environmental-justice-sustainability
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Nash takes on climate change in Ivy League master’s program
Jillian Drury Nash graduated from Cornell in 2019, and now she’s enrolled in a fast-paced Climate and Society master’s program at an Ivy League school.
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Research reveals new links behind climate change in Australia
Cornell College Professor Rhawn Denniston and a team of collaborators have combined stalagmites and climate model simulations to reveal links between monsoon rains and tropical cyclones in Australia.
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Research attributes Iberian Peninsula climate change to human activity
A team of researchers has discovered human activity is the cause for drying out the climate in southwestern Europe.
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Denniston receives NSF grant to study fire activity with stalagmites
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Cornell College W.H. Norton Professor of Geology Rhawn Denniston a $199,785 grant to study the use of stalagmites as records of prehistoric fire activity in the Australian tropics.
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Engelken ’22 selected for Peace Corps in Mexico
Cornell College senior Jake Engelken is ready to put his degree to use as a Peace Corps volunteer in central Mexico.
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Heinzel receives fellowship to study wolves
Cornell senior Lily Heinzel is getting a new field research opportunity as one of the first to be awarded a Fellowship from the International Wolf Center.
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Cornell College introduces 2 new sustainability majors
Cornell College Professor Rhawn Denniston used to lie awake every night worrying about climate change.
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Denniston receives national Undergraduate Research Mentor Award
Cornell College Professor of Geology Rhawn Denniston has been named the recipient of the 2021 Undergraduate Research Mentor Award by the Geosciences Division of the Council on Undergraduate Research.
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Senior studies insects’ impacts on monarch population
Senior Justyna Kruczalak’s summer research seeks to understand how other insects on the milkweed plant could impact the monarch butterfly species.
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Class improves environment through bioswale project
In just one block Cornell College Environmental Biology students have created a plan to reduce the campus’s impact on the environment.
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Cornellians acting on climate change
Cornell is cutting energy use by 20%. Faculty are conducting federally funded climate change research. Students and alumni are contributing as well.
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Armstrong explores coastal ecosystems during Cornell Fellowship
Even though Kat Armstrong’s Cornell Fellowship ended when summer break came to a close, she says the internship opportunity is just the beginning of her amazing career adventure.
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Project creates energy-efficiency in historic campus buildings
Exactly 164 years, to the day, that the cornerstone was laid for Cornell’s College Hall (July 4, 1856), crews will place the final stone on a large update to the building.
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Sustainability Task Force perfecting program to reduce trash
Cornell College students are teaming up with Cornell’s food service, Bon Appétit, to reduce the amount of waste produced during mealtime.
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The futurist
Kevin Appel ’96 is associate culinary director at Sterling-Rice Group, a Boulder-based brand growth and innovation firm. He is the R&D expert for new product innovation and development.
Nash takes on climate change in Ivy League master’s program 
Research reveals new links behind climate change in Australia 
Research attributes Iberian Peninsula climate change to human activity 
Denniston receives NSF grant to study fire activity with stalagmites 
Engelken ’22 selected for Peace Corps in Mexico 
Heinzel receives fellowship to study wolves 
Cornell College introduces 2 new sustainability majors 
Denniston receives national Undergraduate Research Mentor Award 
Senior studies insects’ impacts on monarch population 
Class improves environment through bioswale project 
Cornellians acting on climate change 
Armstrong explores coastal ecosystems during Cornell Fellowship 
Project creates energy-efficiency in historic campus buildings 
Sustainability Task Force perfecting program to reduce trash 
The futurist