Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Cornell is a global leader in sustainability and climate change research, teaching and engagement. Our campuses are living laboratories for developing, testing and implementing solutions that address these most challenging issues.


Butter business booming thanks to global warming

Global warming has curbed butter production worldwide, which has boosted U.S. exports of both butter and cheese, experts reported at Cornell's Agribusiness Economic Outlook Conference Dec. 14. (Dec. 15, 2010)

Cornell takes the plunge into algal biofuels

Cornell scientists are playing a major role in a consortium of researchers led by Cellana, an algal biofuel research company based in Kailua Kona, Hawaii, to develop biofuels from algae.

Agricultural sciences major benefits from $1 million gift

Cornell's agricultural sciences major has received a $1 million gift from Richard C. Call, CALS '52, and his wife, Marie, to establish the Richard C. Call Directorship of Agricultural Sciences. (Dec. 14, 2010)

CU graduate students win international design competition

A team from Cornell has won the Ed Bacon Competition, a student urban design challenge, for the second straight year, with a plan for an international exposition in Philadelphia in 2026. (Dec. 10, 2010)

Platinum-coated nanoparticles could power fuel cell cars

Cornell researchers have developed a novel way to synthesize a fuel cell electrocatalytic material without breaking the bank. (Dec. 8, 2010)

Landscape architecture and planning students take part in new exchange with China

A group of Cornell students and two instructors took part in a new design exchange program between the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and Shanghai Jiao Tong University this summer. (Dec. 8, 2010)

Hospitality experts ponder profit and sustainability

Hospitality leaders discussed how their industry can be more sustainable without compromising profits, Nov. 16 in New York City, at an event organized by the Cornell Center for Hospitality Research. (Dec. 8, 2010)

Study: Loss of species is bad for your health

As the number of species declines due to habitat loss, pollution and climate change, the risk of catching infectious diseases may rise for humans, animals and plants. (Dec. 2, 2010)

Inexpensive, on-farm method controls invasive beetle

Cornell researchers report on an inexpensive, effective, on-farm method to control alfalfa snout beetles using homegrown nematodes. (Nov. 29, 2010)