Hobart and William Smith Colleges - agstation

White '11 Works toward Sustainability

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

This summer, Cullen White '11 is helping to shape the agricultural future of New York. Working in the horticulture department at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station (NYSAES) in Geneva, a division of Cornell University, White is researching the "Willow Project," which focuses on the genetics and physiology of the willow shrub. The goal is the deployment of elite varieties of willows a...

Rickey Foundation Supports Research

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Each summer since 1987, Hobart and William Smith have been bringing students together on campus for the Summer Science Research Program that partners students with faculty mentors to engage in original research projects. The Colleges are proud to announce that the Brenda and David Rickey Foundation has recently approved a three year, $45,000 grant to support students in the Summer Science Research Pr...

Learning to Teach and Teaching to Learn

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Mike Ellis ’10, a double major in biology and environmental studies, secured not just one, but two internships this summer. From culturing fungi at the Ag Station, to hopping aboard the William Scandling with 35 young, aspiring scientists, Ellis has certainly experienced a broad spectrum of scientific activities over the past few months. With the help of his advisor, Associate Professor of Biolo...

All In a Day's Work

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

For Travis Blum ’10, antennal dissections, DNA isolation and gene cloning are all in a day’s work. The biology major is spending his summer months working alongside Assistant Professor of Biology Kristy Kenyon in a collaborative project with scientists at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station (NYSAES). Headed by Charles D. Linn and Wendell Roelofs, members of the entomology de...

HWS and Cornell University Formalize Student Research Opportunity

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

More than 100 HWS students have worked at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station (NYSAES) over the past 20 years because of an informal request made on behalf of one student. It all began when HWS Professor of Biology Tom Glover asked entomologists Charles Linn and Wendell Roelofs, the Liberty Hyde Bailey Professor of Insect Biochemistry, to place a student in a summer job in their laboratory. Recently, a Memorandum of Understanding was created between Hobart and William Smith Co...

Blackwell Scholars Prep for Med School

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

This year, the Classes of 2008 Blackwell Medical Scholars, seniors Meaghan McCarthy and Nicholas Baranco, will graduate and go on to study at the SUNY Upstate Medical Center. Applying during their senior year of high school, McCarthy and Baranco met the rigorous academic requirements and demonstrated a commitment to a career in medicine as required for the scholarship. As recipients, they re...

Experiment Station plans anniversary open house

Sun, 02 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT

The state Agricultural Experiment Station will celebrate its 125th anniversary with an open house from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15. An official welcome will begin at 11 a.m. on the lawn of Parrott Hall. For details on the celebration, visit Experiment Station.

Ecologically Sound Pest Management for Homes, Workplaces and Public Areas

Fri, 13 May 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Safe and sustainable methods to control insects, weeds and rodents will be presented (May 9, 2005) GENEVA, N.Y.-The Finger Lakes Institute at Hobart and William Smith Colleges will host a presentation by Jennifer Grant of the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station (NYSAES). She will discuss the ecology of the land and enable landowners to make and implement decisions about pest management which are safe, productive and sustainable. Grant is assistant director of the New York State Insect...