President David Skorton will present the 'Partners in Sustainability Award' to NYSERDA, a state agency with a long record of support for energy innovation and conservation, in a ceremony April 21. (April 16, 2010)
Retirees volunteering on environmental projects could not only prompt you to get more exercise but also improve mental and physical health through old age, according to a new Cornell study. (April 15, 2010)
The incinerator at Cornell's Vet School was officially shut down on April 7 and replaced with a new digester for disposing of animal remains. (April 15, 2010)
James E. Hansen, called the father of climate change science, will deliver the 2010 Jill and Kenneth Iscol Distinguished Environmental Lecture Monday, April 19.
Cornell researchers are partnering with Latin American institutions to explore how to enable impoverished youths to become productive workers, active citizens and nurturing family members. (April 12, 2010)
Students living in Cornell's William Keeton House are partnering Ithaca Children's Garden in Cass Park. Their first project: building a greenhouse from more than 900 plastic bottles. (April 12, 2010)
A Johnson School team took first place among the nation's leading business schools in the IdeaCorps Challenge at Entrepreneur Week 2010 in New Orleans. (April 8, 2010)
To kick off Sustainability Month at Cornell, Professor Max Zhang spoke about what we've learned about hurting the environment in our effort to harness energy. (April 7, 2010)
As of March 29, Cornell Dining began serving of local, natural beef - about 1,000 pounds of ground beef, 128 pounds of rib section, 108 pounds of short loin and 120 pounds of sirloin each week. (April 2, 2010)
The changes will reduce the lab's need for fresh water and fuel and require fewer pump trucks to be shipped across the water to empty the island's septic tanks. (March 31, 2010)
Researchers have developed the Cornell Soil Health Test to evaluate soil response to management on different types of land. It's intended to assess changes due to gas drilling work. (March 31, 2010)
