A new grant from the National Science Foundation will support 30 graduate students working in the Cornell Center for Materials Research on the development of materials to advance sustainable living. (Sept. 15, 2009)
Now students can major in environmental engineering and graduate with an accredited degree in that field, which also qualifies them to sit for the Fundamentals of Engineering examination. (Sept. 14, 2009)
Cornell researchers fabricated, tested and measured a simple solar cell called a photodiode, formed from an individual carbon nanotube. (Sept. 10, 2009)
Cornell's first comprehensive tree inventory, conducted this summer, quantifies the ecosystem services that trees provide and helps with the university's climate plan, to be unveiled Sept. 15. (Sept. 9, 2009)
A Cornell study on the diversity of milkweed plants has used new techniques to prove an old theory that explains how the arms race between attacking insects and defended plants led to great diversity of both. (Sept. 8, 2009)
Students will have the opportunity to learn from two new A.D. White Professors-at-Large: cultural critic Rebecca Solnit and conservationist Jeffrey McNeely, who were appointed to six-year terms. (Sept. 8, 2009)
A new bi-weekly lecture series, specially tailored for undergraduate students, will focus on sustainability, energy and environmental systems. It's slated for Mondays, 7:30 p.m., beginning Sept. 7. (Sept. 3, 2009)
President Skorton and CALS Dean Susan Henry made their annual visit to the New York State Fair Aug. 27, where they toured Cornell's solar house and met with Gov. David Paterson and young 4-H members. (Aug. 28, 2009)
N.Y. Gov. David Paterson met with President David Skorton and education and industry leaders to highlight his support for collaborative research and Cornell projects funded by the federal stimulus package. (Aug. 27, 2009)
A new Cornell program funded by the National Science Foundation will train graduate students to use interdisciplinary approaches to tackle food systems problems that contribute to extreme poverty. (Aug. 26, 2009)
After several months of construction, engineering and design work, Cornell's 2009 Solar Decathlon house will debut to the public Aug. 27 at the Great New York State Fair. (Aug. 17, 2009)
As Cornell becomes more sustainable - and cuts costs - Cornellians will see fewer lawns and more meadows on campus, longer grass and more green roofs and functional plantings. (Aug. 7, 2009)
