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.
Ying Hua, assistant professor of design and environmental analysis, has received a fellowship to study how U.S. and Japanese green building design differ, and a grant to develop a green building course. (March 26, 2009)
Four Cornellians are featured on the cover of the latest Fast Company magazine for their role in a growing movement at top U.S. universities to apply design knowledge to address community needs. (Sept. 20, 2011)
The rally, organized by Kyoto Now!, sought to raise awareness about water contamination from hydraulic fracturing to extract natural gas from the earth. (Dec. 2, 2009)
Bounty from a student garden at Cornell's New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva is being donated to a local food pantry. (Sept. 14, 2012)
Ornithologist Andrew Farnsworth in New York City told members of the media Sept. 6 about a project that develops bird migration forecasts. (Sept. 10, 2012)
Graduate students win new sustainability grants for research on biogeochemical processes related to climate science and research on sustainable biodiversity.