A Cornell study warns that the existing system of space-based rainfall observation satellites requires a serious overhaul or many countries, particularly in the developing world, could face major flooding.
Students have examined the commercial viability of an emerging business: farming housefly larva meal into animal or fish feed. They are working with faculty fellows at the Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future.
Because urban sanitation scores don't tell the whole story in India, Cornell water-resources experts recommend allowing cities to custom-design measures that will save lives and lift their residents to improved health.
Cornell Institute for Public Affairs student Shamir Shehab will receive an award from Queen Elizabeth II in June for his work in his native Bangladesh to educate young people on climate change.
Cornell faculty members to speak on an array of topics at the American Association for the Advancement of Science 2015 annual meeting to be held Feb. 12-16 in San Jose, California.
Think tofu but with a creepy-crawly, sustainable twist: A Cornell food science team will compete Feb. 14 at the Thought for Food Global Summit in Lisbon, Portugal, with C-fu – a new protein product made entirely of crushed mealworms.
To fend off climate change and help to sustain the Earth, this is a slam dunk: Cornell Athletics has begun to install new LED lights at all campus sports facilities, including Lynah Rink and Newman Arena.
Cornell President David Skorton today released the report of the Climate Action Plan Acceleration Working Group, which recommends actions the campus should take to become carbon neutral by 2035.
President David Skorton has released the report of the Climate Action Plan Acceleration Working Group, which recommends actions to help the Ithaca campus become carbon neutral by 2035.
Cornell engineers have found that firing up diesel backup generators in non-emergency situations triggers rising atmospheric ozone concentrations due to additional nitrogen oxide emissions.
Anne LaBastille, ’55, Ph.D. ’69 inspired generations of women to enter the natural sciences with her Thoreau-inspired “Woodswoman” series of books. Now her estate will support doctoral-level women studying conservation or natural resources.
Striving to become greener than ever, Martha Van Rensselaer Hall West and the residential complex Court-Kay-Bauer and Mews halls won the 2014 Energy Smackdown 2014 - saving Cornell thousands of dollars.
