environmental studies
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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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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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Cornell offers new ecology and evolutionary biology major
Cornell College students who enjoy field research and enjoy understanding the biology of endangered species can select the new ecology and evolutionary biology major.
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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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Moore excited for the future after Raptor Center internship opportunity
Working with raptors might sound like a job from “Jurassic Park,” but for Cornell College student Alina Moore, it was a very challenging and rewarding reality. (Unfortunately, we couldn’t locate any velociraptors in Iowa, so we had to stick with birds of prey instead.)
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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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Denniston awarded NSF grant to study climate change
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a nearly half-million-dollar research grant to Cornell College Professor of Geology Rhawn Denniston and a team of researchers to study climate variability.
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Midwest to the Pacific: Hosto explores fruit bats
Hosto’s research will help provide information on actions that could be taken to save the Mariana fruit bat, which faces extinction.
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Jay Justin ’89: Leadership & Service Award citation & response
Jay Justin ’89, president and CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Mississippi Valley, received a 2020 Leadership and Service Award.
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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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Pfleger ’20 uses research opportunities to build a future
If you were looking for Cali Pfleger ’20 during her four years at Cornell College, you could likely find her deep in her geology studies.
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Bradshaw inspired by meditations on, in nature
Cornell College Junior Natalie Bradshaw walks in the footsteps of many well-known writers who turn to nature for inspiration and reflection.
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Geology students travel the globe to examine climate change
William Harmon Norton Professor of Geology Rhawn Denniston has students working across the globe this summer on his long-running climate research.
Denniston receives NSF grant to study fire activity with stalagmites 
Engelken ’22 selected for Peace Corps in Mexico 
Cornell College introduces 2 new sustainability majors 
Cornell offers new ecology and evolutionary biology major 
Senior studies insects’ impacts on monarch population 
Moore excited for the future after Raptor Center internship opportunity 
Class improves environment through bioswale project 
Denniston awarded NSF grant to study climate change 
Midwest to the Pacific: Hosto explores fruit bats 
Jay Justin ’89: Leadership & Service Award citation & response 
Cornellians acting on climate change 
Armstrong explores coastal ecosystems during Cornell Fellowship 
Pfleger ’20 uses research opportunities to build a future 
Bradshaw inspired by meditations on, in nature 
Geology students travel the globe to examine climate change