Cornell is helping six New York state schools use high tunnels to grow their school gardens and studying how they benefit the schools' educational programs. (Oct. 26, 2011)
Making the transition to clean energy is vital for achieving a sustainable economic recovery in America, said Gary Guzy, B.A. '79, J.D. '82, in Myron Taylor Hall's Mancuso Amphitheater April 2. (April 4, 2011)
Evidence shows that media literacy education would help the public critique media messages about climate change and better assess the truth behind them. (March 21, 2011)
Every Tuesday afternoon, organic produce grown on Cornell's Dilmun Hill Student Organic Farm is sold on the Ag Quad. The farm also hosts work parties where volunteers can help farm and buy vegetables. (July 11, 2008)
Cornell researcher Johannes Lehmann contributed to research showing that biochar use could reduce human-caused greenhouse gas emissions by 12 percent annually. (Aug. 10, 2010)
Putting livestock into forests to graze could prove to be a valuable tool for New York woodland management, and experts hope silvopasturing will appeal to farmers who could benefit from the practice. (April 9, 2012)
The Second Annual Young Social Scientists' Sustainability Research Forum, which took place Sept. 29, promoted dialogue between junior natural and social scientists working on sustainability issues. (Oct. 3, 2011)
Paul Alivisatos, the fall 2011 Bethe lecturer, explained the science behind the evidence that human activity is causing global warming, Sept. 28. (Sept. 30, 2011)
A Cornell researcher has created an extremely efficient transistor made from gallium nitride, which may soon replace silicon as king of semiconductors for power applications. (Dec. 8, 2009)