Linda Shi, an urban environmental planner and assistant professor in city and regional planning, comments on plans from the Biden administration to substantially raise flood insurance rates for many coastal homeowners beginning on Oct. 1 — an effort to better reflect the cost of growing flood risks.
Humanities scholars have an important role to play in the current political struggle to stave off environmental collapse, according to a new book, “The Activist Humanist: Form and Method in the Climate Crisis,” by professor Caroline Levine.
Engineering professor Elaine Petro received an Air Force Office of Scientific Research Young Investigator Program Award to research spacecraft propellants.
Architecture professors Leslie Lok and Sasa Zivkovic designed and built a cabin in Tompkins County highlighting sustainable use of materials — wood from ash trees and 3D-printed concrete.
Entrepreneurs will gather to hear fireside chats with top business leaders, enjoy multiple networking and engagement opportunities and hear startup pitches at Entrepreneurship at Cornell’s Eclectic Convergence 2023.
The annual 4-H Career Explorations Conference – where 4-H members attend courses designed by various Cornell units and experience living on a college campus – welcomed nearly 250 young people from across New York state to Cornell June 27-29.
An analysis of the 500 largest city water systems in the U.S. found private ownership contributed to significantly higher water bills and lower affordability for low-income households.
A Cornell-led international team of researchers has received a $65,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for its project, “The Next Monsoon: Climate Change and Contemporary Cultural Production in South Asia.”
Join the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning on November 15, for a special exhibition showcasing the work of AAP's longtime college photographer, William (Bill) Staffeld at the John Hartell Gallery at Sibley Dome.
