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Jason HamiltonAssociate ProfessorBiology
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Jason and Eleanor Lahr looking at the response of soybean leaf function to insect attack using a chlorophyll fluorscence imaging system that Jason helped develop.
Photo by Bill Truslow
Join myself and other ladybug researchers
July 11 & 12, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
The Ithaca College Natural Lands Committee was recently awarded the 2008 Richard B. Fischer Environmental Conservation Recognition Award by the Town of Ithaca. The Committee’s work in using undeveloped properties as learning tools and for contributing to the natural environment of the Town of Ithaca is being recognized. Thanks to the committee’s efforts, there is now a sustainable timber management program, endangered species management protocols, and an invasive species plan, all of which emphasize biodiversity, ecosystem function and teaching and research opportunities. In addition to its work on the Newfield property, the committee also actively manages natural areas of South Hill adjacent to campus. The committee is also working with Tompkins County planners to develop a countywide management plan for unique natural areas. ( Information was taken from the Press Release.)
An award presentation took place, which included "planting" of the tree, a brief background on the Fischer Award and on the work of the Ithaca College NLC, and presentation of a certificate to the NLC by Town Supervisor Herb Engman.
Work that I am collaborating on is reported in "Sustaining a sustainable education" in the Ithaca Times newspaper. We have recently submitted a proposal to found New Roots School, a charter school in Ithaca. The goal is to create a sustainability-based high school, in which students are taught through integration of theories and practices of sustainable education. If accepted, the school will open in September 2009 with an anticipated 50 ninth and 50 tenth grade students. View the full Ithaca Times story here.
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Recent Presentations:
"What Is Sustainability and Where Did It Come From?" at Academic Enrichment Services/Office of Multicultural Affairs Summer Institute 2008. Ithaca College, July 2008.
This lecture served to build community and set the stage for academic immersion during this three-week program for new students.
"Envisioning a Sustainable Future: A Leadership Role for Higher Educations" at the FOCUS the Nation: Global Warniing Solutions for America seminar series. Rockland Community College. February 2008.
Sustainability. Is it just a buzz word? The latest feel-good idea? A new science? A unifying concept to envision a secure future? All of the above? Jason presented a thought-provoking look at the current state of people and our planet. He explored the evolution of sustainability and the role it plays in dealing with our current environmental, social, and economic dilemmas. The presentation ended with a discussion of how the concept of sustainability serves as a compass to help the RCC community move us, our institutions, and our country toward a more secure future.
