Students living in Cornell's William Keeton House are partnering Ithaca Children's Garden in Cass Park. Their first project: building a greenhouse from more than 900 plastic bottles. (April 12, 2010)
In his Iscol lecture, land-mending advocate Luc Gnacadja warned that the worldwide problem of soil erosion contributes to poverty and hunger and threatens security and freedom.
The Energy Materials Center at Cornell invited several speakers to give sessions on a wide range of topics dealing with the conference's theme, 'Oxides for Energy Applications.' (Aug. 13, 2010)
Cornell is the major research partner in a consortium that is creating culturally acceptable insurance products to reduce the impact of extreme weather on some of the developing world’s most vulnerable populations.
The 2014 State of the Birds Report – an assessment of the health of the nation’s birds by some of the country’s leading experts – was released Sept. 9.
Ryan Stanisz's video 'The New Animal Kingdom,' shot at Cornell with an all-student cast, is one of three national finalists in the 30-second National Geographic Preserve Our Planet film and public service announcement contest. (March 18, 2008)
Beginning next fall, undergraduates will have access to 20 bikes around campus that they can check out at one of four libraries - for free. (Nov. 17, 2009)
As the global importance for a low-carbon economy grows urgent, Cornell has posted its most aggressive carbon-reduction strategy to date: the Cornell Climate Action Plan Update and Roadmap 2014-15.
Jane Marie Law, associate professor of Japanese religion, explains how religion relates to sustainability, in a Dec. 6 talk sponsored by the Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future. (Dec. 12, 2012)
Peter H. Wrege, director of the Elephant Listening Project, shared sounds of the animals at play and under siege in central Africa. He spoke in New York City April 10.