environmental studies
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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.
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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.
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 
Build up your experiences 
Local food pioneer to speak at Cornell 
Fellows prepare for trips to South Africa, Ethiopia 
Peace Corps sends Pierson to Paraguay 
Workshop connects food choices to climate change