Geneseo First Response, commonly referred to as GFR, is SUNY Geneseo’s student volunteer emergency response service. As documented on their official page on SUNY Geneseo’s website, they serve as the primary emergency medical service (EMS) agency for the campus and work as a part of an integrated emergency response system on campus, alongside University Police and Geneseo’s Department of Student Health and Counseling.

Measles is making a return to the United States with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirming 733 cases in 2026 as of Feb. 5. This is a jarring number when compared to the total number of confirmed cases in 2025, which was reported to be 2,276. 

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program, according to Fulbright Online, creates valuable academic and professional opportunities for students in higher education and for professional scholars. SUNY Geneseo’s news center has detailed that the college “has once again been named a Top Producer of both Fulbright US student and Fulbright US Scholar awards.” This is Geneseo’s eighth time receiving this honor. 

The vaquita porpoise is known as “the world’s smallest cetacean,” according to the Save the Vaquita website. Unfortunately, the vaquita population has reached dangerously low numbers—with less than 20 of the porpoises in the wild, as detailed by VaquitaCPR.

SUNY Geneseo has committed to living up to its name as a public honors college by responding to its students' high motivations to succeed, and making sure it has the proper resources for them to do so.

Last week, the world was forced to mourn the loss of one of the most legendary women to ever grace the screens. On Jan. 30, 2026, famous actress Catherine O’Hara passed away at 71 years old.

Strike activity has broken out in cities across the country two weeks in a row on Jan. 23 and Jan. 30 in response to sweeping escalations in the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement operations.

In an effort to accelerate and encourage deep-sea mining and exploration, President Donald Trump has moved to grant a record number of permits to companies searching for critical minerals, as reported by Reuters.

In the Mexican state of Oaxaca in the municipality of San Pablo Huitzo, just northwest of the state capital of Oaxaca de Juárez, archaeologists from Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have uncovered a 1,400-year-old tomb of the Zapotec civilization of southern Mexico, according to Live Science. 

Two members of the United States National Guard were shot in downtown Washington, D.C, just blocks away from the White House, on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025 as reported by BBC. The suspect was apprehended and taken into custody following the attack.

As of December of 2025, a decision was made in June of this year to alter a cease a role within SUNY Geneseo’s Department of Student Life—the role of Student Volunteerism and Community Engagement—with the dismissal of the current Assistant Director of Student Volunteerism & Community Engagement, Cheyenne DeMarco, effective February 2026.

Recently, multiple marine animals have been granted additional international protections by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).

On Nov. 20, 2025, the SUNY Geneseo Student Court convened for the first time since recommencing during the Spring 2025 semester.

After 232 years of production, the final circulating penny was struck by United States Treasurer Brandon Beach on Nov. 12, 2025, at the United States Mint production facilities in Philadelphia, according to the United States Mint website.

Sudan is a country currently undergoing a horrific domestic war. Genocide Watch stated, “the war in Sudan has escalated to stage nine of the Ten Stages of Genocide: Extermination.” 

In June of 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruled that marriage between same-sex couples would be legalized nationwide, demolishing bans on same-sex marriages in 14 states, as detailed by AP News.

On Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025, the Music Society of SUNY Geneseo held a student-led presentation titled, “What the Arts Mean to Us: A guided discussion of our performing arts community.”

Last week, rangers working in the Chyulu Hills National Park in Kenya made a truly exciting discovery. On a camera set up to observe the animals, footage revealed a black rhino calf trailing behind its mother, as reported by ABC News.

On Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025 Sisters Making a Change (SMAC) hosted their annual Turkey Trot 5K on the SUNY Geneseo campus.