Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Arctic ice loss amplified Superstorm Sandy violence

Cornell and Rutgers researchers say that the severe loss of summertime Arctic sea ice enhances conditions like Superstorm Sandy.

Kassam elected to Academy of Sciences in Tajikistan

Natural resources professor Karim-Aly Kassam has been elected to the Academy of Sciences in Tajikistan.

Social scientists stress importance of sustainability work

Six social scientists discussed their research at the Third Annual Young Social Scientists Sustainability Research Forum Feb. 21.

CALS seeks to meet needs of the world's poorest

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences launched the celebration of the 50th anniversary of its International Programs Feb. 15.

Big Red fans recycle, compost 96 percent of game trash

To ease our blue planet's environmental pressures, the Cornell Big Red turned green at the university's first Zero Landfill basketball game on Feb. 23. The fans helped divert 96 percent of the trash.

Sachs explores cemetery roots of American parks

In his new book 'Arcadian America,' historian Aaron Sachs examines a lost American environmental tradition, in the cemeteries that served as the nation's first urban parks.

Physicists crack science of ice formation

For a variety of common cryoprotectants, the time for ice to form has a simple exponential variation with concentration.

Backyard bird count goes global, shatters records

The first global Great Backyard Bird Count, Feb. 15-18, was the largest worldwide bird count ever; bird-watchers counted more than 25 million birds.

Johnson team wins renewable energy competition

Five students from Cornell's Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management captured first place Feb. 21 at the University of Michigan's fourth Renewable Energy Case Competition.