma Kelly and Julie Isaacson have taken their passion for women's studies to Mendoza, Argentina.
While studying abroad this semester, Kelly and Isaacson presented the results of their independent study projects at the third annual conference on In... More >>
