Whether you are observing energy efficient lighting in the library, an inundation of bikers on the sidewalk, or recycle bins multiplying across campus, one thing is certain: HWS are getting greener by the second!
On April 2, the Colleges launched new green initiatives, celebrated their ongoing commitment to the environmental movement and concluded the festivities with President Forum Series guest Dr... More >>
Hobart Junior awarded scholarship, internship, by federal agency
Austin Kana '09 is the recipient of a prestigious Environmental Protection Agency Greater Research Opportunities Award. The scholarship is offered to 15 students nation-wide based on strong academic potential in an environmental science.
"It's unbelievable, said Kana, who only recently discovered that he had been selected for t... More >>
Tom Drennen, HWS associate professor of economics, will be featured on WCNY's "Hour CNY" program at 12:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19. Drennen is expected to discuss the recently passed energy legislation. Hour CNY is WCNY's live, daily talk program featuring people, places and happenings of Central New York. Hosted by George Kilpatrick and Linda Lowen, the program is rebroadcast daily at 10 p.m. on WCNY2, available on Time Warner Cable in Onondaga and Oswego counties and in Cazenovia. More >>
Renewed grant will fund student research and other initiatives
Hobart and William Smith Colleges have received a renewed grant of $300,000 from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to further develop and enhance the Environmental Studies program and the Finger Lakes Institute.
The grant, to be dispersed over the next three years, will allow HWS to embark upon several new projects that will strengt... More >>
October 9, 2000 Geneva, NY-Hobart and William Smith Colleges have received a grant of $290,000 from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation that will allow the Colleges to expand its already vibrant and robust program in Environmental Studies, extend its collaborative summer research program, and strengthen its outreach for secondary school students. Environmental Studies at HWS is an interdisciplinary program which focuses concern for the environment with a mix of courses from the natural sciences, soc... More >>
Jacob Scherr from the National Resource Defense Council leads discussion February 28, 2000 Geneva, NY - Jacob Scherr, director of the International Program at the Natural Resources Defense Council, who has been working at the front of the environmental movement for more than 25 years, will discuss "Globalization: Environmental Peril and Promise" at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 9, in the Geneva Room on the Hobart and William Smith Colleges campus. Scherr has worked toward the elimination of nucle... More >>
