A Cornell program has shown that rice yields can be hugely increased through simple changes in how plants, soil, water and nutrients are managed. The program has drawn attention worldwide and is now on the short list of a $1 million sustainability prize.
The Jeffrey Sean Lehman Fund for Scholarly Exchange with China, in honor of Cornell's 11th president, will support several projects each year between Cornell and the finest higher education institutions in China.
Professor Gary Evans, an environmental psychologist in the College of Human Ecology, was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Faculty of Social Sciences at Stockholm University.
As the world's biggest oil consumer, the United States needs to work much harder to reduce waste, stressed a land-use and transportation-planning expert in a keynote address for the Young Global Leaders Summit.
A new book on the work of Jürg Conzett explores in-depth the relationship between engineering and architecture and the impact of engineering infrastructures on the natural environment.
NASA/JPLA view of Mars' Victoria crater as seen by Opportunity's navigation cameras. The rover reached Victoria after a 21-month drive. The crater's layered rocks could offer a wealth of new information about Martian history.
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