Students living in Cornell's William Keeton House are partnering Ithaca Children's Garden in Cass Park. Their first project: building a greenhouse from more than 900 plastic bottles. (April 12, 2010)
As the global importance for a low-carbon economy grows urgent, Cornell has posted its most aggressive carbon-reduction strategy to date: the Cornell Climate Action Plan Update and Roadmap 2014-15.
Peter H. Wrege, director of the Elephant Listening Project, shared sounds of the animals at play and under siege in central Africa. He spoke in New York City April 10.
The Energy Materials Center at Cornell invited several speakers to give sessions on a wide range of topics dealing with the conference's theme, 'Oxides for Energy Applications.' (Aug. 13, 2010)
Jane Marie Law, associate professor of Japanese religion, explains how religion relates to sustainability, in a Dec. 6 talk sponsored by the Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future. (Dec. 12, 2012)
Beginning next fall, undergraduates will have access to 20 bikes around campus that they can check out at one of four libraries - for free. (Nov. 17, 2009)
Ryan Stanisz's video 'The New Animal Kingdom,' shot at Cornell with an all-student cast, is one of three national finalists in the 30-second National Geographic Preserve Our Planet film and public service announcement contest. (March 18, 2008)
A fungus that has decimated amphibians globally is much older than previously thought, but may have recently spread through the global wildlife trade to new locations where amphibians have no immunity, reports a new study.
In a lecture on campus Nov. 6, the Smithsonian's Steven Monfort discussed preservation efforts to save species and predicted more collaborations with Cornell scientists.
In her new book Sara Pritchard, associate professor in the Department of Science and Technology Studies, looks at interdisciplinary collaboration on key questions.