With climate change, Northeast maple syrup production is expected to slightly decline by 2100, and the window for tapping trees will move earlier by about a month, reports a Cornell study.
The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences presented their annual Research and Extension Awards and new Core Value Staff Awards Nov. 8. (Nov. 10, 2010)
A national ranking placed Cornell among 52 schools named as 'Overall College Sustainability Leaders' on the College Sustainability Report Card 2011. (Nov. 4, 2010)
Achieving a sustainable world will require increased awareness, policy changes and an inclusive approach, said panelists in a discussion Oct. 28 in Statler Hall. (Oct. 29, 2010)
The Cornell Plantations' Brian C. Nevin Welcome Center was dedicated Oct. 28, culminating a decade of building and renovation projects at the Plantations. (Oct. 29, 2010)
David R. Atkinson '60 and his wife, Patricia Atkinson, have committed $80 million to provide a permanent center on campus that will position Cornell to be a global leader in sustainability. (Oct. 28, 2010)
The project aims to develop a more sustainable industry that produces broccoli locally, reduces emissions from cross-country trucking and conserves scarce western U.S. irrigation water. (Oct. 25, 2010)
Cornell researcher Paul Bowser and Sea Grant fisheries specialist Dave MacNeill have received the first Research to Application Award for work on a fish virus and applying it in non-academic settings. (Oct. 20, 2010)
The Cornell Center for a Sustainable Future will host a panel discussion on sustainability Thursday, Oct. 28. A major announcement related to Cornell's future role in sustainability effort will follow. (Oct. 20, 2010)
Cornell was one of 12 colleges and universities to receive the Climate Leadership Award for Institutional Excellence in Climate Leadership. (Oct. 19, 2010)
Climate change could force 100 million people to lose their homes; entire countries will be underwater, according to the documentary 'Climate Refugees' and an Oct. 14 panel discussion. (Oct. 18, 2010)
Robin Hadlock Seeley, a Cornell senior research associate and assistant director at the Shoals Marine Lab, received a 2010 TogetherGreen Fellowship, a national conservation award. (Oct. 14, 2010)