The Belleville-Henderson Central School District in northern New York is helping Cornell scientists study grass as a low-tech, local renewable energy system by maintaining switchgrass trial plots. (Nov. 3, 2011)
The new Cornell Sustainability Plan, announced Oct. 21 during Trustee-Council Weekend, helps guide green groups and initiatives across research, campus, education and outreach areas. (Nov. 2, 2011)
Scientists led by nematologist George Abawi are undertaking a study to determine the extent of a nematode affecting New York's $24.5 million garlic industry. (Nov. 2, 2011)
Senior lecturer Robert H. Lieberman's film 'They Call It Myanmar - Lifting the Curtain' will premiere at the prestigious International Documentary Film Festival in Amsterdam, Nov. 19. (Nov. 2, 2011)
The 13th annual Diversity Update Conference will feature speakers from Cornell and such organizations as MIT, National Science Foundation, JP Morgan Chase and Ithaca College. Registration ends Nov. 8.
The Cornell Society of Women Engineers chapter received a Gold Award for Outstanding Collegiate Section at the organization's annual conference in October. (Nov. 2, 2011)
Humanists and scientists will examine some of the issues and implications of climate change at 'Climate Change, Critical Thought, Design: A Forum,' Nov. 11, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. in the A.D. White House.
This winter break Cornell Library and campus partners will offer a program to give practical advice and help foster a sense of community for humanities doctoral students. (Nov. 2, 2011)
A new study published online in Environmental Health Perspectives suggests that interactions between gut ecology and environmental chemicals may contribute to obesity and diabetes.
Custodians on campus have been 'green cleaning' for years; their systems have now been adopted by the New York Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, where custodians continue to get 'greener.' (Nov. 1, 2011)