President Elizabeth Garrett formed the Senior Leaders Climate Action Group last November to focus on improving climate trends by spurring cross-disciplinary solutions on campus and globally.
Cornell engineers have found that firing up diesel backup generators in non-emergency situations triggers rising atmospheric ozone concentrations due to additional nitrogen oxide emissions.
A memorandum of understanding between Cornell and the Keystone Foundation was signed Sept. 23 that establishes the Nilgiris Field Learning Center in Kotagiri, Tamil Nadu, India.
A diverse group of researchers received a five-year, $10 million United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Specialty Crop Research Initiative grant to find a solution to citrus greening disease.
The National Science Foundation has awarded a five-year, $3 million grant to a multidisciplinary group of Cornell researchers who are developing a device to help you track your health right in the palm of your hand.
For the second consecutive year, Cornell has earned a gold rating from STARS, higher education's Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System.
Cornell and the Smithsonian Institution are expanding their collaboration to conserve endangered species, advise foreign governments on sustainable development and develop protocols to archive biological collections.
While the EPA suggests a decline in measurable atmospheric greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel use in the United States, a Cornell scientist says the agency's computation may be in error.
Forty undergraduate and graduate students from across the nation will be on campus June 2-9 for a weeklong fellowship in sustainable energy. (May 25, 2010)
New this year, Environmental Exploration Days enticed a dozen local youths, ages 12 to 14, to spend five days exploring the area's natural beauty and learning how they can help protect it. (Aug. 29, 2011)