Cornell horticulture students are hoping to highlight why trees are worth hugging, by hanging bright green 'price tags' on trunks around the Ag Quad to show the true value of trees.
In the quest to decrease the world's greenhouse gases, Cornell scientists have discovered that biochar reduces the nemesis nitrous oxide from agricultural soil on average by about 55 percent and stanches emissions into the atmosphere.
Mark Lynas, who was anti-genetically modified crops, has done a complete turnaround. He will discuss the benefits of biotechnology in a changing climate, April 29 at 2 p.m. in Statler Auditorium.
Worry not, they don't bite. After a 16-year slumber underground, the 17-year cicadas – with their raucous rib-rendered buzz – return this spring, says Cole Gilbert, associate professor of entomology.
Students presented research in the humanities at a forum April 16, with projects ranging from local archaeology to art, architecture, service-learning and philosophy.
Peter Kareiva, Ph.D. '81, chief scientist for The Nature Conservancy, will deliver the 2013 Jill and Ken Iscol Distinguished Environmental Lecture, 'Overcoming Dogma and Prophecies of Doom to Save Nature,' April 22.
Events on campus this week include sustainability expert/graduate student Annie Leonard with 'The Story of Stuff;' the annual Pao Bhangra show; films about bees and AIDS; the 22nd Cornell Jazz Festival and a climate readiness conference.
