Nine faculty-led teams conducting research with undergraduate students have received Undergraduate Engaged Research Programs grants, administered by Engaged Cornell.
Dolphin health took a toxic nosedive in one of the areas hit hard by the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, according to a new study led by NOAA that includes work by Cornell scientists.
Seventeen Cornell engineering students are traveling to rural Honduras this month to work on AguaClara, a project that brings clean drinking water technology to the Central American nation. (Jan. 8, 2008)
By entering their counts online, Gulf Coast bird watchers are helping scientists track hundreds of species that could be affected as the oil spreads toward land. (May 11, 2010)
Cornell has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 7 percent between fiscal years 2010 and 2012, according to the university's latest energy inventory.
Preliminary research suggests that soybeans, usually a more southern crop, can be grown successfully in New York as a result of climate change. Field trials are underway.
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority received the first Cornell Partners in Sustainability Award April 21 for its leadership and financial support of innovative projects. (April 22, 2010)