Supported by federal stimulus funds, an interdisciplinary research group is creating computer simulation software that would allow architects to employ sustainable design principles from day one. (Sept. 29, 2010)
The Urban Forestry Community Engagement project seeks to recruit and educate urban residents in how to care for young trees in their communities. (Sept. 29, 2010)
Alta Gracia pays its workers nearly 3.5 times the average hourly wage for apparel workers in the Dominican Republic, while its clothing costs about the same as Big Red garments of similar quality. (Sept. 29, 2010)
New research by Max Zhang, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, targets diesel-fueled large trucks as the biggest culprits for polluting the air in and around Beijing. (Sept. 28, 2010)
On Campus Sustainability Day, Oct. 20, CALS will launch CALS Green, an energy conservation and sustainability initiative to promote environmentally conscientious behavior among students, faculty and staff. (Sept. 27, 2010)
Plant pathologist George Hudler and extension plant pathologist Dawn Dailey O'Brien have won an award for producing 'Branching Out' - an integrated pest management newsletter - since 1994. (Sept. 27, 2010)
Cornell's Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management will celebrate its recent naming gift with two panel discussions Oct. 1 in Kennedy Hall's Call Alumni Auditorium. (Sept. 22, 2010)
A Sept. 21 visit to campus by Richard Kessel, president and CEO of the New York Power Authority, was highlighted by a discussion about state and local efforts toward sustainability. (Sept. 22, 2010)
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County and Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services are using a pilot weatherization and pellet stove project to show how households can lower home energy costs. (Sept. 21, 2010)
Natalie Mahowald, associate professor of earth and atmospheric sciences, will help develop the chapter on the physical science basis for climate change. (Sept. 20, 2010)
Frank DiSalvo said at the Sustainable Earth, Energy and Environmental Systems speaker series that significant progress toward sustainable energy, including solar energy, will occur by mid-century. (Sept. 15, 2010)
