Assistant professor of architecture Caroline O’Donnell's "Party Wall" installation at MoMA PS1 in Long Island City earned praise at its June 27 opening for its sustainable and innovative design.
Natural resources major Apollonya Porcelli '10 spoke on violence against nature and the social and economic structures that can prevent it, from grassroots to governmental levels. (Feb. 11, 2009)
On Sept. 19, Cornell's chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects transformed a metered parking space on College Avenue into a mini park for the day to observe National Park(ing) Day. (Sept. 24, 2008)
A $5 million grant from the USDA will be used by the new Northeast Bioenergy and Bioproducts Education Program to train science teachers in presenting lessons about bioenergy. (Jan. 24, 2011)
With a five-year, $10 million grant, Cornell will bring educators together from different backgrounds, including urban areas, to exchange ideas and resources, and form social networks. (Aug. 12, 2011)
A report based on a spring 2012 energy-use survey at Cornell has been made available online, and the findings could help Cornellians -- from individuals to campus groups -- interested in saving energy.
Cornell has received $1.37 million to study the genetics of superior growth in hybrids of shrub willow, a fast-growing, perennial cool-climate woody plant.
Cornell manages Citizen Science Central, an online clearinghouse for more than 130 citizen science projects around the country that invites and trains the public to collect scientific data. (July 28, 2011)