The Environmental Protection Agency recently announced it would begin repealing former President Trump’s changes to Clean Water Act rules. For two Atkinson Center fellows, the announcement isn’t just something to celebrate; it’s a call to action.
The panel, moderated by Noliwe Rooks, discussed ways to steer conversation toward meaningful action, including: listening to scholarly experts; implementing new initiatives; and engaging students and faculty in organizations beyond the university.
The Kaplan Family Distinguished Faculty Fellowship recognizes faculty members who have had a significant impact on undergraduate, professional or graduate education at Cornell by involving their students in service-learning programs.
Human urine could be a handy resource in tending home gardens and compost piles, thanks to an interdisciplinary collaboration between two Cornell Engineering students and plant scientist Rebecca Nelson.
Black and Indigenous Americans are far more likely to experience homelessness than other groups, according to a Cornell-led study that is the first to report national, annual rates of sheltered homelessness over time across race and ethnicity.
Rick Geddes,professor and founding director of Cornell University’s Program in Infrastructure Policy, says the biggest challenge to improving America’s infrastructure is funding.
A wide range of experts gathered at the School of Industrial and Labor Relations’ new Manhattan hub Jan. 31 to discuss a landmark report on the state of work recently published by the International Labour Organization.
As businesses countrywide start to reopen, industries are struggling to come up with safety standards to reassure consumers. Within the hospitality sector, the American Hotel & Lodging Association recently released their recommendations, the Safe Stay initiative, for how hotels can enhance their safety protocols in COVID-19 times. Kate Walsh, dean of Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration, is an expert on hospitality management.
