College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

A few years ago, biological sciences faculty member Daniel Baldassarre convinced SUNY Oswego to make an earth-friendly and bird-friendly decision to let some underused fields go wild to provide a home for bobolinks and other migrating species.

This year’s 3 Minute Thesis competition featured presentations on exceptional research from some of SUNY Oswego’s graduate students on Wednesday, April 2, in the Marano Campus Center auditorium.

Muhammad Musozoda is advancing sustainable, heat-resistant compounds, research that led him to a Ph.D. program at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Gabriella Patterson, a double major in wellness management and psychology, will present research at Quest on April 23 that examines how to better prepare students for success in college and beyond.

SUNY Oswego’s Canal Forest Restoration Project team will host nature-related activities, such as arts and crafts, kayaking, a story walk, local vendors and student research posters the day after National Arbor Day, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 26, at Rice Creek Field Station.

For Katie Karlen, a SUNY Oswego dual major in psychology and public relations, a Quest poster presentation promoting a better understanding of neurodiversity comes from a longstanding interest.

On Feb. 19, meteorology faculty member Scott Steiger and SUNY Oswego students correctly predicted that lake-effect snow bands would blanket the campus and surrounding communities, but most forecasters said the heavy snow would hit 20 miles further south instead. Why is lake-effect snow so hard to predict? Steiger, who has been interested in the phenomenon since elementary school, explains.

The university’s Great Lakes Institute will connect schoolchildren and other community members with educational opportunities tied to the Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary through a recent $100,000 grant.

SUNY Oswego recently introduced a new statistics major that can multiply the number of data-driven career options for interested students.