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AWI stewards intercept hydrilla on personal watercraft trailer at Upper Saranac Lake
On July 29, watercraft inspectors Dave Prosser and Bayle Reichert inspected a pair of personal watercrafts attempting to launch at the Saranac Inn State Boat Launch on Upper Saranac Lake, subsequently detecting and removing a strand of hydrilla (water ...
Aug 2, 2017, 11:34am EDT
Paul Smith's College launches logger-training program
The School of Logging is in full swing at Paul Smith's College until Aug. 5. The four-week course prepares students to become loggers who are ready to enter the workforce. They learn to safely operate common logging equipment such as chainsaws,...
Jul 25, 2017, 10:36am EDT
Paul Smith's College professor: Recently discovered toad endangered by construction project
A Paul Smith's College professor who helped discover a rare species of toad is urging the public to help save it from extinction. Eric Simandle, professor of Natural Sciences, and his colleagues at the University of Nevada, Reno say a proposed ...
Jul 5, 2017, 8:41am EDT
Paul Smith's College announces new academic programs
This fall semester, Paul Smith's College will launch several new academic opportunities for new and returning students, including a Bachelor of Science in psychology. In addition to the new four-year degree are two living and learning communities, t...
Jun 22, 2017, 3:41pm EDT
Paul Smith's College student honored with local award
A Paul Smith's College student is the proud recipient of the first-ever Rick Morse Award, named for a longtime environmental advocate who died last year. Tyler Dezago, a senior majoring in Ecological Restoration, was honored with the award and ...
Jun 9, 2017, 1:51pm EDT
Adirondack colleges join forces to reduce cost of higher education
Two area colleges signed an agreement last week enabling all past and future North Country Community College graduates to enroll at Paul Smith's College at a significantly discounted tuition rate. The agreement reflects both colleges' commitments to at...
May 16, 2017, 9:27am EDT
Research finds increase of infected ticks in the North Country
Paul Smith's College's efforts to monitor tick populations and tick-borne pathogens in the Adirondack region, in collaboration with the New York State Department of Health, have documented an increase in infected ticks in the North Country. Focusing...
Apr 28, 2017, 9:30am EDT
Paul Smith's woodsmen's team dominates Spring Meet, STIHL qualifier
The Paul Smith's College woodsmen's team made history over the weekend, becoming the first school to sweep all three divisions in the 71st Annual Spring Meet Woodsmen's Conclave. To further cement a perfect weekend, timbersports action came to a clo...
Apr 25, 2017, 11:19am EDT
Paul Smith's College gears up for "Super Bowl" of collegiate timbersports
The 71st Annual Spring Meet Woodsmen's Conclave - the "Super Bowl" of collegiate timbersports - will be held at Paul Smith's College Friday and Saturday, April 21-22. Forty teams from 15 colleges and universities will be competing, putting 400 athle...
Apr 17, 2017, 4:01pm EDT
Paul Smith's College student entrepreneurs podium in business competition
Four Paul Smith's College students participated in the North Country Regional Business Plan Competition Friday, April 5, all taking home top-3 finishes in the entrepreneurship event. Chris Beckwith, a veteran at Paul Smith's, took second place and a...
Apr 13, 2017, 2:36pm EDT