http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/GreenPawPrint.html At a follow-up to the Sept. 26 Sustainability Summit for Student Leaders, students leaders presented their sustainability accomplishments and heard from an expert who encouraged them to be creative. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:41:15 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/ChirikBlavatnik.html The award recognizes young scientists with 'highly innovative, impactful, interdisciplinary accomplishments in the life sciences, physical sciences and engineering.' Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:09:43 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/BigRedBikes.html Beginning next fall, undergraduates will have access to 20 bikes around campus that they can check out at one of four libraries - for free. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:08:38 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/NetImpactCov.html The 2009 Net Impact Conference held at Cornell Nov. 13-14 drew a record 2,400 participants and featured such speakers as Jeffrey Immelt, chairman and CEO of General Electric. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:39:18 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/100mpgUpdate.html Cornell's competition vehicle, vying for a share of the $10 million prize, is now being test driven. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:19:45 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/SummerProgram.html Cornell is offering a four-week Summer Study Abroad Program July 5-31 on ecological design in London and Paris. Students can earn eight credits. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:28:45 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/Laricobius.html Cornell researchers released a well-studied beetle predator to test its ability to ward off a hemlock-killing aphid-like insect. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:45:48 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/Basu.kr.html The government of India has named Cornell economist Kaushik Basu as its new chief economic adviser in the Ministry of Finance. He will be on leave from Cornell for two years, beginning in December. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:09:50 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/SparksDeserts.kr.html Cornell researchers have discovered that heat leads to nitrogen loss in desert soils, a finding that may require climate change models to be altered. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:07:39 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/CornellFood.html This fall Cornell is taking the 'local foods' concept to a whole new level by buying corn, potatoes, squash and ornamental gourds directly from Cornell's farms. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:14:55 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/TreesCampus.html Cornell was recently recognized as one of only 13 schools - and the first Ivy League School - by the Arbor Day Foundation's Tree Campus USA program for practicing sound campus forestry for 2009. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:41:37 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/PlantationsGrndBrk.html On a drizzly gray day, visitors were cheered Oct. 23 by a groundbreaking ceremony for the Cornell Plantations Brian C. Nevin Welcome Center at the Mullestein Winter garden, next to Plantations Road. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:06:38 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/HatfieldCover.gl.html In his Oct. 22 Hatfield Lecture, the CEO of SC Johnson urged business, government and consumers to work together to save the environment. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:22:56 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/AADsavings.html It started with a roll of duct tape used to stop automatic toilets from flushing too often. Such small measures, led by Alumni Affairs and Development's Julie Featherstone, have led to big savings. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:30:43 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/100MPGcut.html Cornell's 100+ MPG Team is one of 43 that have made it to the next stage of the Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize Competition, contest officials announced Oct. 19. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:26:43 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/WaterPlant.html AguaClara, a program in civil and environmental engineering in which students design municipal drinking water plants, celebrated the groundbreaking of its fifth full-scale facility last month. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:22:49 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/FuelCellCars.html For Cornell's second annual Fuel Cell Ride and Drive, representatives from Toyota, GM and Mercedes-Benz publicly displayed each company's hydrogen fuel-cell car prototype. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:12:41 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/SolarDecFinal.html Cornell's innovative Silo House earned a seventh-place finish in the biennial Solar Decathlon competition, held on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:49:33 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/SolarDecathlon.html Cornell's Silo House begins competition today against 19 other entries in the 2009 Solar Decathlon in Washington, D.C. The U.S. Department of Energy's biennial contest continues through Oct. 16. Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:35:14 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Sept09/ParkingDay.da.html On Sept. 25 landscape architecture students transformed a parking space in Collegetown into a park for a day to promote green spaces in cities. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:31:05 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Sept09/VeteransGreenJobs.html Cornell Cooperative Extension of Onondaga County has received some $317,000 of stimulus funding to provide training to 120 veterans, many with disabilities, for green jobs. Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:33:25 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Sept09/FallHarvestDinner.html Gourmet cuisine featuring food from local and regional farms and celebrity chef, author Suvir Saran will be on tap Sept. 24 at Robert Purcell Community Center. Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:12:28 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Sept09/MayaLin.kr.html On Sept. 17 in San Francisco, artist Maya Lin unveiled the first component of her serial art installation on species loss, which uses sounds and videos from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:40:41 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Sept09/CAP.html Cornell's new Climate Action Plan, released Sept. 15, will not only make the university far more energy efficient but also could save Cornell hundreds of millions of dollars over the next 40 years. Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:17:05 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Sept09/IGERTSustainable.html A new grant from the National Science Foundation will support 30 graduate students working in the Cornell Center for Materials Research on the development of materials to advance sustainable living. Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:10:58 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Sept09/WLVanpool.html VPSI Inc., the national leader in commuter vanpool companies, is working with TCAT,Cornell and others to offer a complement to traditional transit service to Tompkins County. Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:02:48 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Sept09/EnvEngrAccred.html Now students can major in environmental engineering and graduate with an accredited degree in that field, which also qualifies them to sit for the Fundamentals of Engineering examination. Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:47:00 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Sept09/NanotubeSolarCells.html Cornell researchers fabricated, tested and measured a simple solar cell called a photodiode, formed from an individual carbon nanotube. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:07:03 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Sept09/TreeInventory.html Cornell's first comprehensive tree inventory, conducted this summer, quantifies the ecosystem services that trees provide and helps with the university's climate plan, to be unveiled Sept. 15. Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:57:26 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Sept09/ADWhiteprofs.html Students will have the opportunity to learn from two new A.D. White Professors-at-Large: cultural critic Rebecca Solnit and conservationist Jeffrey McNeely, who were appointed to six-year terms. Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:34:27 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Sept09/GrassoSustain.html Joseph Grasso, the ILR School's assistant dean for finance and administration, addressed 250 college and university presidents recently about Cornell's Climate Action Plan. Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:33:13 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Sept09/climateEarthseries.html A new bi-weekly lecture series, specially tailored for undergraduate students, will focus on sustainability, energy and environmental systems. It's slated for Mondays, 7:30 p.m., beginning Sept. 7. Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:03:12 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Aug09/StateFairCover.html President Skorton and CALS Dean Susan Henry made their annual visit to the New York State Fair Aug. 27, where they toured Cornell's solar house and met with Gov. David Paterson and young 4-H members. Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:20:01 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Aug09/PatersonStimulus.html N.Y. Gov. David Paterson met with President David Skorton and education and industry leaders to highlight his support for collaborative research and Cornell projects funded by the federal stimulus package. Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:27:56 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Aug09/IGERTBarrett.html A new Cornell program funded by the National Science Foundation will train graduate students to use interdisciplinary approaches to tackle food systems problems that contribute to extreme poverty. Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:14:49 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Aug09/SolarHouse.html After several months of construction, engineering and design work, Cornell's 2009 Solar Decathlon house will debut to the public Aug. 27 at the Great New York State Fair. Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:56:43 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Aug09/landscapeTour.html As Cornell becomes more sustainable - and cuts costs - Cornellians will see fewer lawns and more meadows on campus, longer grass and more green roofs and functional plantings. Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:35:06 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Aug09/Eat3.html A new Cornell Cooperative Extension program encourages New York families to prepare home-cooked meals with local produce for healthier eating that also benefits the local economy. Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:49:25 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/July09/GreenAging.html The Cornell Conference on Aging and the Environment was the beginning of a major new push to consider the effects of the aging population in the context of the environment. Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:45:41 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/July09/CarsAlumni.html Cornell Silicon Valley gathered a group of about 100 alumni July 22 in Mountain View, Calif., to discuss possible solutions to a future punctuated by traffic congestion and environmental decline. Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:16:28 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/July09/AXPCar.html A group of Cornell students are working day and night to get their full-size, fuel-efficient, plug-in hybrid vehicle ready for on-road testing Sept. 1 in preparation for the Automotive X Prize Competition. Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:47:12 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/July09/windpowerBirds.html Five Cornell scientists and other experts reached an agreement on research priorities to help America's wind turbine industry produce alternative energy while also providing safe passage for birds and bats. Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:11:07 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/July09/ZhangOlympics.html The air in Beijing during the 2008 Olympics was cleaner than the previous year's, due to aggressive efforts to curtail traffic and increase emissions standards, according to a Cornell study. Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:14:30 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/July09/SustResearch.html An innovative Cornell program may offer a model for interdisciplinary environmental research in an academic system where research across departments is challenging at best, according to a recent paper. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:37:52 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/July09/CTAAaward.html Cornell University has been ranked a top 25 employer for its transportation practices, which encourage greener commuting and other energy-reduction efforts. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:12:47 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/July09/NAE09.html The 15th annual symposium will feature 88 engineers between the ages of 30 and 45 who are performing 'exceptional engineering research and technical work in a variety of disciplines.' Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:10:24 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/June09/SkortonAfrica.html President David Skorton will visit Ethiopia, Tanzania and Rwanda during a two-week trip, beginning July 1. Skorton will speak at the Bahir Dar University graduation and discuss opportunities for collaboration. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:58:18 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/June09/collaborativePoll.html A Cornell/New York Times/NY1 poll asked New Yorkers their views on obesity, key politicians, the economy and gay marriage in early June. Questions were contributed by Times pollsters and Cornell faculty members. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:56:37 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/June09/biofuelsLabOpens.html The $6 million, 11,000-square-foot facility in Riley Robb Hall will be used to develop renewable energy sources from such nonfood crops as switchgrass, sorghum and willow. Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:11:09 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/June09/WindmillsWorkshop.html At the Cornell Workshop on Large-Scale Wind-Generated Power on June 13, researchers proposed using bio-acoustic and radar technology to address whether wind turbines pose risks to billions of night-flying birds. Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:24:04 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/June09/MilkTanker.html The New York State Department of Corrections has given Cornell Dairy a 4,200-gallon tanker truck that can carry almost twice the milk and use half the fuel as as the dairy's current 25-year-old truck. Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:19:28 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/June09/FertilizerWorld.html In a Science policy forum piece, co-author Laurie Drinkwater says that fertilizer is often used way too much or too little across the world, and both extremes have substantial human and environmental costs. Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:20:51 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/June09/HughPriceMalawi.html Hugh Price recently returned from a CNFA Farmer-to-Farmer volunteer assignment to Malawi, where he worked with farmers, exporters and entrepreneurs to assess the country's horticulture industry. Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:19:21 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/June09/PatersonEconomy.html As New York Gov. David Paterson outlined his vision June 8 to make New York state a global leader in the knowledge-based economy, he cited President David Skorton's task force as the type of initiative that will create jobs. Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:13:27 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/June09/MilkGoesGreen.html The dairy industry has reduced its carbon footprint by about one-third in the past 60 years, due to improved genetics, nutrition, herd management and animal welfare, reports a new Cornell study. Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:10:44 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/June09/NewYorkWater.html Cornell's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences has a wide range of researchers working on water issues to make sure New York state continues to have plenty of clean water to offer. Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:52:18 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/June09/LaceyNREL.html University Engineer Randy Lacey will spend three months at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to develop a national and virtual center to help universities reduce their carbon footprint. Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:47:46 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/June09/ReunionIroquois.html The Cornell Native American Alumni Association Reunion Iroquois Social celebrated the sustainable approaches that indigenous peoples have played in caring for Earth. Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:17:58 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/June09/TataLectures.html Ratan Tata '59, chairman of India's Tata Group, presented the new $2,500 Nano minicar and addressed 'Corporate Social Responsibility in the 21st Century' with President David Skorton June 5. Sat, 06 Jun 2009 13:57:15 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/June09/CompSustainConference.ws.html Nearly 200 researchers from universities, private laboratories and government agencies will converge on Cornell June 8-11 for the first conference on computational sustainability. Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:20:40 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/June09/Gore.kr.html The conference brought together 100 green-technology pioneers and entrepreneurs to work on action plans to accelerate a 'convergence' of clean technology and business development at the 'base of the economic pyramid.' Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:40:31 EST