At least half of Canada’s 1.4 billion acre boreal forest, the largest remaining intact wilderness on earth, must be protected to maintain the area’s current wildlife and ecological systems, according to a recent report.
An interview English professor Satya Mohanty gave to the South Asian Review has created an explosive reaction and a new organization, the Global South Cultural Dialogue Project. (Sept. 20, 2012)
Americans can expect more heat waves, heavy downpours, floods and droughts, sea level rise and ocean acidification, according to a climate report that included two Cornell researchers as lead authors.
The inaugural class of Indian students in two dual degree programs offered by Cornell with India's Tamil Nadu Agricultural University graduated Jan. 7 on TNAU's campus in Coimbatore, India. (Jan. 24, 2011)
Laura Spitz, J.S.D. '05, vice provost for international affairs, oversees Global Cornell, a university initiative aimed at strengthening Cornell's international dimension, as well as Cornell Abroad, the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies and Cornell University Press.
Starting in the fall 2017 semester, Cornell University will offer a Master of Public Health degree with a focus on epidemiology, infectious disease, food systems and sustainability.
Cornell representatives attended in the first board meeting in Chile of the institutions planning to build the world's largest submillimeter wavelength telescope.
Cornell's Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future has given $1.5 million from its Academic Venture Fund to 14 new university projects, marking the third year the grants are over $1 million.
Cornell faculty and students discussed the transformative potential of educational and research experiences abroad and global-oriented learning goals during a daylong symposium on campus.