Ari Novy, Ph.D., a plant scientist, science educator, and leader in botanic-garden management, was named executive director of Cornell Botanic Gardens. He comes to Cornell from San Diego Botanic Gardens, where he served as president and CEO, and also was adjunct associate professor at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California.
Products to fight ear infections in dogs, a parasite in cattle and animal population control challenges won top honors at the Feb. 20-22 Animal Health Hackathon at the College of Veterinary Medicine.
One of the most recent technologies for sequestering carbon, enhanced rock weathering could remove up to a gigaton of carbon by 2100 if adopted globally.
The Long Island Regional Clean Energy Hub offers residents and businesses free guidance and subsidies to reduce their energy use, transition to clean energy and lower their heating and electricity bills.
Five new projects from the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability and The Nature Conservancy seek to protect pollinators, restore oyster habitats, manage flood risk and support “cattlevoltaics.”
The four-day event, co-sponsored by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, is expected to attract nearly 1 million participants this year, providing a global snapshot just before migration.
The fate of Russia’s forests will affect the whole world, according to a new book from a Cornell researcher who has spent years studying the forest and its significance in Russian history and culture.