environmental studies
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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.
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Build up your experiences
Mari Dettweiler ʼ19 is an environmental studies major with a focus in conservation biology and stats and a double minor in biology and English. She fell in love with the Hilltop on her first visit to Cornell College.
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Local food pioneer to speak at Cornell
A pioneer of the local food movement will speak at Cornell College on Feb. 20 at 7:30 p.m. in the Hall-Perrine Room of Thomas Commons.
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Fellows prepare for trips to South Africa, Ethiopia
Cornell Fellows are gearing up for trips across the globe during Blocks 6 and 7.
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Peace Corps sends Pierson to Paraguay
Carly Pierson ’17 majored in Environmental Studies and now her passion for the environment will take her to Paraguay with the Peace Corps.
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Workshop connects food choices to climate change
When you sit down to eat, what you’re gobbling up could be having an impact on the climate.
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Cornell receives grant to support STEM education for students with financial need
The National Science Foundation (NSF) just announced that it has awarded Cornell College a grant for almost $650,000 to support students with financial need who are entering a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) field of study. The grant establishes the Cornell College “Mentoring Students to Success in STEM Fields” program, which will provide students […]
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Cornell College students explore prairies to discover answers to declining monarch population
Four Cornell College students are studying milkweed and monarchs for their summer research to better understand issues revolving around the monarch population.
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Grant allows Denniston and team to pursue climate research
Denniston, professor of geology and chair of environmental studies, is lead investigator on the research project. The grant money will go to four institutions. Among them, Cornell College will receive $104,085 of the three-year grant, which is worth a total of $358,417.