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.


Sustainability grants to explore burning powdered wood, developing cheaper solar cells and more

The Cornell Center for a Sustainable Future will fund five projects this year to stimulate original and cross-disciplinary work in sustainability science.

Skorton signs off on 12 small, but key, construction projects

President David J. Skorton approved several critical capital projects May 21. The 12 small-scale will initiatives keep the university running smoothly while maintaining fiscal equilibrium.

Governor taps Skorton to lead economic panel

Cornell President David Skorton has been tapped by New York Gov. David Paterson to lead the Task Force on Diversifying the New York State Economy Through Industry-Higher Education Partnerships. (May 14, 2009)

$1 million will enable study of raising cows on organic dairy farms

Do dairy cows raised on organic farms produce different amounts of milk or suffer from less disease? A $1 million grant from the USDA will study 300 dairy farms - of which 200 meet organic standards. (May 11, 2009)

Cornell Chronicle makes major changes in news delivery

Beginning in August, campus readers will receive a weekly e-newsletter delivered to their inboxes. In addition, a printer-friendly digest of the week's news will be available online as a PDF every Friday. (May 8, 2009)

Stimulus money will fuel energy research and add jobs

Cornell researchers have won federal stimulus funding for three projects that will help meet the nation's future energy needs, with additional state support for one project. (May 7, 2009)

With $1.1 million from Sea Grant, Cornell to study PCBs, lake invaders and more

New York Sea Grant has awarded five projects a total of $1.1 million in research funding to study PCBs, lake invaders and more.

Project probes how social and political actors challenge expertise

On April 29, the 2006-09 Contentious Knowledge team summarized its research on how scientific and social scientific expertise shapes public policy and becomes a focal point of social and political conflict. (May 6, 2009)

Undergraduate research is celebrated: egg white myths, 'gaydar' and malaria and the catalpa tree

Students recently presented their research, which ranged from culinary myths of egg whites and judging sexual orientation, to the theory of children's picture books and emotional influences on gambling. (May 1, 2009)