About 50 students involved with the Cornell University Sustainable Design group are working to research, design and build an affordable sustainable model home in Nicaragua.
Viruses are well known for making people sick, but a new study provides evidence for the first time of viral infections in tiny marine crustaceans called copepods.
Students in a new service learning course study the public health impacts of such hot-button local issues as the county jail expansion and whether Ithaca homeowners should be allowed to have backyard chicken coops.
Students in Katia Balassiano's spring Marcellus Shale planning workshop are working with a Tioga County, N.Y., task force to help prepare for the local impact of natural gas drilling. (March 25, 2010)
Cornell University has been ranked a top 25 employer for its transportation practices, which encourage greener commuting and other energy-reduction efforts. (July 2, 2009)
The 15th annual symposium will feature 88 engineers between the ages of 30 and 45 who are performing 'exceptional engineering research and technical work in a variety of disciplines.'
The $6 million, 11,000-square-foot facility in Riley Robb Hall will be used to develop renewable energy sources from such nonfood crops as switchgrass, sorghum and willow. (June 24, 2009)
A team of extension educators are working in northern New York to promote local foods by organizing a conference, workshop, symposium, calendar and 'Meet the Farmer' dinners. (March 2, 2010)