College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

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.

SUNY Oswego’s Native American studies program will host up-and-coming Seneca filmmaker Caleb Abrams for screenings and a Q&A from 4:30 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 27, in the Marano Campus Center auditorium (room 132).

Biological sciences faculty member Maria Sagot helped organize a first-of-its-kind workshop supporting important research across the Global South on an often-misunderstood yet ecologically vital animal.

Four Oswego students were recently inducted into the SUNY Oswego chapter of Delta Phi Alpha, the National German Honor Society. Clayton Andrews, Trey Woolwine, Misaki Naito and Kylie Thomas were honored for their outstanding academic achievement in German as well as for their participation in cultural events focusing on the German-speaking countries.

SUNY Oswego’s Engineering Week, sponsored by Micron Technologies, will return March 31 to April 4 to connect current university and high school students with opportunities and career pathways in this ever-growing industry.

English and creative writing faculty member Erik Wade is an advisory board member and initial contributor to Public Humanities, a major new international journal recently launched from Cambridge University Press.

The groundbreaking work of SUNY Oswego meteorology faculty and students continues to make illuminating discoveries about the phenomenon of lake-effect lightning.